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The Best Western Movies Of The '70s

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Vote up the best Western films that were released in the 1970s.

The Western is one of the most important genres in cinema history. It redefined what it meant to be a hero, and it redefined how stories were told on camera. Though the great Western heroes were on their way out in the '70s, it was still a tremendous decade for the genre. These are the best '70s Western movies, ranked from best to worst by fan votes. Some of these great 1970s Westerns fall in the line with the classic Western storyline of a lone gunman saving the day, while others on this list are uproarious comedies that almost flip the genre on its head.

What are some of the movies one can expect to find on this list? Throughout the 1970s, Clint Eastwood served as a cowboy for a new generation. Some of his best films, including The Outlaw Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter, and Two Mules for Sister Sara, all came out during the decade. The Frisco Kid is another good Western movie that was released in the 1970s.

Blazing Saddles is not only one of the best Westerns of the 70s, but it is still considered one of the funniest films of all time. Other great movies featured here include Westworld, The Shootist, and Jeremiah Johnson.

What is the best Western from the 70s?? Give the best movies a thumbs up and please add any great cowboy films you think might be missing from this list!

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  • The Outlaw Josey Wales
    1
    Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke
    • Released: 1976
    • Directed by: Clint Eastwood
  • Jeremiah Johnson
    2
    Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stefan Gierasch
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: Sydney Pollack
  • High Plains Drifter
    3
    Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill
    • Released: 1973
    • Directed by: Clint Eastwood
  • The Shootist
    4
    John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, James Stewart
    • Released: 1976
    • Directed by: Don Siegel
  • Cahill U.S. Marshal
    5
    John Wayne, George Kennedy, Scott Walker
    • Released: 1973
    • Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
  • Two Mules for Sister Sara
    6
    Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Armando Silvestre
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Don Siegel
  • Billy Two Hats
    7
    Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz, Jack Warden
    • Released: 1973
    • Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
  • Blazing Saddles
    8
    Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn
    • Released: 1974
    • Directed by: Mel Brooks
  • A Man Called Horse
    9
    Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Elliot Silverstein
  • Lawman
    10
    Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: Michael Winner
  • McCabe & Mrs. Miller
    11
    Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: Robert Altman
  • Joe Kidd
    12
    Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: John Sturges
  • Ulzana's Raid
    13
    Burt Lancaster, Bruce Davison, Jorge Luke
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: Robert Aldrich
  • The Cowboys
    14
    John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: Mark Rydell
  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
    15
    Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Anthony Perkins
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: John Huston
  • Big Jake
    16
    John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: George Sherman
  • Chisum
    17
    John Wayne, Geoffrey Deuel, Forrest Tucker
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
  • Rio Lobo
    18
    John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Howard Hawks
  • Bad Company
    19
    Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: Robert Benton
  • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
    20
    James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan
    • Released: 1973
    • Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
  • Rooster Cogburn
    21
    John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe
    • Released: 1975
    • Directed by: Stuart Millar
  • Little Big Man
    22
    Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Arthur Penn
  • Support Your Local Gunfighter
    23
    James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: Burt Kennedy
  • Valdez Is Coming
    24
    Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Jon Cypher
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: Edwin Sherin
  • Breakheart Pass
    25
    Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Jill Ireland
    • Released: 1976
    • Directed by: Tom Gries