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Loading... The Encyclopedia of Westerns (The Facts on File Film Reference Library)by Herb Fagen
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This work is a reference on the history of the Western movie, from The Great Train Robbery in 1902 to the most recent Hollywood hits. Each of the 3500 entries include the film's vital statistics - title, year released, director, writers and screenwriters, cast, and running time. A summary of the film is included and a critical analysis of the more significant stars and films. No library descriptions found. |
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An alternative to this book is "Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films" by Michael R. Pitts. Pitts' book (the most recent edition) is more comprehensive, with 5000 movies vs the 3500 in this book. That may matter to you if you are interested in very obscure movies, but for more mainstream ones you will find them in both. Also, Pitts' book is a bit more recent (2012 vs 2003).
The advantage this book has over Pitts' is that the entries for each movie are more complete, particularly for important movies. You get some interesting trivia, while in "Western movies" you just get an one-sentence synopsis and one-sentence opinion. Because of that, this book is more entertaining to browse around. (