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Preliminary Notes For a Western (1990) | Slate

Preliminary Notes For a Western

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Preliminary Notes For a Western

What are the necessary elements to produce a good western? To set the stage ironically for action involving all the usual characters : the good guy, the sheriff, the bad guy and the belle. Seen here in their first roles, the players in this video come from a region of Alberta, where cowboys are born and bred. They need not look too far from everyday life to draw inspiration for a classical western...

Released: 1990
Runtime: 22m

Direction and writing

Robert MorinDirector

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