THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER

The Man from Snowy River (1982)

Star Cast	-     Jack Thompson, Kirk Douglas, Sigrid Thornton, Tom Burlinson, Lorraine Bayly
Director	-       George T. Miller
Producer	-       Geoff Burrowes, Simon Wincer, Michael Edgley
Rating	-       U
Year of Release	-       1982
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Drama, Adventure, Family, Romance, Western

Movie Gist     
The Man From Snowy River is a western-romantic movie. It is a story about a young boy Jim, who loses his father in an accident caused by a mob of horses. When Jim tries to inherit his father's land, the mountain men tell him that he has to be a man first & earn the right to the land. In conquest of earning the right, Jim takes up a job at a cattle ranch & starts working honestly with an aim to becoming a man.

THE GUNFIGHTER

The Gunfighter (1950)

Star Cast	-     Gregory Peck, Millard Mitchell, Helen Westcott, Jean Parker, Karl Malden
Director	-        Henry King
Producer	-        Nunnully Johnson
Rating	-        U
Year of Release	-        1950
Category	-        Hollywood
Genre	-        Western, Drama, Action

Movie Gist     
The movie revolves around a gunfighter - Jimmy Ringo, well known for his hot-headedness & bad fame. Ringo goes to another town to meet his wife,his true love. But she disagrees to meet him. Ringo doesn't want any more trouble in his life & wants his love back. But trouble finds him almost everywhere he goes. 

Does Ringo's love come back in his life? Where does Ringo's notoriety take him? Let's check it out.

THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Star Cast	-     Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George, Bill McKinney, John Vernon, Sheb Wooley, Kyle Eastwood, Matt Clark
Director	-        Clint Eastwood
Producer	-        Robert Daley
Rating	-        U
Year of Release	-        1976
Category	-        Hollywood
Genre	-        Crime, Western, War

Movie Gist     
The movie revolves around Josey Wales, a farmer from Missouri, whose family gets murdered during Civil War by Union Militants. Josey, who now seeks revenge, joins a Confederate guerrilla band to fight in the Civil War. Post the war, Josey becomes an outlaw & is pursued by Union soldiers & bounty hunters.

UNFORGIVEN

Unforgiven (1992)

Star Cast	-     Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Frances Fisher, Shane Meier, Saul Rubinek
Director	-        Clint Eastwood
Producer	-        Clint Eastwood
Rating	-        U/A
Year of Release	-        1992
Category	-        Hollywood
Genre	-        Crime, Western, Drama

Movie Gist     
Here comes my favorite cowboy - Clint Eastwood in the lead role. The movie depicts the story of an old, retired gun-slinger, William Munny, who reluctantly agrees on one final job after years. He accomplishes this job with the help of a young lad & his old partner.

THE COWBOYS

The Cowboys (1972)

Star Cast	-      John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Roscoe Lee Browne, Slim Pickens, Colleen Dewhurst
Director	-         Mark Rydell
Producer	-         Mark Rydell
Rating	-         U
Year of Release	-         1972
Category	-         Hollywood
Genre	-         Drama, Western, Adventure

Movie Gist     
Yet another cowboy movie in my list. Wil Andersen's, a rancher, cattle drivers leave him to join a gold rush. Now in order to avoid financial loss, Andersen is compelled to take a group of young boys to help him take his herd to the market. The boys gradually become wonderful cowhands under Andersen's tutelage. Much to everyone's surprise, they get attacked by cattle theives. Let's see how Andersen & his group of boys fight back the theives.

EL DORADO

El Dorado (1966)

Star Cast	-      John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Charlene Holt, James Caan, Paul Fix, Robert Donner, Arthur Hunnicutt, Christopher George
Director	-         Howard Hawks
Producer	-        Howard Hawks
Rating	-         U
Year of Release	-         1966
Category	-         Hollywood
Genre	-         Drama, Western, Romance

Movie Gist     
This movie is about two friends Cole Thornton who is a gunslinger-on-hire & J.P. Harrah, the Sheriff. The duo along with an old Indian fighter & a gambler help a rancher fight his rival rancher who's trying to steal water. Once again, law & order is restored in El Dorado. 
The character Mississippi has some funny punches in the movie; mostly when irritating Thornton.

TRUE GRIT

True Grit (1969)

Star Cast	-      John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeff Corey, Robert Duvall, Strother Martin, Dennis Hopper, John Fiedler
Director	-         Henry Hathaway
Producer	-        Hal B. Wallis
Rating	-         U
Year of Release	-         1969
Category	-         Hollywood
Genre	-         Crime, Drama, Western, Adventure

Movie Gist     
This movie is about a stubborn teenager, Mattie, who is determined to track down her father's murderer. A young Texas Ranger, La Beouf, & the drunken U.S. Marshall, Reuben J. Cogburn, help Mattie in her pursuit.

FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE

For A Few Dollars More (1965)

Star Cast	-      Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Brega, Aldo Sambrell, Antonio Molino Rojo
Director	-          Sergio Leone
Producer	-          Alberto Grimaldi
Rating	-          U
Year of Release	-          1965
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Western, Action, Classic

Movie Gist     
After "A Fistful of Dollars", Sergio Leone comes up with this another movie in the Western genre. The plot of the movie is how two bounty hunters team up to trace a Western outlaw.

This movie was preceded by "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly".

THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

Star Cast	-      Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Brega, Aldo Giuffre, Al Mulock, Livio Lorenzon, Antonio Casale, Antonio Molino Rojo
Director	-          Sergio Leone
Produce	-          Alberto Grimaldi
Rating	-          U
Year of Release	-          1966
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Western, Action, Classic

Movie Gist     
The third & the last in the "Dollars Trilogy" series, this movie takes us along to the bounty hunting race with the three men (the good, the bad & the ugly) in finding a fortune of gold for themselves that is hidden somewhere in a cemetry. Let's see who gets the bounty finally...???
The other two movies of the Dollars Triology were - A Fistful of Dollars (1964) & For a Few Dollars More (1965).