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The Cowboy

1954 · 69 min

A sunbaked, unhurried look at hard outdoor labor, more instructive than dramatic, with dusty charm and a quiet sense of a vanishing world.

Directed by
Elmo Williams
Overview
This colorful and exciting film vividly portrays the life of the real working cowboy, a life that has virtually vanished since this motion picture was made by Elmo Williams, Oscar-winning film editor of "High Noon." The cowboy's work is hard, hot and dusty, but it is not without drama and times of humor. Filmed on location in the Southwest, this unique document captures a profession and a place in time that has almost disappeared.

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Directed by
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • nature
    • survival
    Places
    • countryside
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Directed by
    Elmo Williams
    Runtime
    69 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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