Far West

Far West

1973 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Western, Comedy

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.

Directed by Jacques Brel · Written by Jacques Brel

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