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Stars in My Crown

1950 · 90 min

A gentle, earnest story of community and faith, with moments of quiet tension and warmth.

Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Genres
Western
Tagline
"Take Your Choice...Either I Speak...Or My Pistols Do!"
Overview
An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

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Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Genres
Western
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • race
  • justice
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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