A Small Budget
With an estimated production budget of $1 million, The Shootist gained not only a lot of money, but also a title of the Last Truly Great Western. It has received the National Board of Review award of one of the Top Ten Films of 1976. It holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
A Small Budget
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
It was the second movie of John Ford’s “cavalry trilogy.” The visionary film cost a lot of money, so the director had to put in a lot of effort to convince the studio to invest $1.6 million. Such a vast amount was never before put into a movie. $2.7 million in a box office was proof that John Ford knew what he was doing.
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon