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Legends of the Fall

Movie · 1994 · 128 min

A sweeping, sorrowful family saga that moves from rugged wilderness beauty to battlefield horror and back, leaving you heavy with loss and longing.

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1994 film directed by Edward Zwick
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Class
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Year
1994
Runtime
128 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, Western, war, romance
Directed by
Edward Zwick
Written by
William D. Wittliff
Starring
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, Aidan Quinn, Karina Lombard, Henry Thomas, Christina Pickles, Eric Johnson
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
John Toll
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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