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Cowboy

1958 · 92 min

A slow-burning, character-driven Western that trades gunfights for the grit of cattle drives and the complexities of an unlikely friendship.

Directed by
Delmer Daves
Genres
Western
Starring
Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi
Tagline
THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!
Overview
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...

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Directed by
Delmer Daves
Genres
Western
Starring
Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Delmer Daves
Written by
Dalton Trumbo, Edmund H. North
Starring
Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi, Brian Donlevy, Dick York, Víctor Manuel Mendoza, Richard Jaeckel, King Donovan
Music
George Duning
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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