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Only the Valiant

1951 · 105 min

A stoic, sunbaked cavalry western about a misunderstood officer facing a doomed stand, more brooding and honor-bound than action-packed.

Tagline: GREGORY PECK, AS CAPTAIN LANCE, WHO GAVE FORT INVINCIBLE ITS NAME!
Overview: Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loyalty
betrayal
survival
war
isolation
Places: wilderness
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: western
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Written by: Harry Brown, Edmund H. North
Starring: Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Gig Young, Neville Brand, Lon Chaney Jr., Jeff Corey, Warner Anderson
Music: Franz Waxman
Cinematography: Lionel Lindon
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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