8 Best Snowy Westerns Ever
6. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Directed by Sydney Pollack (The Firm) and starring Robert Redford (All is Lost), the titular hero is a Civil War veteran who abandons civilisation in 1850 to learn about survival in the Utah mountains. In time, he becomes at one with nature and lives off the land until he and his new family are threatened by hostile Natives.
Having lived in the Utah region, Redford was familiar with the gruelling sub-zero temperatures which came as a great shock to the film crew. However, his expertise came in handy with Redford acting as a tour guide for locations and recces. As the first western film to be accepted into the Cannes Film Festival, it also earned a spot as one of the most popular films of the year.