Far West (1973)

6.6/10 90 min Western Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Jacques Brel

Jacques

Gabriel Jabbour

Gabriel

Danièle Evenou

Danièle

Michel Piccoli

Indian chief

Lino Ventura

Prisoner

Claude Lelouch

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

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