Re: Getting nailed from Way Far Away (tm)

Fair enough, I have effectively no clue as to pre 1960s westerns.

> ------------ Original Message -----------
> From: Allan Goodall <awg@sympatico.ca>
> Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 20:59:14 -0400
> 
> On Tue, 29 May 2001 17:40 -0700, Michael Llaneza
<maserati@speakeasy.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >Other way around for Kurosawa : 
> >
> >Seven Samurai (1954) vs. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
> >
> >Yojimbo (1961) vs. Fistfull of Dollars (1964)
> 
> David is right, though. Early westerns (from the 30s and 40s)
influenced
> Kurosawa, who made Seven Samurai and Yojimbo in the mode of American
> westerns.
> The westerns that you cite complete the circle as American (and
Italian!)
> directors were influenced by Kurosawa.
> 
> 
> Allan Goodall 		 awg@sympatico.ca
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> 
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