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The Young Land

1959 · 89 min

A slow-burning courtroom western that weighs justice against prejudice, with a serious, earnest tone and a sense of moral tension.

Tagline
THE TROUBLE MAKER...THE LAW MAKER...BOTH NOT OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE!
Overview
An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • race
  • power
  • morality
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
western
Directed by
Ted Tetzlaff
Written by
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Starring
Patrick Wayne, Yvonne Craig, Dennis Hopper, Dan O'Herlihy, Roberto De La Madrid, Cliff Ketchum, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Ken Curtis
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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