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In the dusty town of Mazarrón, 'El Rubio' is an enigma. He arrived almost a year ago, and no one knows why. Every sunrise, he faces the same existential question that haunts him beyond the dunes. 'El cowboy sin montura' is an introspective western about the search for purpose and the echo of the past in a silent present.
A young rancher falsely accused of kidnapping his own stepfather, the aptly named Henry Pennypincher.
The Old West. The end of the Frontier era. As civilization draws steadily nearer, the last remaining drifter finds himself trapped in the last of the brutal frontier towns. The catch - everyone in the town believes the drifted to be Destry, a notorious swindler who deserted the town in disgrace five years earlier.
Filmed in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert in July 1969, "Hard Core" opens with an establishing shot of an expansive blue sky immediately evoking the American West, which sets the scene for De Maria's innovative and experimental film. The work intercuts two differing cinematic approaches: one that explores the observational potential of the medium through wide-angle, 360-degree shots that pan over the changing desert landscape, and the other that appropriates familiar visual tropes taken from the Hollywood Western movie genre—such as pistols, Levi's jeans, boot spurs, and leather chaps—and implements them in a performance. The soundtrack is an edited compilation of two of De Maria's "drum compositions," "Cricket Music" (1964) and "Ocean Music" (1968), which creates a sense of anticipation for the viewer. In the last minute of the film, a series of unexpected events unfolds in rapid succession, producing a dramatic climax.
In the farewell beams of evening the pioneer with his wife and child stop the prairie-schooner and strike stakes for the night. Sounds of the Indian war cry disturb the quiet calm, and seen approaching in the distance is a band of savage red men. Terror-stricken, the settler seizes his gun and stands ready to defend his family. At the first volley from the Indians' rifles he falls dead. The brave wife makes a desperate resistance to protect her child. The poor woman is quickly slain by the hostile savages, leaving the helpless babe to their mercy.
Bessie received a note from Uncle Dan along with a pony and was more than delighted with the handsome gift. Her sweetheart, Bill Walters, grew quite peeved at the way in which Bessie forgot him for her horse. Some days later Bessie's father, the sheriff, received a note that horse thieves were operating in his vicinity. He notified Bessie to watch carefully over her new pony and Bessie alert to the possibility, promptly rode to town to obtain a strong lock for the barn.
Paula is coming back home from a party when suddenly her car breaks down. It's midday and she is in the middle of the desert waiting for someone to help her.
College athlete Jimmy Brent is sent to Wyoming by his wealthy uncle John Morton, who has promised him $50,000 if he beats up Bob Phillips, who was once Morton's rival for Mary Allen. Jimmy finds Phillips, but when he falls in love with Phillips' daughter Gloria, he starts to think twice about performing his "job" for Uncle John. Matters are further complicated when a ranch hand tricks Phillips into thinking that Jimmy is the head of a gang of rustlers.
A Western in seven parts written and directed by JD Murphy in Dallas, Texas
Following a brutal discovery, Ben Hall retreats to the bush in an attempt to put his past behind him.
A 1930 western
In Post-Civil War America, two Confederate officers turned wanted bandits seek help from a Union soldier to dig up a coffin full of gold in hopes of changing their collective fates.
Sheriff Marlow and his apprentice endeavour to get information from his loyal hangman.
Mercy finds herself in the company of the Graves Gang.
Among the crosses of an old cemetery, two outlaws have a dispute over honour, companionship and greed.
The Banfield Killer returns to face enemies even more sinister than himself: an art dealer, a corrupt policeman, an overly curious journalist, a vengeful man and a professor from Europe stand in the way of Tepes, who seeks to reunite with his mysteriously disappeared daughter.
Modern day western about an expedition led by Winters to find a lost treasure in the Mexican badlands. Psycho Trapani turns the search into a bloodbath.