Movies and TvShows featuring "western-filmmaking" theme.

In 1969 Los Angeles, a washed-up television actor and his loyal stunt double navigate the changing landscape of Hollywood as they try to revive their careers and gain recognition. Alongside, actress Sharon Tate moves in next door, setting the stage for unexpected events and encounters that will shape their futures.

Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the underprivileged, from humble cowboys to persecuted minorities, he revealed like no one else the great social divisions that existed and still exist in the United States. More than four decades after his death, what remains of his legacy and humanistic values in the memory of those who love his work?

The Last Movie is a contemporary western film set in a remote village in Peru. It revolves around the production of a Hollywood movie and explores themes such as spousal abuse and the clash between traditional and modern cultures.

A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.

When a surgical operation goes awry, a teacher's life is turned upside down. From pretending to be engaged to hiding in closets, this comedy takes you on a wild ride.

In 800 Bullets, a group of stuntmen and Western film fans come together to save a dying theme park. They put on an action-packed show to attract visitors and keep the park alive. Along the way, they face various challenges and confront their own personal demons. With thrilling stunt sequences and a mix of comedy and drama, 800 Bullets takes audiences on a wild ride through the world of Western filmmaking.

A documentary about 'The Magnificent Seven'.

In 1930s Hollywood, a struggling scriptwriter heads west to become a real-life cowboy, facing various challenges and adventures along the way.

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.

A slick movie director tricks a hayseed horse into becoming a stunt double.

This compilation of film highlights features many of the biggest box office tough guys of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s—Bogart, Brando, Cagney and more!

The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw is a documentary-style movie that explores the life and death of the notorious American outlaw, Jesse James. The film delves into the circumstances leading up to his assassination and the impact it had on the Wild West. Through interviews, reenactments, and historical accounts, viewers gain insight into the complex character of Jesse James and the myths surrounding his life.

Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by The Wages of Sin.)

John Milius narrates this featurette on the Clint Eastwood classic.

Nigel Nado, the notable documentary filmmaker, is trying to make a movie about some people trying to make a movie. But everything is going wrong. The subject of his documentary, the western 'Guns on the Clackamas' is plagued with problems. The lead actress has a severe stutter. And since she also happens to be the Executive Producer's mistress, there's not much that can be done to remedy the situation. Unsuccessful in turning the movie into a yodeling extravaganza, they decide to fire the actress. This results in having her irate beau pull the plug on the film's financing. The beginning of the end is marked by cast members dropping like flies due to any number of reasons. Bad macaroni salad. Bad chili. Bad caterer. A camera dolly runs over a crew member, severing some key limb or another. Then since no cast member has survived, and the film's producers can't hire replacements, the 'Guns on Clackamas' makers must resort to solutions at once startling and hilarious.

A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.

An ambitious widow vows "There will be hell to pay" when a prominent Montana rancher puts up a barbed wire fence between their properties.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic western about the lives of two of America's most famous outlaws. Director George Roy Hill narrates this film, talking about some of the experience, both good and bad, of bringing the film to life.

Second part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by An Opera of Violence; followed by Something to Do With Death.)

In the small western town of Deadwood, a lone gunfighter arrives to find the citizens under the control of a ruthless sheriff. With his skills and determination, he takes a stand against the corruption and fights for justice.