Far West (1973)
Le Far West
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.
- Date of release
- 1973-05-31
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Western, Comedy
- Director
- Jacques Brel
Casting
- Jacques Brel — Jacques
- Gabriel Jabbour — Gabriel
- Danièle Evenou — Danièle
- Véronique Mucret — Véro
- Michel Piccoli — Indian chief
- Lino Ventura — Prisoner
- Claude Lelouch — Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Le Far West is a 1973 Belgian-French comedy film starring and directed by Jacques Brel. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. This was Brel's ninth feature film as an actor, and his second directorial effort. Brel was obsessed with "le Far West". The film was released 15 May 1973.
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