Manon of the Spring (1986), The Big Country (1958), Shane (1953), Yellow Sky (1948), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Northwest Passage (1940), Unconquered (1947) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Land Wars movies.
Storyline: After the death of Jean Cadoret, his wife has returned to the life of opera singer and his daughter Manon has grown up and become a gorgeous lonely shepherdess. Ugolin is now a thirty year-old wealthy bachelor planting carnations. His grandfather Cesar Soubeyran presses him to get married to carry the name of their family since he is the last man alive. When Ugolin sees Manon on the fields, he falls in love with her. One day, Manon plots revenge against Ugolin and Cesar and the whole town is in despair.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: shepherdess, love interest, grandfather, schoolteacher, endearing, moving, provence, france ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Retired, wealthy sea Captain James McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is spoiled, selfish and controlled by her wealthy father, Major Henry Terrill. The Major is involved in a ruthless land war, over watering rights for cattle, with a rough hewn clan led by Rufus Hannassey. The land in question is owned by Julie Maragon and both Terrill and Hannassey want it.
Plot Keywords: captain, fiancée, family patriarch, land owner, rancher, son, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wilson. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley.
Plot Keywords: gunslinger, farmer, wife, son, bad guy, gripping, tender ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A band of bank robbers on the run from a posse flee into the desert. Near death from lack of water they stumble into what appears to be a ghost town, only to discover an old prospector and his granddaughter living there. The robbers discover that the old man has been mining gold and set out to make a quick fortune by robbing the pair. Their plan runs foul when the gang leader, Stretch, falls for the granddaughter, which sets off a showdown between the entire gang.—E.W. DesMarais <jlongst@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: outlaw, young woman, grandfather, bank robber, apache, prospector, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An old Chinese gentleman rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.—Edward E. Pringle <pringle@atb.teradyne.com>
Plot Keywords: mystic, editor, landowner, librarian, son, charming, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The Elder boys return to Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral. John, the eldest, is a well-known gunfighter and trouble follows him wherever he goes. The boys try to get their ranch back from the town's gunsmith who won it from their father in a card game, after which he was murdered. Troubles come, however, just because they carry the Elder name.
Plot Keywords: cowboy, sheriff, gunslinger, gambler, brother, mother, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.—Dale Roloff
Plot Keywords: frontiersman, native american, military officer, gripping, gritty, canada, wilderness ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In 1763, felon Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in America. In Virginia, heroic Capt. Holden buys her, intending to free her, but villain Garth foils this plan, and Abby toils at Dave Bone's tavern. Garth is fomenting an Indian uprising to clear the wilderness of settlers, giving him a monopoly of the fur trade. Holden discovers Garth's treachery, but cannot prove anything against him. Can Holden and Abby save Fort Pitt from the Senecas? Many hairbreadth escapes.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: captain, slave trader, heroine, slave, native american, friend, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Former Union soldier John Parrish (Glenn Ford) wants to sell his ranch and start a new life by settling down out east. However, the ruthless tactics of Lew Wilkison (Edward G. Robinson), the scheming businessman interested in his property, make Parrish reconsider the move, especially after one of his ranch hands is murdered. Adding to the increasingly tense conflict is Wilkison's wife, Martha (Barbara Stanwyck), who is cheating on her husband with his brother, Cole (Brian Keith).
Plot Keywords: veteran, rancher, ranch hand, wife, brother, girlfriend, brooding ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Cavanaugh and McCauley are after the ranchers land. When the Government announces the land will be put up for auction, the ranchers pool their money only to have it stolen by Cavanaugh's men. They then plan to sell their cattle but Cavanaugh announces a fake gold strike and the cowhands all leave. But Gene's hobo friend the Judge says he will get the cattle to market and he sends out a signal to his hobo friends.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: gene autry, sidekick, aunt, hobo, rancher, developer, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Kilgore to mine silver on Indian land. The mountain he wants is sacred to the Indians.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: rancher, governor, indian, sidekick, cavalryman, the lone ranger, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Granted a small plot of land in a lush valley and a start of cattle by the generous landowner and cattle baron, Dennis Deneen, the once-feared gunslinger, Steve Sinclair, has renounced violence, intent on keeping the peace in the community. However, the sudden arrival of Steve's much younger brother, Tony, and his saloon singer fiancée, Joan Blake, will pave the way for a bitter rivalry between siblings, as the volatile young gunfighter craves to prove his mettle. More and more, Tony's tricked-out custom six-shooter demands blood. Is Tony destined to be the lord of the rich valley?—Nick Riganas
Plot Keywords: cowboy, rancher, brother, outlaw, gunslinger, showgirl, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans.They don't heed his advice since he's a Mexican citizen,married to the daughter of the Mexican vice-governor of the province and a friend to General Santa Anna since the days they had fought together for Mexico's independence.After serving as president for 22 years,Santa Anna has become too powerful and arrogant.He rules Mexico with an iron fist and he would not allow Texas to self-govern.Bowie sides with the Texans in their bid for independence and urges a cautious strategy,given Santa Anna's power and cunning.Despite the disagreement between the Texicans and Bowie regarding the right strategy they ask Bowie to lead them in a last ditch stand, at Alamo, against General Santa Anna's numerically superior forces.—nufs68
Plot Keywords: colonel, davy crockett, gen. santa anna, teen girl, soldier, settler, patriotic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Traveling with Doc Parker's medicine show, Gene finds his old friend Harry Brooks wounded and the Sheriff after him for murdering his father. Gene also sees that Craven and his gang are looking for Brooks. Finding clues that Craven was behind the murder, Gene has a plan utilizing the medicine show wagon that will trap the gang.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: cowboy, rancher, homesteader, sheriff, ex-girlfriend, childhood friend, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Fierce but aging widow Annie Nations (Jessica Tandy) lives alone on her farm. Unable to let go of the past -- she sometimes visits with the ghost of her husband (Hume Cronyn) -- Annie gets pulled into a very current battle with a real estate developer looking to buy her land. Annie also needs to help her son, Dillard (John Denver), a country singer struggling to raise his two daughters on his own. As Annie deals with these pressures, she begins to reflect on her long life on the farm.
Plot Keywords: real estate developer, widow, ghost, singer, uplifting, touching, emotional ...
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