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The Man from Laramie

1955 · 103 min

A brooding, deliberate Western that tightens like a wire, with stark landscapes and moral shadows beneath its wide skies.

Tagline
The man you'll never forget!
Overview
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • obsession
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, western
Directed by
Anthony Mann
Written by
Frank Burt, Philip Yordan
Starring
James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'Donnell, Alex Nicol, Aline MacMahon, Wallace Ford, Jack Elam
Music
George Duning
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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