Wanted Alive or Dead, . . . Dead! (The Bounty Hunter in Western films)
Where life had no value, death, sometimes, had its price. That is why the bounty killers appeared.
Title card: For a Few Dollars More (1965)
“Alive or dead? It's your choice.”
Clint Eastwood as Monco
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Title card: For a Few Dollars More (1965)
“Alive or dead? It's your choice.”
Clint Eastwood as Monco
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
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- StarsSteve McQueenWright KingOlan SouleA Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria VolontèTwo bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a gang of outlaws led by a psychotic Mexican bandit, who is plotting an audacious bank robbery.
- DirectorAndré De TothStarsRandolph ScottDolores DornMarie WindsorA bounty hunter, hired by Pinkerton, trails 3 unknown murderous train robbers to a town and finds a host of suspects.
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsHenry FondaAnthony PerkinsBetsy PalmerA cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.
- DirectorRoberto MauriStarsBrad HarrisVassili KarisElena PedemonteVillainous bounty hunter Jim Sparrow kills his brother and frames Sabata for the murder.
- StarsRobert CulpNorman LeavittEllen CorbyTexas Ranger Hoby Gilman travels the Old West tracking down assorted killers, bank robbers, horse thieves, and other evil-doers.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsRobert HortonLloyd BochnerKaren SteeleAfter spending time and making friends in yet another Western town, Shenandoah finds out that there is a "Wanted Dead or Alive" poster with his face on it and a $500 reward. As a result, he is stalked by a bounty hunter. Conspicuously, there is no name on the poster and no clue as to Shenandoah's missing identity. Shenandoah seeks to find out if the poster is valid and who published it.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsClint WalkerRichard BasehartJohn EricsonTwo rival bounty hunters are after the same killer, but find they have to join together to fight off his gang.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PrattEthan HawkeSeven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist.
- DirectorGene Fowler Jr.StarsCharles BronsonRobert HuttonJohn CarradineA deputy marshal kills a murderer in a town that loved him, and when no one is willing to identify him, he can't collect any reward.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan FreemanRetired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsDon MeredithJeff CoreyGloria DeHavenA traveling horse trader and his young nephew travel the west in search of the boy's prize Arabian horse, who has been stolen by a bounty hunter.
- DirectorAlfonso BalcázarStarsCarl MöhnerLuis DávilaFernando SanchoWhile being pursued by a bounty hunter, Doc, a gambler, accidentally sees bandits killing a sheriff. Doc pretends to be the sheriff so the bounty hunter will stop his chase. The bandits however still believe the sheriff is alive.
- DirectorAbraham PolonskyStarsRobert RedfordKatharine RossRobert BlakeIn 1909, when young Paiute Indian Willie Boy returns to his California reservation to be with Lola, whose father disapproves of him, a killing in self defense takes place, triggering a massive man hunt for Willie.
- DirectorJohn MacleanStarsKodi Smit-McPheeCaren PistoriusAorere PakiA young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide.
- DirectorManuel EstebaStarsPierre BriceGiuseppe CardilloFernando SanchoA mysterious bounty hunter goes after a town boss who is murdering homesteaders for their land.
- DirectorSergio GarroneStarsCraig HillIda GalliGiovanni CianfrigliaJerry, Reno and Paco are in prison, where they meet a young Mexican man who claims he has been convicted for a crime he hasn't committed. Mysteriously, the three men are released of prison and proceed to prove the Mexican man's innocence.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsMark DamonValeria FabriziFranco De RosaA Mexican bandit teams up with a band of renegade Native Americans to avenge his older brothers when they are killed by a prankster, gold-obsessed bounty hunter.
- DirectorJimmy HaywardStarsJosh BrolinMegan FoxJohn MalkovichIn exchange for his freedom, bounty hunter Jonah Hex must track down a terrorist with a superweapon.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsLee Van CleefWilliam BergerIgnazio SpallaA master gunfighter sides with a banjo-playing drifter and a Mexican tramp to foil the dignitaries of Daugherty, who want to use stolen army money to buy land that the railroad will cross.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsSamuel L. JacksonKurt RussellJennifer Jason LeighIn the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
- DirectorMichele LupoStarsGiuliano GemmaFernando SanchoCorinne MarchandAfter getting sprung from prison by a Mexican bandit, a bounty hunter is hired to protect a town by the father of a saloon girl killed by a member of the bandit's gang.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneKim DarbyGlen CampbellA drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian Territory.
- DirectorChristopher CainStarsEmilio EstevezKiefer SutherlandLou Diamond PhillipsA group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.