Actor Clint Eastwood (1930)

The film, Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), is an American-Mexican Western directed by Don Siegel and starring Shirley MacLaine and Clint Eastwood. Set after the American Civil War, a former Northern soldier named Hogan rescues a woman from bandits attempting to rape her. After he dispatches the bandits, the woman reveals herself to be a nun and begs for his protection from French soldiers who are searching for her as a supporter of the Juarista rebels. Despite initially hesitating due to his own plans, Hogan agrees to help ...

The American Western musical film, Paint Your Wagon (1969), features Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, and Jean Seberg. After a wagon crash in a ravine, prospector Ben Rumson discovers two occupants: brothers, one deceased and the other injured. While burying the dead brother, gold dust is found at the site. Ben stakes his claim on the land and takes in the surviving brother as his ‘Pardner’ during his recovery. Pardner hopes to strike it rich in the gold rush and is wary of Ben’s wild ways. However, Ben assures ...

The film Where Eagles Dare (1968), directed by Brian G. Hutton, follows a thrilling action-adventure as MI6 officers Colonel Turner and Admiral Rolland assign a team of commandos to rescue U.S. Army Brigadier General George Carnaby from the Germans in the winter of 1943-44. The team, led by Major John Smith and including five members of the Special Operations Executive and U.S. Army Ranger Lieutenant Morris Schaffer, must infiltrate a mountaintop fortress in a Bavarian alpine village called Schloß Adler, where Carnaby is being held captive. Disguised as German troops, they plan to parachute in and rescue Carnaby before ...

Coogan’s Bluff (1968), an American crime thriller film directed and produced by Don Siegel, follows the story of Arizona deputy sheriff Walt Coogan. He is sent to New York City to extradite escaped killer James Ringerman, but Detective Lieutenant McElroy informs him that Ringerman is currently recovering from an LSD overdose and cannot be moved until cleared by doctors. To obtain extradition papers from the New York State Supreme Court, Coogan must first win over probation officer Julie Roth and take her out for lunch. Despite facing resistance at the prison hospital, Coogan manages to trick attendants and reach ...

Hang ‘Em High (1968) is an American revisionist Western film directed by Ted Post. In the Oklahoma Territory of 1889, retired lawman Jed Cooper finds himself surrounded by a posse of nine men: Captain Wilson, Reno, Miller, Jenkins, Stone, Maddow, Tommy, Loomis, and Charlie Blackfoot. They demand proof of purchase for the cattle that Cooper is driving. The seller of the cattle is a notorious robber who is also responsible for killing the rancher. Despite Cooper’s protests that he had no involvement in the murder, only Jenkins expresses skepticism about his guilt. While retrieving a prisoner, Cooper notices ...

The Witches (1967) is an Italian comedy anthology film produced by Dino De Laurentiis in 1965. Directed by Luchino Visconti, Franco Rossi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Mauro Bolognini and Vittorio De Sica, it features five humorous tales about witches. This was also the final film to be released during Totò’s lifetime.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is an Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. Set in 1862 during the Civil War in the American Southwest, three bounty-hunters ambush Mexican bandit Tuco Ramirez. Tuco manages to escape after shooting them all. Meanwhile, mercenary ‘Angel Eyes’ interrogates former Confederate soldier Stevens for information on a stolen cache of Confederate gold. After receiving a bribe and killing Stevens, Angel Eyes becomes intrigued by the gold and kills his own employer. In need of help, Tuco is rescued by an unnamed drifter, who he affectionately calls ...

For a Few Dollars More (1965) is a Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone. The notorious ‘Manco’ is a bounty hunter, much like his counterpart Colonel Douglas Mortimer, a former army officer. They each discover that the infamous ‘El Indio’ and his gang have escaped from prison after brutally murdering most of their jailers. Meanwhile, Indio is seen carrying a musical pocket watch that once belonged to a woman he raped and then killed her husband before she took her own life. This haunting incident leads him to smoke drugs in attempts to dull his memories. Planning to rob the Bank of El Paso ...

A Fistful of Dollars (1964) is a classic spaghetti Western film helmed by Sergio Leone. The story takes place in San Miguel, a small town situated on the border between Mexico and the United States. Upon his arrival, an unidentified stranger becomes acquainted with Silvanito, the local innkeeper. Silvanito tells him about an ongoing feud between two rival smuggler families: the Rojos (Don Miguel, Esteban & Ramón) and the family of Sheriff John Baxter, along with his wife Consuelo and their son Antonio. Seeking to turn a profit, the Stranger decides to play these opposing groups against each other. He effortlessly ...

Rawhide (1959–1965) is a beloved American Western TV series featuring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood as its stars. Over the course of 8 seasons, it aired on CBS network’s Friday nights from January 1959 to September 1965, and then moved to Tuesday nights until December of that year. With an impressive total of 217 black-and-white episodes, the show is set in the 1860s and follows the trials faced by cattle drive drovers. Each episode typically begins with trail boss Gil Favor giving a monologue. The plot often involves the drovers getting involved in other ...

Lafayette Escadrille (1958) is an American war film produced by Warner Bros. It marks the final work of director William A. Wellman, who also wrote the original story. The film follows Thad Walker, a privileged youth from Boston who flees to France during World War I after getting into legal trouble. In Paris, he meets fellow Americans ‘Duke’ Sinclair, Dave Putnam, Tom Hitchcock, and Bill Wellman at a bar where they hear about an exciting new opportunity: joining the recently formed Lafayette Escadrille and becoming volunteer pilots for France. The group enlists and trains together before ultimately becoming ...

Directed by Jodie Copelan and starring Scott Brady and Clint Eastwood, Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) is an American Western film. After surviving an ambush, Sergeant Blake and his cavalry squad are escorting prisoner Corbin back to their fort. Corbin had been unsuccessfully attempting to sell repeating rifles to the Apache, which are now in the hands of the cavalry. Along the way, they meet a group of former Confederate soldiers led by Sam Prescott, including young Keith Williams who harbors resentment towards northerners. ...