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Ice Palace

1960 · 143 min

A sweeping, snowbound saga of rivalry and ambition, heavy with generational heartbreak and rugged frontier grandeur.

Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Tagline
When a man makes love -- that's when a woman can tell.
Overview
Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious cannery tycoon Zeb "Czar" Kennedy and rugged activist leader Thor Storm, two rough-hewn men whose bitter 40-year rivalry mirrored their powerful land's struggle for statehood.

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Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Genres
Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • ambition
  • revenge
  • family
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Written by
Harry Kleiner
Starring
Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Carolyn Jones, George Takei, Diane McBain, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Shirley Knight
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Runtime
143 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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