We've had a few threads on this Masterpiece and I'm thankful when someone brings the subject back.

I agree with everything you said..

This was surprisingly filmed in Black and White in 1962 when color was common in Westerns..It was a great decision because B&W really makes this film pop.

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Posted by LSUfan0420

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Posted on 6/29/22 at 5:21 pm to CU_Tigers4life

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We've had a few threads on this Masterpiece and I'm thankful when someone brings the subject back

my bad, i did a search but my Tiger Droppings search didn't show anything...at least not a thread i could easily find

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This was surprisingly filmed in Black and White in 1962 when color was common in Westerns..It was a great decision because B&W really makes this film pop

this goes exactly to my point on how it was beautifully shot...the black and white in a modern color time was really something that made it a great film

This post was edited on 6/29/22 at 5:24 pm

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Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 6/29/22 at 7:18 pm to CU_Tigers4life

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This was surprisingly filmed in Black and White in 1962 when color was common in Westerns..It was a great decision because B&W really makes this film pop.

This wasn't intended. Ford wanted to shoot it in color, like a standard Wayne outdoor epic of the period. But the studio would not give the money for that.

So Ford shot it like a film noir, mostly set at night and/or inside, with few of the daylight exteriors (notably the how to shoot a gun scene) that you expect in a western.

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