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Duel in the Sun

1946 · 144 min

A sweeping, overheated melodrama of forbidden desire and family conflict, visually grand but emotionally turbulent and often unsettling.

Tagline
Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !
Overview
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance8
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
western, drama, romance
Directed by
King Vidor
Written by
Ben Hecht, David O. Selznick
Starring
Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Ray Rennahan, Harold Rosson
Runtime
144 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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