BUDD BOETTICHER
Name: Budd Boetticher
Born: July 29, 1916 Chicago, Illinois
Died: November 29, 2001 Ramona, California
Budd Boetticher (July 29, 1916 - November 29, 2001) was a film director during
the classical period in Hollywood most famous for the series of low-budget
Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph Scott. Known for their
sparse style, dramatic rocky locations near Lone Pine, California, and recurring
stories of a lone man seeking vengeance amidst a brutal and abstract landscape,
the films have, decades after their release, come to be known as some of the
most important Westerns ever made, often compared to the works of existential
writers or to narratives from the Old Testament. Unfortunately, to date, only
Seven Men From Now has received a special edition DVD release, and almost all of
Boetticher's most acclaimed films, including Ride Lonesome, The Tall T, Comanche
Station, Decision at Sundown, and Buchanon Rides Alone, are widely unavailable.
Boetticher was raised in the Midwest, born in Chicago, and was a star athlete at
the Ohio State University. After college he traveled to Mexico, where he learned
the art of bullfighting. A chance encounter with Rouben Mamoulian landed him his
first film job, as the technical advisor on Blood and Sand (1941).
Name: Budd Boetticher
Born: July 29, 1916 Chicago, Illinois
Died: November 29, 2001 Ramona, California
Budd Boetticher (July 29, 1916 - November 29, 2001) was a film director during
the classical period in Hollywood most famous for the series of low-budget
Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph Scott. Known for their
sparse style, dramatic rocky locations near Lone Pine, California, and recurring
stories of a lone man seeking vengeance amidst a brutal and abstract landscape,
the films have, decades after their release, come to be known as some of the
most important Westerns ever made, often compared to the works of existential
writers or to narratives from the Old Testament. Unfortunately, to date, only
Seven Men From Now has received a special edition DVD release, and almost all of
Boetticher's most acclaimed films, including Ride Lonesome, The Tall T, Comanche
Station, Decision at Sundown, and Buchanon Rides Alone, are widely unavailable.
Boetticher was raised in the Midwest, born in Chicago, and was a star athlete at
the Ohio State University. After college he traveled to Mexico, where he learned
the art of bullfighting. A chance encounter with Rouben Mamoulian landed him his
first film job, as the technical advisor on Blood and Sand (1941).