Revisionist Western - Definition and Overview

The revisionist Western traces to the late Sixties and early seventies as a new genre of the Western movie. Audiences began to question the simple hero-vs.-villain dualism, and typically natives and women were given stronger roles than in "old" Westerns.

See also:

• List of Western movies

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
• Dances With Wolves
• Little Big Man
• Open Range
• The Missing
• Unforgiven

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