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Rancho Notorious

1952 · 86 min

A brooding, ballad-driven western that simmers with quiet tension and doomed romance, feeling like a slow-burning tale of obsession and consequence.

Tagline
Where anything goes… for a price!
Overview
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • love
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, western
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Daniel Taradash
Starring
Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer, Gloria Henry, William Frawley, Lisa Ferraday, John Raven, Jack Elam
Music
Emil Newman
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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