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The Encyclopedia of Westerns (The Facts on File Film Reference Library) |  | Author: Herb Fagen
Creator: Tom Selleck
Publisher: Facts on File
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2269551
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 528
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0816044562
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.436327803
EAN: 9780816044566
ASIN: 0816044562
Publication Date: July 2003
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A history of the western movie, from "The Great Train Robbery" in 1902 to Hollywood hits of the early-21st century. It takes an A-to-Z look at the thousands of westerns that have packed movie houses and captured audiences over the years. There are more than 3500 entries, and each one includes the film's statistics - title, year released, director, writers and screenwriters, cast, and running time - along with a summary of the film and a critical analysis of the more significant stars and films. This reference also includes information on popular western serials and film series. Additional features include: information on the genre that made Clint Eastwood an international star - spaghetti westerns, so-called because most of these films were produced in Europe and financed by Italian companies; approximately 75 black-and-white photographs that capture moments in western film history; a historical overview of western movies at the Oscars - the winners, the losers, and the overlooked; and an appendix citing literary sources for western films.
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 Exactly What It Says December 25, 2007
J. Hill
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this book for my dad for Christmas, not knowing what it was like or anything. It is pretty much formatted like an encyclopedia would be, hence the name. As far as quality of the book, it is similar to the average school textbook...nice hard cover and about the size of the average math, history, etc. book. It has some pictures in it, all black and white, and the western movies are listed in alphabetical order through the book. Very good reference if you are just wanting to know what a movie is about, who is in it, the director, year, what company produced it, etc. It runs fairly recent up to Young Guns and possibly some other recent movies. My dad is an avid western collector, so now he has something to reference them by.
A great gift for the western-nut June 2, 2007
Jene Moseley (Silver City, NM)
This book is a walk down memory land for those of us who grew up on western movies. I gave it as a gift to a friend who is truly addicted to westerns. Now if someone would only write a book on the movie horses the stars rode, we'd all be fascinated.
 Enthusiastic encyclopedia` March 24, 2006
John R. Schill (El Paso, TX USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
For a change, a group of enthusiastic reviews of classic westerns, by someone who actually enjoyed them. Refreshing and enjoyable, not to mention informative.
Indispensible reference July 17, 2005
William W. Miller (Sparks, NV United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
For the casual to the serious western movie fan this is THE reference. Much in the way of storylines, cast and credits. Of great value when deciding which western DVD release to add to your collection. And at the rate they are turning out new westerns today, this reference is unfortunately going to be current for a long time. Well worth the price.
Great Western Reference July 16, 2005
Erik Rupp (Southern California)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Herb Fagen's The Encyclopedia of Westerns is a great reference book for Western movies. It includes entries for over 3,500 Westerns, with most getting a plot synopsis and some comments from the author on the quality or significance of that particular film. Fagen's comments are interesting and sometimes insightful, and the information provided is fairly comprehensive.
The Encyclopedia of Westerns is well written and is a "must have" for fans of the Western genre.
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