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The Ox-Bow Incident

Movie · 1943 · 77 min

A tight, somber chamber western that tightens like a noose, leaving you sickened and shaken by mob certainty.

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1943 film directed by William A. Wellman
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Year
1943
Runtime
77 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • morality
  • guilt
  • mystery
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, Western, revisionist Western
Directed by
William A. Wellman, James Tinling
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Starring
Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Jane Darwell, Dana Andrews, Margaret Hamilton, Harry Morgan, Harry Davenport, Francis Ford
Music
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography
Arthur Charles Miller
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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