we need more snow westrens
not enough westren in the snow. the desert spaghetty westrens are kinda overused
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Evidently, an influence on The Hateful Eight was a Sergio Corbucci spaghetti "snow western" from 1968 called "The Great Silence." But we could also use more.
I also have a soft spot for "Westerns by the ocean," of which I can only remember two:
"One Eyed Jacks," (1961) the only movie directed by Marlon Brando, also starring him. Filmed in the Monterey-Carmel coastal area of Northern California(where parts of Vertigo were also filmed.)
"Hannie Caulder" (1972) Raquel Welch is a sexy woman out to avenge the murder of her husband, and her rape, by some hombre brothers led by Ernest Borgnine. Robert Culp steals the show as the deadpan bounty hunter who teaches Raquel the trade. In the middle of the film, they visit gunsmith Christopher Lee(in a rare good guy role) and his family by the ocean -- and a nice shootout with a bandit gang takes place "by the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea." Memorable.
"The Claim" (2000) is a top-of-the-line Western that inexplicably fell through the cracks when it was released. It has similarities to "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), but with more interesting characters, a more compelling story and spectacular locations, not to mention less focus on a house of ill repute. Both largely take place in winter.
"North Star" (1996) with James Caan and Christopher Lambert also has a winter setting.
"A Man Called Sledge" (1970) with James Garner has a wintery open and is a worthwhile obscure Western.
"Will Penny" (1967) and "Jeremiah Johnson" (1972) have some fairly long winter sequences as well.