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Yellow Sky

1948 · 98 min

A sun-scorched, claustrophobic western that simmers with greed and mistrust, punctuated by sudden violence and a gritty, hard-won redemption.

Tagline
It was as if the YELLOW SKY had sought them out... where fate had forgotten them and life had left them behind!
Overview
In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman and her grandfather.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Starring
Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark, Robert Arthur, John Russell, Harry Morgan, James Barton, Charles Kemper
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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