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All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953 · 101 min

A lush, old-fashioned seafaring melodrama that coasts on color and swagger, with brotherly rivalry simmering beneath the salt spray.

Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth
Tagline
MGM's Great Technicolor Romance!
Overview
In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.

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Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • greed
    • family
    • love
    • survival
    Places
    • sea
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    adventure
    Directed by
    Richard Thorpe
    Written by
    Harry Brown
    Starring
    Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth, Lewis Stone, Betta St. John, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar
    Music
    Miklós Rózsa
    Cinematography
    George J. Folsey
    Runtime
    101 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English, Spanish

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