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Oscar Boetticher Jr. (/ ˈ b ɛ t ɪ k ər / 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.
Budd Boetticher. Director: Bullfighter and the Lady. Brilliant, distinguished American director, particularly of Westerns, whose simple, bleak style disguises a complex artistic temperament.
The five briskly entertaining, vividly performed westerns made by director Budd Boetticher and strapping star Randolph Scott in the second half of the 1950s transcend their B-movie origins to become rich, unexpectedly profound explorations of loyalty, greed, honor, and revenge.
Budd Boetticher. Director: Bullfighter and the Lady. Brilliant, distinguished American director, particularly of Westerns, whose simple, bleak style disguises a complex artistic temperament.
Sep 23, 2019 · A beginner’s path through the spare, low-budget westerns and B movies of Budd Boetticher.
Feb 7, 2006 · 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.
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.
