Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost (2008)
Comedian Rich Hall goes west to find out what killed off that most quintessentially American of all film genres, the western. Through films such as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Little Big Man, The Wild Bunch and Unforgiven, Rich charts the rise and fall of America's obsession with its own creation myth - the Wild West. He explores how the image of the cowboy as a moral, straight-talking heroic figure was created by Hollywood but appropriated by Washington, as one president after another sought to associate themselves with this potent symbol of strength and valour.
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Rich Hall
as Himself
as Himself
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Chris Cottam
Director
Director
Maggie Womersley
Producer
Producer
Karen Eva Hall
Producer
Producer
Suzanne Gilfillan
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Addison Cresswell
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Anthony Caveney
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Andrew Beint
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Andrew Beint
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ceri Barnes
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Production Manager
Mark Henson
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