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The Naked Spur

1953 · 91 min

A tense, morally tangled ride through rugged country, where greed and mistrust simmer under every conversation and the landscape itself feels like a threat.

Tagline
Packed with Technicolor Thrills!
Overview
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
Free in the UK
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
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Written by
Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom
Starring
James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, Millard Mitchell
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
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Languages
English, Polish

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