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Publisher
A & E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From the Revolution through the California Gold Rush, it tells the visceral, immersive narrative of the American frontier through the eyes of the most iconic figures who explored and fought to claim the country₂s vast wilderness. A prequel to the first award-winning miniseries, this four-part docuseries features dramatized portrayals of Daniel Boone, Tecumseh, Lewis & Clark, Davy Crocket and others.
2) Shane
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
The day that Katie Elder is buried, her four sons return home to Clearwater, Texas, to pay their last respects. It is a he-man story, as well as, a drama of the maternal influence of Katie Elder, her sacrifice, love and incredible valor. The hopes and aspirations for her sons is movingly communicated from beginning to conclusion.
5) Damsel
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It's the Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain, and damsel.
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Saloon owner Vienna battles the local townspeople, headed by Emma, the local sexually repressed, lynch-happy female rancher out to frame her for a string of robberies. Johnny Logan is a guitar-strumming drifter with a dark past. He was once in love with Vienna. He has been offered a job in her saloon. Nicholas Ray's epic western is considered one of the most original westerns of all time. The women are far tougher than the men and some critics saw...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders--land developers, an Indian reservation, and America's first National Park. It is an intense study of a violent world far from media scrutiny--where land grabs make developers billions, and politicians are bought and sold by the world's largest oil and lumber corporations. Where drinking water poisoned...
10) Silverado
Publisher
Columbia ; distributed by Sony
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"Get ready for some horse-ridin', gun-totin', whiskey-drinkin' fun" -- on container.
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