Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

8.0/101h 29m2008
Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

Overview

Comedian Rich Hall goes west to find out what killed off that most quintessentially American of all film genres, the western. Through films such as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Little Big Man, The Wild Bunch and Unforgiven, Rich charts the rise and fall of America's obsession with its own creation myth - the Wild West. He explores how the image of the cowboy as a moral, straight-talking heroic figure was created by Hollywood but appropriated by Washington, as one president after another sought to associate themselves with this potent symbol of strength and valour.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Open Mike Productions
BBC

Additional Information

Original Title:Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost
Original Language:English
Status:Released
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