Índice
Prólogo, por Xavier
Pérez..............................................................................11
Introducción
..............................................................................................15
Historia del
género....................................................................................21
Las películas
clave......................................................................................33
Asalto y robo de un tren
..........................................................................................35
The Invaders ............................................................................................................36
La caravana de Oregón
............................................................................................37
El caballo de hierro..................................................................................................39
El hijo de la pradera
................................................................................................40
El maquinista de la General......................................................................................42
Billy the Kid
............................................................................................................43
La gran
jornada........................................................................................................44
Cimarrón
..................................................................................................................46
Buffalo Bill
..............................................................................................................48
La diligencia
............................................................................................................50
Dodge, ciudad sin ley
..............................................................................................53
Tierra de
audaces......................................................................................................55
El
forastero................................................................................................................57
Espíritu de
conquista................................................................................................59
Murieron con las botas
puestas................................................................................60
Duelo al sol
..............................................................................................................64
Pasión de los fuertes
................................................................................................66
Los
inconquistables..................................................................................................68
Pursued......................................................................................................................70
Cielo amarillo
..........................................................................................................72
Fort
Apache..............................................................................................................73
Río
Rojo....................................................................................................................75
Juntos hasta la
muerte..............................................................................................77
La legión invencible
................................................................................................79
Colt
45......................................................................................................................81
Flecha
rota................................................................................................................82
El
pistolero................................................................................................................84
Río
Grande................................................................................................................87
Wagon Master
..........................................................................................................88
Winchester 73
..........................................................................................................90
Tambores lejanos......................................................................................................92
Encubridora..............................................................................................................93
Horizontes lejanos....................................................................................................95
Solo ante el peligro
..................................................................................................97
Colorado Jim............................................................................................................99
El desertor de El Álamo
........................................................................................101
Raíces profundas....................................................................................................102
Apache....................................................................................................................104
El jardín del diablo
................................................................................................106
Johnny
Guitar..........................................................................................................108
Río sin
retorno........................................................................................................111
Track of
the
Cat......................................................................................................113
Veracruz..................................................................................................................114
Busca tu
refugio......................................................................................................116
Filón de
plata..........................................................................................................118
Los
implacables......................................................................................................120
La pradera sin ley
..................................................................................................122
Tierras lejanas
........................................................................................................123
Wichita....................................................................................................................125
Centauros del
desierto............................................................................................126
Jubal........................................................................................................................128
The Last Hunt
........................................................................................................129
Una pistola al
amanecer..........................................................................................131
Yuma ......................................................................................................................133
Duelo de
titanes......................................................................................................135
Forty
Guns..............................................................................................................137
El tren de las 3.10
..................................................................................................138
La verdadera historia de Jesse James
....................................................................140
Desafío en la ciudad muerta
..................................................................................142
El hombre del Oeste ..............................................................................................144
Horizontes de
grandeza..........................................................................................146
Terror in a
Texas Town ..........................................................................................148
El árbol del
ahorcado..............................................................................................149
Duelo en el
barro....................................................................................................151
El hombre de las pistolas de
oro............................................................................152
Los que no
perdonan..............................................................................................154
Ride Lonesome
......................................................................................................155
Río
Bravo................................................................................................................157
Estrella de fuego
....................................................................................................160
Los siete magníficos
..............................................................................................161
Dos cabalgan
juntos................................................................................................164
El rostro
impenetrable............................................................................................166
La conquista del
Oeste............................................................................................167
Duelo en la alta
sierra............................................................................................170
El hombre que mató a Liberty Valance..................................................................172
Brandy....................................................................................................................174
El gran combate......................................................................................................175
Mayor
Dundee........................................................................................................177
Río
Conchos............................................................................................................179
La muerte tenía un precio
......................................................................................181
A través del huracán
..............................................................................................183
Los
profesionales....................................................................................................184
El Dorado................................................................................................................186
Hasta que llegó su
hora..........................................................................................188
El póker de la muerte..............................................................................................189
Grupo
salvaje..........................................................................................................191
El día de los
tramposos..........................................................................................193
Infierno de cobardes
..............................................................................................195
Pat Garrett y Billy the
Kid......................................................................................196
Missouri..................................................................................................................199
Forajidos de
leyenda..............................................................................................200
La puerta del
cielo..................................................................................................202
El jinete
pálido........................................................................................................203
Silverado
................................................................................................................205
Bailando con lobos
................................................................................................206
Sin perdón
..............................................................................................................208
Wyatt
Earp..............................................................................................................210
Dead
Man................................................................................................................211
Grandes
iconos
........................................................................................213
Budd
Boetticher......................................................................................................215
Walter
Brennan
......................................................................................................216
Niven Bush
............................................................................................................217
Harry
Carey............................................................................................................218
Borden
Chase..........................................................................................................218
Gary
Cooper............................................................................................................219
Delmer
Daves
........................................................................................................221
Kirk
Douglas..........................................................................................................222
Clint
Eastwood........................................................................................................224
Henry Fonda
..........................................................................................................225
John
Ford................................................................................................................227
Zane Grey
..............................................................................................................229
William S.
Hart......................................................................................................229
Henry
Hathaway
....................................................................................................231
Howard
Hawks ......................................................................................................232
Thomas
Harper Ince
..............................................................................................233
Burt
Kennedy..........................................................................................................234
Sergio
Leone
..........................................................................................................235
Anthony
Mann........................................................................................................236
Tom Mix
................................................................................................................239
Dudley
Nichols
......................................................................................................239
Gregory
Peck..........................................................................................................240
Sam
Peckinpah........................................................................................................241
Randolph
Scott........................................................................................................243
James
Stewart
........................................................................................................244
John
Sturges............................................................................................................245
Raoul
Walsh............................................................................................................246
John Wayne
............................................................................................................247
Richard
Widmark....................................................................................................249
Philip
Yordan..........................................................................................................250
Apéndices..................................................................................................251
Notas ......................................................................................................................253
Bibliografía
básica..................................................................................................255
Páginas web............................................................................................................257
Índice onomástico
..................................................................................................259