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Psychological Western

Psychological westerns are the character-driven dramas of the '50s set in the Old West with the typical Western themes of ranchers, outlaws, and gunfighters. Rather than just action and thrills like shoot-em-up B-Westerns, these films focus on the inner struggles of the characters using the grandness of the American southwest as a landscape. Often simple stories about outlaws with a minimum of action, some of the genre's most acclaimed titles include High Noon, Shane, and 3:10 to Yuma.

Major Works
Rating
Year
 Title
 
 Director
  9 Stars 1953 Shane   George Stevens
  9 Stars 1943 The Ox-Bow Incident   William Wellman
  9 Stars 1952 High Noon   Fred Zinnemann
  7 Stars 1955 The Far Country   Anthony Mann
  7 Stars 1954 Broken Lance   Edward Dmytryk
  7 Stars 1957 3:10 to Yuma   Delmer Daves
  6 Stars 1950 The Gunfighter   Henry King
  5 Stars 1958 The Left-Handed Gun   Arthur Penn
 
 
 
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