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The Last Frontier

1955 · 98 min

A sturdy, wide-screen frontier drama that grinds slowly toward confrontation, its cold military rigidity and rough trapper energy clashing under vast open skies.

Directed by
Anthony Mann
Genres
Western
Starring
Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston
Tagline
CinemaScope brings you all its continent-sweeping power!
Overview
Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain who loses his fort to a hated colonel.

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Directed by
Anthony Mann
Genres
Western
Starring
Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • war
    • betrayal
    • survival
    • obsession
    Places
    • wilderness
    • military
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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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
    Anthony Mann
    Written by
    Russell S. Hughes, Philip Yordan
    Starring
    Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston, James Whitmore, Anne Bancroft, Russell Collins, Peter Whitney, Pat Hogan
    Music
    Leigh Harline
    Cinematography
    William C. Mellor
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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