Eastwood westerns on DVD

[larzz]

Hi, I'm collecting Clint Eastwood westerns on DVD. So far I have  The Dollar trilogy, Hang em High, Two Mules for Sister Sara, Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven. I've ordered Pale Rider and High plains drifter. Is Paint your wagon a western or a musical? What kind of film is The Beguiled? Joe Kidd is here in Europe not  released on dvd. I personal think the Beguiled is a western. A strange one but one. My favorite director is Sam Peckinpah. But I do love Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood films!
Greetz
Larzz.

[AKA23]

Hi Larzz. Paint Your Wagon is definitely a musical.  I'd say that The Beguiled is more of a Southern gothic drama than a western. I believe it was marketed as more of a western by the studio upon it's release and people expecting it to be more of a western may have been a bit shocked when they saw it and it really wasn't what they were expecting. Whether or not you can call The Beguiled a western is something that we've debated on the board previously. I suppose it's subject to different interpretations but personally, I don't view it in the same vein as a western.

[Christopher]

I've never really viewed The Beguiled as a western. I know other people here on the board have talked about that before. Perhaps they could give you a more detailed answer.

I would say Paint Your Wagon is a western/musical/comedy. It would probably be worth adding to your collection, though I'm sure some will say thats a matter of taste (I, personally, wouldn't mind adding it to my collection).

(I see AKA beat me to the first response.)

[KC]

Hi, Larzz ... I see you're in the Netherlands. You're lucky you could get Two Mules for Sister Sara ... it's not available on Region One DVD as yet.

I think of the Eastwood Western "canon" as comprising ten films ... no more, no less.

Three by Leone:

• A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
• For a Few Dollars More (1965)
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Three by "other directors":

• Hang 'em High (Ted Post, 1967)
• Two Mules for Sister Sara (Don Siegel, 1972)
• Joe Kidd (John Sturges, 1972)

And four by Eastwood himself:

• High Plains Drifter (1973)
• The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
• Pale Rider (1985)
• Unforgiven (1992)

I don't think of the other films you mention as Westerns. Paint Your Wagon is a musical comedy, but since it does have Western themes and is set in the West during the Gold Rush, it might belong in a really comprehensive Western collection.

On the other hand, I can't fit The Beguiled into the Western genre at all. It has nothing of the themes, motives or genre commonplaces of the Western except for its general chronology; it's set during the American Civil War. But so is Gone with the Wind ... and few would consider that a Western.

KC

[larzz]

Thanks guys for your quick answers. Maybe is The Beguiled not an western But I think I'm gonna collect it anyway. It will be fun to collect ALL Eastwood films on DVD. I've started with Dirty Harry (S.E.) More will follow.Thanks everybody! Are all Eastwood films in the USA released on DVD? Here in Europe (region 2) severall are missing.

[KC]

Most, but not all of them are, Larzz ... see this thread.

KC

[Kiwi Cowboy]

paint your wagon is comedy musical