Throughout the years, actor and director Clint Eastwood's most popular and successful genre has overwhelmingly been the western. In fact, many people automatically connect Eastwood's name with the westerns in which he has starred. Over the course of his career, Eastwood has become the epitome of the tough leading man and action hero, in the process also becoming a legend in his own time. Eastwood's legacy of films and series includes Ambush at Cimarron Pass, Rawhide, Two Mules for Sister Sara, Joe Kidd, Bronco Billy and Pale Rider. Although some of these are traditional westerns that tells stories about the old West, others discuss the contemporary cowboy trying to make his way.

Unforgiven was Eastwood's first movie to gross over one hundred million dollars at the box office. The film has an all-star cast, including Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Eastwood himself. Prior to starring in Unforgiven, Hackman...