CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 29m

Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

80%(2)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byChris Cottam

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
June 13, 2008
Studios
BBCOpen Mike Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Rich Hall

Rich Hall

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Chris Cottam
Chris Cottam
Produced by
Maggie Womersley
Karen Eva Hall

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