Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

2008
1h 29m
8.0

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Documentary
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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Open Mike Productions BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

western filmmaking

Quick Facts

Release Date June 13, 2008
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1248282
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Cast

Rich Hall
Rich Hall

Himself

Key Crew

Suzanne Gilfillan
Executive Producer
Addison Cresswell
Executive Producer
Anthony Caveney
Executive Producer
Maggie Womersley
Producer
Karen Eva Hall
Producer
Chris Cottam
Director
Andrew Beint
Executive Producer