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The Unforgiven

1960 · 125 min

A slow-burning, racially charged western that builds to a tense, emotional siege, asking you to sit with uncomfortable truths.

Tagline
A new triumph from Academy Award winner John Huston
Overview
The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted daughter was stolen from the Kiowa tribe.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • family
  • identity
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
western, drama, romance
Directed by
John Huston
Written by
Ben Maddow
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Charles Bickford, Lillian Gish, Albert Salmi, Joseph Wiseman
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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