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Budd Boetticher. Oscar Boetticher Jr. ( / ˈbɛtɪkər / BET-i-kər; July 29, 1916 – November 29, 2001), known as Budd Boetticher , was an American film director. He is best remembered for a series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph Scott. [1] [2]
Budd Boetticher (1916-2001) Budd Boetticher. Brilliant, distinguished American director, particularly of Westerns, whose simple, bleak style disguises a complex artistic temperament. The adopted son of a wealthy hardware retailer, Boetticher attended Culver Military Academy and Ohio State University, where he excelled in football and boxing.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- January 1, 1
- Ramona, California, USA
- The Tall T. 1957. Based on a story by Elmore Leonard, this collaboration between director Budd Boetticher, actor Randolph Scott, and screenwriter Burt Kennedy is a model of elegantly economical storytelling charged with psychological tension.
- Decision at Sundown. 1957. Randolph Scott boldly subverts his upstanding image in this stark, often startlingly bleak tale of revenge and a man’s misguided quest for redemption.
- Buchanan Rides Alone. 1958. Welcome to Agry Town, a corrupt border outpost presided over by a pair of rival brothers whose bottomless greed corrupts everything in their orbit.
- Ride Lonesome. 1959. Mysterious motivations drive taciturn bounty hunter Ben Brigade (Randolph Scott) to capture a wanted murderer—but his quest is complicated when he is accosted by a pair of outlaws who have their own inscrutable reasons for riding along.
Budd Boetticher. Director: Bullfighter and the Lady. Brilliant, distinguished American director, particularly of Westerns, whose simple, bleak style disguises a complex artistic temperament. The adopted son of a wealthy hardware retailer, Boetticher attended Culver Military Academy and Ohio State University, where he excelled in football and boxing. Following his schooling Boetticher ...
- July 29, 1916
- November 29, 2001
Dec 1, 2001 · Budd Boetticher, who directed a series of stark, low-budget westerns regarded by film scholars as classics of the genre, died on Thursday at his home in Ramona, Calif. He was 85.
The Criterion Collection’s latest box set, The Ranown Westerns, presents five films from Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott: The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone (all three shown in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1), Ride Lonesome, and Comanche Station (both in the ratio of 2.39:1). The films are delivered in 4K 2160p/24hz ...
Feb 7, 2006 · Issue 38. Issue 83. Budd Boetticher stumbled into the movies in the fluky way so many of Hollywood’s two-fisted directors of the silent days landed in the director’s chair, but with a high society twist only Hollywood could have written. The 20-year-old kid from a wealthy family decided he wanted to learn how to bullfight and wound up ...
