The True Story of Jesse James (1957), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The Whisky Robber (2017), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Calamity Jane (1953), The Jolson Story (1946), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Judy (2019) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Legendary Figure movies.
Storyline: In Bolivia, two decades after his mysterious disappearance in San Vicente in 1908, life has found Butch Cassidy exiled to a small Bolivian town. Only now the aged outlaw goes under the name James Blackthorn. Cassidy has been keeping to himself; breeding and selling horses in order save money to return to the states. But an attempted ambush by a young Spaniard leaves him with no money as he watches his horse run off with his saddle bags full of cash. With the Spaniard held at gunpoint, Cassidy is told there is a hidden stash of money he will receive for helping the young man flee the mining families from which he stole the stash. Now it's up to Cassidy to revive his former self and save the two from meeting their death in the desert sands of Bolivia.—shredder-53761
Plot Keywords: western, adventure, drama, historical, crime, action, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Trapper Kit Carson and his band of men join John C. Fremont on his way to California. Enroute they are subjected to Indian attacks that are propagated by the Mexican Government, that does not want the contingency to reach California. Once in California, Fremont and Carson initiate a campaign to free the state from Mexican control.—Buxx Banner <buxx572@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: western, adventure, historical, biographical, action, american west, exploration ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Arriving in a lawless Texas town, Billy finds his old friend Fuzzy. When Billy stands up to Flash and his gang, he is made Sheriff. He and Fuzzy then set out to retrieve the money stolen by Flash and clear his brother Gil Cooper who is part of the gang.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: western, 1940s, black and white, gunfight, outlaw, texas, classic film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Buffalo Bill plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer.—Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords: western, history, drama, biography, cultural conflict, 19th century, paul newman ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Australia in the 1850s. Daniel Morgan, like hundreds of other ex-patriots from the British Isles (he is from Ireland), has come Downunder to seek his fortune. There is a gold rush going on, and Morgan wants to strike it rich. As fate would have it, Morgan soon finds himself on the other side of the law, broke and desperate. A single act of highway robbery gets him 12 years of hard labor. While in prison, he is systematically abused. Upon release, Morgan vows revenge on those who wronged him. With the help of an aborigine named Billy, and a growing legend of audacity, Morgan soon becomes a hero. The locals love him, while the wealthy and powerful fear his influence. They want this outlaw dead or alive, and will stop at nothing to see that their sense of justice is done. But Morgan only wants those to pay for the crimes they have committed, to recognize that he wasn't always a bushranger - he was made into one. It wasn't only his mind that made him bad. It was society that turned him into Mad Dog Morgan.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, crime, drama, history, western, biography ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Drifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storekeeper Katherine Egan (the sheriff's sister) and that wild frontiers woman, Calamity Jane. Circumstances make Sam richer by a very fast race horse. But his seemingly good luck with horses and women leads him to disaster. Will he be forced into a life of crime?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: western, classic film, historical drama, adventure, gunfight, outlaw, romance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: For generations the name Albert Schweitzer has been synonymous with hands-on compassion and the power of Christ-like sacrifice. Now director Gavin Miller presents a landmark drama about the legendary Christian medical missionary. Co-starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress Barbara Hershey as Helene Schweitzer.
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, historical, doctor, humanitarianism, africa, nobel prize ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Amelia Earhart, a Kansas girl, discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23, and within 12 years has progressed to winning the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, an adventure that catapults her into aviation myth.
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, history, adventure, female lead, based on true story, aviation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In a fictionalized biography, Oklahoma outlaw Belle Starr meets the Dalton gang when rescued from lynching by Bob Dalton, who falls for her. So do gang member Mac and wealthy saloon owner Tom Bradfield, who's enlisted in a bankers' scheme to trap the Daltons. Dissension among the gang and Bradfield's ambivalence complicate the plot, as Belle demonstrates her prowess with shootin' irons, horses, and as a surprisingly racy saloon entertainer.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: western, outlaw, historical adaptation, romance, crime, gunfight, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: With hopes of making a quick buck to pay off some debt, a man throws a Luau themed out of party that quickly becomes out of control.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, hollywood, film industry, power, business, entertainment industry ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Abused and dominated by men in her youth, Belle Starr now out-rides, out-smokes, out-shoots, and out-gambles them as she makes her way around the Old West, usually wearing male garb. One man who's her equal is Larry Blackie with whom she has an on-again, off-again relationship which is often argumentative and sometimes violent. Together they become involved in a robbery which goes awry. Belle has to rescue Larry and though he's grateful, he now wants to go his own way. However, he expresses the hope that someday they'll once more cross paths and then ... who knows?—dinky-4 of Minneapolis
Plot Keywords: western, revenge, american civil war, historical adaptation, violence, crime, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Told in flashback, this is the story of the man that shot Wild Bill Hickok.
Plot Keywords: western, historical, revenge, gunfight, american frontier, legendary figure, outlaw ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Based on a true story, Ned Kelly is unable to support his family in the Australian outback, he turns to stealing horses in order to make money. He gets more deeply drawn into the outlaw life, and eventually becomes involved in murders. Based on the life of famed 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
Plot Keywords: history, biography, crime, western, australia, true story, outlaw ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Young William Bonney inspires the faith and friendship of Pat Garrett, despite Bonney's violent past. Garrett believes that Billy can make a better life for himself, a sentiment shared by rancher John Tunstall, who befriends Billy and gives him a job. Billy falls in love with Tunstall's niece, Nita, but this outrages Tunstall's foreman, Bob Ollinger, who exposes Billy's past as outlaw Billy the Kid. When Billy's new friend, John Tunstall, is murdered, he goes on a rampage of revenge, and Pat Garrett, now a lawman, is forced to go after his young friend.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: western, historical drama, revenge, justice, manhunt, black and white, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In this fictionalized biopic inspired by the brief life of the 1930s screen siren Jean Harlow (Carroll Baker), Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother (Angela Lansbury) and stepfather (Raf Vallone). Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau (Red Buttons) becomes Jean's mentor, while a devious Howard Hughes-like mogul (Leslie Nielsen) grows infatuated with the beautiful young actress. Harlow herself falls for producer Paul Bern (Peter Lawford) before tragedy strikes.
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, hollywood, classic, black and white, actress, true story ...
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