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The Sea of Grass

1947 · 123 min

A sweeping, sorrowful frontier melodrama of a marriage worn down by pride and the harsh land, played with grand, aching restraint.

Directed by: Elia Kazan
Genres: Drama, Western, Romance
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker

Tagline: Big as its stars!
Overview: On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.

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Directed by: Elia Kazan
Genres: Drama, Western, Romance
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
love
betrayal
isolation
environment
Places: countryside
small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, western, romance
Directed by: Elia Kazan
Written by: Marguerite Roberts, Vincent Lawrence
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker, Melvyn Douglas, Phyllis Thaxter, Edgar Buchanan, Harry Carey, Ruth Nelson
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cinematography: Harry Stradling Sr.
Runtime: 123 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Italian

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