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The Night of the Grizzly

1966 · 108 min

A sturdy old-fashioned frontier yarn where family grit meets a menacing beast and grudges, tense but plainly told.

Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Genres
Adventure, Western
Overview
Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear nicknamed "Satan" who keeps killing Cole's livestock.

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Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Genres
Adventure, Western
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • revenge
  • nature
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure, western
Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Written by
Warren Douglas
Starring
Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Ron Ely, Nancy Kulp, Kevin Brodie, Ellen Corby, Jack Elam
Music
Leith Stevens
Cinematography
Harold Lipstein, Loyal Griggs
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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