Editing Unforgiven (section)

{{Short description|1992 film by Clint Eastwood}}
{{about|the 1992 film}}
{{redirect|William Munny|the villain in ''Preacher'' comics|Saint of Killers}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Unforgiven
| image          = Unforgiven 2.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster by [[Bill Gold]]
| director       = [[Clint Eastwood]]
| producer       = Clint Eastwood
| writer         = [[David Webb Peoples]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* Clint Eastwood
* [[Gene Hackman]]
* [[Morgan Freeman]]
* [[Richard Harris]]
}}
| music          = [[Lennie Niehaus]]
| cinematography = [[Jack N. Green]]
| editing        = [[Joel Cox]]
| studio         = [[Malpaso Productions]]
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| released       = {{Film date|1992|08|03|[[Fox Bruin Theater|Mann Bruin Theater]]|1992|08|07|United States}}
| runtime        = 131 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unforgiven |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/unforgiven-1970-0 |access-date=January 13, 2015 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305071127/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/unforgiven-1970-0 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $14.4&nbsp;million<ref name="Numbers">{{Cite news |title=Unforgiven (1992) - Financial Information |work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Unforgiven#tab=summary |access-date=January 13, 2015 |archive-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311100949/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Unforgiven#tab=summary |url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $159.2&nbsp;million<ref name="Numbers" />
}}
'''''Unforgiven''''' is a 1992 American [[revisionist Western]]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Costello |first=Jacob |date=2022-05-09 |title=Quintessential revisionist western “Unforgiven” holds up well |url=https://depauliaonline.com/58099/artslife/film-tv/quintessential-revisionist-western-unforgiven-holds-up-well/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=The DePaulia}}</ref> film produced and directed by [[Clint Eastwood]] from a screenplay by [[David Peoples|David Webb Peoples]]. It stars Eastwood as William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he turned to farming. The film co-stars [[Gene Hackman]], [[Morgan Freeman]], and [[Richard Harris]].

''Unforgiven'' grossed over $159&nbsp;million on a budget of $14.4&nbsp;million and received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for the acting (particularly from Eastwood and Hackman), directing, editing, themes, and cinematography. The film won four [[Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for Eastwood, [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Hackman, and [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] for [[Joel Cox]]. Eastwood was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance, but lost to [[Al Pacino]] for ''[[Scent of a Woman (1992 film)|Scent of a Woman]]''.<ref name="OscarNight">{{cite news |last=Weinrub |first=Bernald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-oscars-night-start/123764249/ |title=Oscar's night started at noon in Hollywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429231955/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-oscars-night-start/123764249/ |date=March 30, 1993 |access-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |page=9 |work=The New York Times |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> The film was the third Western to win Best Picture,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canfield |first=David |date=April 16, 2015 |title=The 11 Best Modern Westerns |language=en-US |work=IndieWire |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/04/the-11-best-modern-westerns-2-63019/ |access-date=October 28, 2018 |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003659/https://www.indiewire.com/2015/04/the-11-best-modern-westerns-2-63019/ |url-status=live}}</ref> following ''[[Cimarron (1931 film)|Cimarron]]'' (1931) and ''[[Dances With Wolves]]'' (1990). Eastwood dedicated the film (at the end of the credits) to directors and mentors [[Sergio Leone]] and [[Don Siegel]]; "Dedicated to Sergio and Don".

In 2004, ''Unforgiven'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="loc.gov">{{Cite web |title=Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-04-215/films-added-to-national-film-registry-for-2004/2004-12-28/ |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=Library of Congress |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407183706/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-04-215/films-added-to-national-film-registry-for-2004/2004-12-28/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was remade into a 2013 Japanese film, also titled ''[[Unforgiven (2013 film)|Unforgiven]]'', which stars [[Ken Watanabe]] and changes the setting to the early [[Meiji era]] in Japan. Eastwood has long asserted that the film would be his last traditional Western, concerned that any future projects would simply rehash previous plotlines or imitate someone else's work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clint Eastwood reveals why UNFORGIVEN may be his last Western |url=http://afi.com/10top10/moviedetail.aspx?id=11&thumb=2 |access-date=February 25, 2018 |website=[[American Film Institute]] |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328153744/http://www.afi.com/10top10/moviedetail.aspx?id=11&thumb=2 |url-status=dead}}</ref>