Are there fans of old westerns here among us?
I drew my son-in-law’s name for Xmas. He’s a western fan and my home area is known for movies, especially westerns so I’m looking at titles of classics to get him.
If you have a fav in these or a suggestion and I could see if was filmed in the Owens Valley area or close.
Sons of Katie Elder
Nevada Smith
Will Penny
Joe Kidd
How The West Was Won
The Shootist
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This is not exactly the sort of thing you describe, but Prospect (2018) is a great sci-fi gold rush movie starring Pedro Pascal.
I watched it and barely noticed the sci-fi elements. I was so keyed into the Western elements. It's the best recent Western I've seen.
Definitely not set in the Owens Valley.