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The Kentuckian

1955 · 104 min

A gentle, old-fashioned frontier yarn with warm family feeling, occasional fistfights and a slow, amiable drift toward a hopeful ending.

Directed by
Burt Lancaster
Genres
Western
Tagline
Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!
Overview
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.

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Directed by
Burt Lancaster
Genres
Western
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • freedom
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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