1992's "Unforgiven" often finds itself ranked highly on many best Western films of all time lists. Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood and set in the 1880s, the film follows William Munny (Eastwood), a retired gunslinger-turned-widowed father and farmer. He takes one final job to collect a bounty on the deaths of two unscrupulous cowboys placed on them by a group of sex workers after the men sliced up one their faces. The film, along with 1990's "Dances with Wolves," helped breathe new life into a genre that had practically been declared dead. It won Eastwood his first Oscars in his nearly 40-year movie career at the time, picking up the awards for Best Picture (just the third Western to do so), and for Best Director.
Before the Oscar glory, the script had an almost 30-year journey to production. According to Cinephilia and Beyond, "Blade Runner" co-writer David Webb Peoples...
Before the Oscar glory, the script had an almost 30-year journey to production. According to Cinephilia and Beyond, "Blade Runner" co-writer David Webb Peoples...
- 8/14/2022
- by J. Gabriel Ware
- Slash Film
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