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Forty Guns

1957 · 80 min

A taut, shadowy western that crackles with moral tension and an unusual, grown-up romance.

Tagline
The Taming of the Arizona Territory!
Overview
An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshal arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • family
  • justice
  • violence
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
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
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western, drama
Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Written by
Samuel Fuller
Starring
Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Gene Barry, Robert Dix, Jidge Carroll, Paul Dubov
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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