French Critics Select the Ten Best Westerns (from the book Le Western)

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Rank is based on the number of citations in the lists of the 27 critics:

these critics are Guy Allombert, Raymond Bellour, Robert Benayoun, Jean-Louis Bory, Patrick Brion, Jean-Jacques Brochier, Patrick Bureau, Franz-André Burguet, Bernard Cohn, Pierre Domeyne, Bernard Dort, Bernard Eisenschitz, Maurice Frydland, Jean Gili, André Glucksmann, Yves Kovacs, Mark Kravetz, Robert Lapoujade, Raymond Lefebvre, Jean Mitry, Rui Nogueira, Claude Ollier, Claude-Jean Phillippe, Louis Simonci, Roger Tailleur, Bertrand Tavernier, Monique Vernhes and Jean Wagner

The crème de la crème of French Critics.

5. is shared between Rancho Notorious and Man Without A Star
6. is from My Darling Clementine to Seven Men from Now
7. is from The Last Hunt to Heller in Pink Tights.
8. is from The Man from Laramie to River of No Return
9. is from Stagecoach to Tennessee's Partner
10. is from Backlash to Taza, Son of Cochise

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  1. 1 new

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 3 new

    The Big Sky

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 4 new

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 5 new

    Rancho Notorious

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 6 new

    Man Without a Star

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 7 new

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 9 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 11 new

    Silver Lode

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 13 new

    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 14 new

    The Hanging Tree

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  12. 15 new

    Run of the Arrow

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 16 new

    7 Men from Now

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  14. 17 new

    The Last Hunt

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 19 new

    Colorado Territory

    1949, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 20 new

    Wagon Master

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 21 new

    The Unforgiven

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 22 new

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 24 new

    The Man from Laramie

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 26 new

    Western Union

    1941, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 27 new

    Winchester '73

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 28 new

    Warlock

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  23. 30 new

    The Last Frontier

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 31 new

    The Last Wagon

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  25. 32 new

    River of No Return

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  26. 33 new

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 36 new

    Comanche Station

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 37 new

    The Wonderful Country

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  29. 38 new

    Wichita

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 39 new

    3:10 to Yuma

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 40 new

    The Magnificent Seven

    1960, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 41 new

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    1957, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 42 new

    Tennessee's Partner

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  34. 43 new

    Backlash

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 44 new

    Lonely Are the Brave

    1962, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 45 new

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 46 new

    The Tin Star

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 47 new

    The Horse Soldiers

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 48 new

    Silver River

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 50 new

    The Misfits

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 51 new

    Union Pacific

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 52 new

    The Covered Wagon

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 53 new

    The Indian Fighter

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 55 new

    Major Dundee

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 56 new

    Westward the Women

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 57 new

    Dallas

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 59 new

    Buffalo Bill

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 60 new

    Bend of the River

    1952 — a.k.a. Where the River Bends, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 61 new

    Broken Arrow

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  50. 62 new

    Run for Cover

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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