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The Tall Stranger

1957 · 83 min

A steady, old-fashioned western that builds tension through land disputes and hidden motives, with a stoic hero navigating family conflict and frontier justice.

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Overview
A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Thomas Carr
Written by
Christopher Knopf
Starring
Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Barry Kelley, Michael Ansara, Whit Bissell, James Dobson, George N. Neise, Michael Pate
Music
Hans J. Salter
Cinematography
Wilfrid M. Cline
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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