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Duel at Diablo

1966 · 105 min

A grim, sun-scorched siege that tightens slowly, mixing brutal frontier violence with quiet, wounded resolve.

Directed by
Ralph Nelson
Genres
Western
Starring
James Garner, Sidney Poitier, Bill Travers
Tagline
Yesterday they fought each other – today they fight together in a dead end canyon called Diablo!
Overview
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.

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Directed by
Ralph Nelson
Genres
Western
Starring
James Garner, Sidney Poitier, Bill Travers
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • revenge
  • violence
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Ralph Nelson
Written by
Michael M. Grilikhes, Marvin H. Albert
Starring
James Garner, Sidney Poitier, Bill Travers, Bibi Andersson, Dennis Weaver, William Redfield, John Hoyt, John Crawford
Music
Neal Hefti
Cinematography
Charles F. Wheeler
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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