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Lonely are the Brave

1962 · 107 min

A quiet, bittersweet elegy for a vanishing way of life, with a stubborn hero and a poignant, inevitable ending.

Tagline
Life can never cage a man like this!
Overview
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 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
  • freedom
  • isolation
  • identity
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
western, drama
Directed by
David Miller
Written by
Dalton Trumbo
Starring
Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor, William Schallert, George Kennedy, Karl Swenson
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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