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Last Stand at Saber River

1997 · 96 min

A somber, slow-burning Western about a fractured family trying to rebuild amid simmering frontier tensions and sudden violence.

Overview
As America recovers from the Civil War, one man tries to put the pieces of his life back together but finds himself fighting a new battle on the frontier. Cable is an embittered Confederate soldier who returns from the war to reclaim his Arizona homestead from rebel pioneers who sympathize with the Union war effort.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, drama, tv movie, western
Directed by
Dick Lowry
Written by
Ronald M. Cohen
Starring
Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis, Rachel Duncan, Haley Joel Osment, Keith Carradine, David Carradine, Tracey Needham, Chris Stacy
Music
David Shire
Cinematography
Ric Waite
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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