Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
As well as the Clint Eastwood ones.
A man called horse
Dances with Wolves
A man called horse
Dances with Wolves
Whats your favourite western film?
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ozboz
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Once upon a time in the West , is one I really took to , The Big Country star studied cast and one of the best ever theme tunes , Soldier Blue caused a stir as I remember . The Outlaw Josey Wales was good , True Grit , the John Wayne version ,
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- London
Ah beat me too it on the Big Country - am not a great western person but a friend recommended it - it turned up on one of the freeview Sony movie channels the other day so doubtless will be on again - once I realised it was by the great William Wyler I had to watch it.
Yes the theme is wonderful - even folks who don't associate it with the film will surely know it - listening to it again just now it struck me that it would be a great musical accompaniment to the start of a good day's social bike-ride with a group of mates off into the countryside.
the entire opening of the film is great as well - must have been amazing to see it in an old fashioned picture palace - after this opening you'd know that something good was coming.
Enjoy folks:
(and no CGI!)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKdmOpXJHR4
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Grant Fondo
Guru
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- Cheshire
Unforgiven and High Noon for me 
Yellow Fang
Legendary Member
- Location
- Reading
Unforgiven for me.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Carry on Cowboy.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
The Long Riders, a downbeat film about the James Gang was really good. Ry Cooder on the soundtrack helped.
Too much sex, violence and bad language for me.
Proto
Legendary Member
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- East Devon/West Dorset
Not sure if this counts as set in the mid 20th century but I've always loved Lonely are the Brave.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc0sJmASoa4
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc0sJmASoa4
Rusty Nails
We remember
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- Living in the slow lane
As a kid in the 50s and 60s I'm a great fan of Westerns. Too many to name one favourite but Once Upon a Time in the West has to be up there, as does The Searchers.
Once, on a road trip around the South West US, we stayed in a small town called Lone Pine in California, just west of Death Valley and found out that a couple of miles outside town were the Alabama Hills where hundreds of Westerns were made including OUATITW and the TV series The Lone Ranger and Bonanza. My friend and I were like big kids and had a great time wandering and climbing around that iconic area of giant boulders and canyons.
Once, on a road trip around the South West US, we stayed in a small town called Lone Pine in California, just west of Death Valley and found out that a couple of miles outside town were the Alabama Hills where hundreds of Westerns were made including OUATITW and the TV series The Lone Ranger and Bonanza. My friend and I were like big kids and had a great time wandering and climbing around that iconic area of giant boulders and canyons.
Chromatic
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- Gloucestershire
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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- Lancaster... the little city.
The Big Country music sounds kind of empty after The Only Rhyme That Bites
