Johnny Guitar (1954)

Directed by Nicholas Ray
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On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

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  1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
    "Nicholas Ray's stylized Western — colors, theatricality, female-gunslinger as central agent — is a documented Leone influence on Once Upon a Time in the West." source

Johnny Guitar (1954), directed by Nicholas Ray, has been cited as an influence on 1 later work, such as Once Upon a Time in the West. Check out the citations below.