Header Image - Working to keep California's oldest continuously operated movie theater alive as a thriving cinema, event center,

Archives

9 Articles

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
© 1969 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation − All right reserved.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Poster for the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
Release Date  23 September 1969 (1 h 50 min)
Directed by  George Roy Hill
Writer 
Composer  Burt Bacharach
Genres  Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.

  • Year of production  1969
  • Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Local Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Revenue  $102,308,889
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Language  English, Spanish


Photos

No image to show for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Overview

Not that it matters, but most of it is true.

In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  642
  • Original Title  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Local Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Runtime  1 h 50 min
  • Production  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Campanile Productions, Newman-Foreman Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Spanish
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, History, Western
  • Director  George Roy Hill
  • Producer  John Foreman
  • Director of Photography  Conrad L. Hall
  • Original Music Composer  Burt Bacharach
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Revenue  $102,308,889
  • IMDb Id  tt0064115
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack

Burt Bacharach

Production

John Foreman

Companies

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Campanile Productions
Newman-Foreman Productions

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

Jeremiah Johnson

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
Jeremiah Johnson
© 1972 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

Jeremiah Johnson

Poster for the movie "Jeremiah Johnson"
Release Date  10 September 1972 (1 h 48 min)
Directed by  Sydney Pollack
Writer 
Composer  Tim McIntire, John Rubinstein
Genres  Adventure, Western
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.

  • Year of production  1972
  • Release Date  10 September 1972
  • Local Release Date  10 September 1972
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English


Photos

No image to show for Jeremiah Johnson

Overview

His Mountain. His Peace. His Great Hunts. His Young Bride. With All That, It Should Have Been Different.

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating  Not rated
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  11943
  • Original Title  Jeremiah Johnson
  • Release Date  10 September 1972
  • Local Release Date  10 September 1972
  • Runtime  1 h 48 min
  • Production  Warner Bros., Sanford Productions (III)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Adventure, Western
  • Director  Sydney Pollack
  • Producer  Joe Wizan
  • Director of Photography  Duke Callaghan
  • Original Music Composer  Tim McIntire, John Rubinstein
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0068762
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack

Tim McIntire
John Rubinstein

Production

Joe Wizan

Companies

Warner Bros.
Sanford Productions (III)

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

Unforgiven

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
Unforgiven
© 1992 Malpaso Productions − All right reserved.

Unforgiven

Poster for the movie "Unforgiven"
Release Date  7 August 1992 (2 h 11 min)
Directed by  Clint Eastwood
Writer 
Composer  Lennie Niehaus
Genres  Western
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

  • Year of production  1992
  • Release Date  7 August 1992
  • Local Release Date  7 August 1992
  • Revenue  $159,157,447
  • Budget  $14,000,000
  • Language  English


Photos

No image to show for Unforgiven

Overview

Some legends will never be forgotten. Some wrongs can never be forgiven.

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  33
  • Original Title  Unforgiven
  • Release Date  7 August 1992
  • Local Release Date  7 August 1992
  • Runtime  2 h 11 min
  • Production  Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Western
  • Director  Clint Eastwood
  • Producer  Clint Eastwood, Julian Ludwig
  • Director of Photography  Jack Green
  • Original Music Composer  Lennie Niehaus
  • Author  David Webb Peoples
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $14,000,000
  • Revenue  $159,157,447
  • IMDb Id  tt0105695
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

A Fistful of Dollars

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
A Fistful of Dollars
© 1964 United Artists − All right reserved.

A Fistful of Dollars

Poster for the movie "A Fistful of Dollars"
Release Date  12 September 1964 (1 h 39 min)
Directed by  Sergio Leone
Writer 
Composer  Ennio Morricone
Genres  Western
Country   Italy,   Germany,   Spain
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

  • Year of production  1964
  • Release Date  12 September 1964
  • Local Release Date  18 January 1967
  • Revenue  $14,500,000
  • Budget  $200,000
  • Language  Italian, Spanish


Photos

No image to show for A Fistful of Dollars

Overview

In his own way he is perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived!

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  391
  • Original Title  Per un pugno di dollari
  • Release Date  12 September 1964
  • Local Release Date  18 January 1967
  • Runtime  1 h 39 min
  • Production  United Artists, Constantin Film Produktion, Jolly Film, Ocean Films
  • Country   Italy,   Germany,   Spain
  • Languages  Italian, Spanish
  • Genres  Western
  • Director  Sergio Leone
  • Producer  Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi
  • Director of Photography  Federico G. Larraya, Massimo Dallamano
  • Original Music Composer  Ennio Morricone
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $200,000
  • Revenue  $14,500,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0058461
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack

Ennio Morricone

Production

Arrigo Colombo
Giorgio Papi

Companies

United Artists
Constantin Film Produktion
Jolly Film
Ocean Films

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
© 1966 United Artists − All right reserved.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Poster for the movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Release Date  23 December 1966 (2 h 41 min)
Directed by  Sergio Leone
Writer  Sergio Donati, Mickey Knox
Composer  Ennio Morricone
Genres  Western
Country   United States of America,   Italy,   Spain,   Germany
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

  • Year of production  1966
  • Release Date  23 December 1966
  • Local Release Date  29 December 1967
  • Revenue  $6,000,000
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Language  Italian


Photos

No image to show for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Overview

For three men the Civil War wasn't hell. It was practice.

