Western Movies: A TV and Video Guide to 4200 Genre Films
- ISBN-10
- 0786404213
- ISBN-13
- 9780786404216
- Series
- Western Movies
- Category
- Performing Arts / Film / General
- Pages
- 623
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Author
- Michael R. Pitts
Description
A comprehensive reference volume of the most popular, enduring film genre: feature-length (over 40 minutes) Westerns, including 16mm, 8mm, Super 8mm, videocassettes and videodiscs. Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, b&w/color notation, cast listing, plot synopsis, brief critical review. A master list of cowboys and their horses is provided and the book is comprehensively indexed.
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