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Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost (2008): Cast

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Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost is a 2008 documentary directed by Chris Cottam, starring Rich Hall. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.

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Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost (2008) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 29m (89 min)
Director
Chris Cottam
Genre
Documentary
Original language
English
After the credits
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The story

What Is Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost About?

The premise of Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost without spoilers.

Comedian Rich Hall travels west to investigate why the quintessential American western disappeared. Using iconic films such as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Little Big Man, The Wild Bunch and Unforgiven, he traces the genre’s rise and fall and shows how Hollywood created the cowboy as a moral, straight‑talking hero. He also reveals how successive presidents co‑opted that image to project strength and valor.

Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost Themes & Keywords

· 7 tags
  • western filmmaking as subject
  • doc holliday
  • cardinal direction in title
  • wild west
  • old west
  • film history
  • united states of america
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Cast & crew

Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost Cast

Rich Hall stars in Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost. Directed by Chris Cottam.

From the director

More from Chris Cottam

More films directed by Chris Cottam: The Problem with People, A Christmas Number One, Rich Hall’s Red Menace and Rich Hall’s Working for the American Dream.

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Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost?

Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).

When was Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost released?

Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost was released on June 13, 2008.

Who directed Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost?

Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost was directed by Chris Cottam.

More films by Chris Cottam

Who is in the cast of Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost?

Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost stars Rich Hall.

Does Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost have a post-credit scene?

No. Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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