Horse Operas

Unforgiven--a comparison of Clint Eastwood's character William Munny to Homer's Achilles.
Internet Movie Database: http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?+unforgiven+(1992)

Lonely are the Brave--commentary on the cowboy figure as renegade in 1962. Kirk Douglas stars with Oscar winners Walter Matthau and George Kennedy in a modern day western saga.

Research Link: http://filmsondisc.com/LaserReviews/Lonely.htm

Rio Grande--the Korean War: John Wayne and his political convictions.

Internet Movie Database: http://us.imdb.com/Title?Rio+Grande+(1950)

The Electric Horseman