Kansas, in the geographic center of the United States, has a rich history connected with the American Old West and with the American Civil War ("Bleeding Kansas"), including the history of the notorious guerrilla commander William Quantrill. The following is a partial chronological list of major motion pictures set in Kansas.[1][2]
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Three of the listed films have won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
References
edit- ^ "Kansas in the Movies". Washburn University: Center for Kansas Studies. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Cool Things - Western Movies Set in Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved July 7, 2014.