I am a western movie afficianado.

Sergio Leone is a master of the western and with Fonda, Bronson, Robards, and a gorgeous Claudia Cardinale he hit a home run. And the music score by Ennio Morricone is also outstanding. The showdown at the end of the movie is the best ever filmed. It is sad that more westerns are not recognized by the AFI. They are such a large part of American culture, fictionalized or not.

By: Steven Moldthan