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Jeremiah Johnson 1972
Robert Redford and Will Geer (Grandpa Walton) as mountain men trying to survive in the wilderness. A beautifully filmed advertisement for the Hawken gun that includes breathtaking views of the national park locations used in the movie.
Wyatt Earp 1993
Kevin Costner and Dennis Quaid chew the scenery as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.
Little Big Man 1970
Based on a novel about Jack Crabb, a 121-year-old pioneer, adopted Indian, gunslinger and survivor of the Little Big Horn. Dustin Hoffman mixes comedy and tragedy in a moving performance that shows an American West very different from the one in your textbook.
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