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Despite the crisis of the US economy in the 1930s, the American cinematography of this period experienced the highest rise and prosperity - its "golden age". The viewer wanted to watch movies more than ever. This unexpected, at first glance, situation was explained quite simply. Along with exquisite elitist paintings by J. Ford (1895-1974) "The Grapes of Wrath", "Young Mr. Lincoln", W. Wyler (1902-1981) "The Dead Corner", "The Foxes", O. Wells (1915-1985) " Citizen Kane", which admired for its innovation in the field of drama, in the system of expressive means, stunned with its psychological depth and social significance, commercial genres are becoming widespread: gangster films, horror films, melodramas, musicals, westerns, etc. So, American cinema of the 1930s performed a certain compensatory function, distracting the viewer from life's problems.

This film forever engraved the director's name in the list of outstanding artists20th century worldcinematography In front of it, F. F. Coppola, U.Friedkin, S. Lumet and others.Thematic update by Gollywood was conditioned by the need forchanging the hero. Yes, inthe second half of the 60s -in the first half of the 70s appear on the screen like thiscalled antiheroes. Unlikelegendary x handsome men, "knights without fear"reproach" of the 30s,new heroes havecertainhuman weaknesses, but under any conditions they do not lose their sense of self-worth. Such imagesembodied by outstanding actors, known to the whole world as the brilliant Hollywood four - D. Hoffman,R. De Niro, J. Nicholson, Al Pacino.Al Pacino, outstandingAmerican and actorof Italian origin, pupil of the Higherschool of performing arts of TV, organically combines work in the theater in its activitiesand cinema.However, the worldwide fame of Al Pacinoidentified with cinema.

In classic films of the western genre, the action takes place in the American Wild West in the 19th century. The conflict usually unfolds between a gang of criminals, representatives of the authorities and bounty hunters. As in a conventional action movie, the dispute is resolved through violence, which is inevitably accompanied by gunfire. In westerns there is an atmosphere of aspiration for independence, characteristic of the inhabitants of the western part of the United States.