Far West

May 31, 1973

1h 30m

★ 6.2

Overview

This Belgian/French tale chronicles the efforts of Jacques (Jacques Brel) to find the Old West in modern America. Dressed as cowboy, he travels throughout western American cities and towns and finds others similarly dressed. These idealists gather together and build an old-western-style town in the middle of an abandoned factory, battling local bureaucracies in the process.

Genres

Western

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Films 13

International Film Company (IFC)

Far West Trailers

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Cast

Jacques

Jacques Brel

Gabriel

Gabriel Jabbour

Danièle

Danièle Evenou

Véro

Véronique Mucret

Indian chief

Michel Piccoli

Prisoner

Lino Ventura

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Claude Lelouch

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