During Hollywood’s Golden Era, Westerns ranked among the most popular film genres in the United States. Routinely, nearly a quarter of all Hollywood films produced were Westerns, meaning upwards of 100 Westerns premiered every year over several decades. While revisionist Westerns saw their fair share of success in the 1960s and 1970s, Westerns have never been able to regain the glory they achieved during the 1940s and 1950s.Like any genre, Westerns have a small group of directors who excel at crafting some of the genre’s most iconic works. Filmmakers such as John Ford, Sergio Leone, and Clint Eastwood have directed numerous movies within the Western genre that have influenced both future directors and popular culture as a whole.Walsh’s most significant contribution to the Western genre was The Big Trail. An early widescreen production, The Big Trail utilized William Fox’s 70 mm Grandeur film format and was also John Wayne’s first starring role. However, the widescreen format proved too expensive for theaters and the film became a flop. Retrospectively, The Big Trail is now considered one of the greatest films of all time, as indicated by its inclusion in the National Film Registry.
During Hollywood’s Golden Era, Westerns ranked among the most popular film genres in the United States. Routinely, nearly a quarter of all Hollywood films produced were Westerns, meaning upwards of 100 Westerns premiered every year over several decades. While revisionist Westerns saw their fair share of success in the 1960s and 1970s, Westerns have never been able to regain the glory they achieved during the 1940s and 1950s.
Like any genre, Westerns have a small group of directors who excel at crafting some of the genre’s most iconic works. Filmmakers such as John Ford, Sergio Leone, and Clint Eastwood have directed numerous movies within the Western genre that have influenced both future directors and popular culture as a whole.
Walsh’s most significant contribution to the Western genre was The Big Trail. An early widescreen production, The Big Trail utilized William Fox’s 70 mm Grandeur film format and was also John Wayne’s first starring role. However, the widescreen format proved too expensive for theaters and the film became a flop. Retrospectively, The Big Trail is now considered one of the greatest films of all time, as indicated by its inclusion in the National Film Registry.
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