While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  429
  • Original Title  Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
  • Release Date  23 December 1966
  • Local Release Date  29 December 1967
  • Runtime  2 h 41 min
  • Production  United Artists, Constantin Film Produktion, Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA), Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
  • Country   United States of America,   Italy,   Spain,   Germany
  • Languages  Italian
  • Genres  Western
  • Director  Sergio Leone
  • Producer  Alberto Grimaldi
  • Director of Photography  Tonino Delli Colli
  • Original Music Composer  Ennio Morricone
  • Author 
  • Writer  Sergio Donati, Mickey Knox
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Revenue  $6,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0060196
  • Adult 
  • Homepage  http://www.mgm.com/#/our-titles/766/The-Good,-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

Stagecoach

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
Stagecoach
© 1939 United Artists − All right reserved.

Stagecoach

Poster for the movie "Stagecoach"
Release Date  2 March 1939 (1 h 36 min)
Directed by  John Ford
Writer  Ben Hecht
Composer  Gerard Carbonara
Genres  Adventure, Western
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.

  • Year of production  1939
  • Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Local Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Revenue  $1,103,757
  • Budget  $531,374
  • Language  English


Photos

No image to show for Stagecoach

Overview

Danger holds the reins as the devil cracks the whip! Desperate men! Frontier women! Rising above their pasts in a West corrupted by violence and gun-fire!

A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  995
  • Original Title  Stagecoach
  • Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Local Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Runtime  1 h 36 min
  • Production  United Artists
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Adventure, Western
  • Director  John Ford
  • Producer  John Ford
  • Director of Photography  Bert Glennon
  • Original Music Composer  Gerard Carbonara
  • Author 
  • Writer  Ben Hecht
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $531,374
  • Revenue  $1,103,757
  • IMDb Id  tt0031971
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

Once Upon a Time in the West

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
Once Upon a Time in the West
© 1968 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Once Upon a Time in the West

Poster for the movie "Once Upon a Time in the West"
Release Date  21 December 1968 (2 h 55 min)
Directed by  Sergio Leone
Writer 
Composer  Ennio Morricone
Genres  Western
Country   Italy,   Spain,   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

This classic western masterpiece is an epic film about a widow whose land and life are in danger as the railroad is getting closer and closer to taking them over. A mysterious harmonica player joins forces with a desperado to protect the woman and her land.

  • Year of production  1968
  • Release Date  21 December 1968
  • Local Release Date  28 May 1969
  • Revenue  $5,321,508
  • Budget  $5,000,000
  • Language  English


Photos

No image to show for Once Upon a Time in the West

Overview

There were three men in her life. One to take her... one to love her... and one to kill her.

This classic western masterpiece is an epic film about a widow whose land and life are in danger as the railroad is getting closer and closer to taking them over. A mysterious harmonica player joins forces with a desperado to protect the woman and her land.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  335
  • Original Title  C'era una volta il West
  • Release Date  21 December 1968
  • Local Release Date  28 May 1969
  • Runtime  2 h 55 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, Rafran Cinematografica, Finanzia San Marco
  • Country   Italy,   Spain,   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Western
  • Director  Sergio Leone
  • Producer  Fulvio Morsella, Claudio Mancini
  • Director of Photography  Tonino Delli Colli
  • Original Music Composer  Ennio Morricone
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  $5,000,000
  • Revenue  $5,321,508
  • IMDb Id  tt0064116
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

Paint Your Wagon

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
Paint Your Wagon
© 1969 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Paint Your Wagon

Poster for the movie "Paint Your Wagon"
Release Date  15 October 1969 (2 h 38 min)
Directed by  Joshua Logan
Writer 
Composer 
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.

  • Year of production  1969
  • Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Revenue  $31,678,778
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Language  English, Spanish


Photos

No image to show for Paint Your Wagon

Overview

Stake Your Claim To The Musical Goldmine of '69!

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  20391
  • Original Title  Paint Your Wagon
  • Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Runtime  2 h 38 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Alan Jay Lerner Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Spanish
  • Genres  Drama, Action, Comedy, Western, Music
  • Director  Joshua Logan
  • Producer  Alan Jay Lerner, Tom Shaw
  • Director of Photography  William A. Fraker
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Revenue  $31,678,778
  • IMDb Id  tt0064782
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack


Production

Alan Jay Lerner
Tom Shaw

Companies

Paramount Pictures
Malpaso Productions
Alan Jay Lerner Productions

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.

High Plains Drifter

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
High Plains Drifter
© 1973 Universal Pictures − All right reserved.

High Plains Drifter

Poster for the movie "High Plains Drifter"
Release Date  19 April 1973 (1 h 45 min)
Directed by  Clint Eastwood
Writer 
Composer  Dee Barton
Genres  Western
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.

  • Year of production  1973
  • Release Date  19 April 1973
  • Local Release Date  19 April 1973
  • Revenue  $15,700,000
  • Budget  $5,500,000
  • Language  English


Photos

No image to show for High Plains Drifter

Overview

Welcome to Hell

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.


Details

  • Movie Status 
  • Movie Media 
  • Movie Rating 
  • Movie Language 
  • Movie Subtitles 
  • Movie Format 

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  11901
  • Original Title  High Plains Drifter
  • Release Date  19 April 1973
  • Local Release Date  19 April 1973
  • Runtime  1 h 45 min
  • Production  Universal Pictures, Malpaso Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Western
  • Director  Clint Eastwood
  • Producer  Robert Daley
  • Director of Photography  Bruce Surtees
  • Original Music Composer  Dee Barton
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $5,500,000
  • Revenue  $15,700,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0068699
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack

Dee Barton

Production

Robert Daley

Companies

Universal Pictures
Malpaso Productions

Posters


Movie Pictures

No image to show.