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Pursued

1947 · 101 min

A brooding, shadowy western that feels like a psychological noir, heavy with family secrets and quiet dread.

Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genres
Western, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Robert Mitchum fights for the love of three people who want to see him dead...his family.
Overview
A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.

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Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genres
Western, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • trauma
  • memory
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
western, drama, romance
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Written by
Niven Busch
Starring
Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale, John Rodney, Harry Carey Jr., Clifton Young
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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