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Duel in the Sun (1946)

★ 6.3/10 144 min Western, Drama, Romance United States English
Director: King Vidor
Screenplay by: David O. Selznick
Novel: Niven Busch
Adaptation: Oliver H.P. Garrett
Writer: Ben Hecht
Streaming: Not available
Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !

Description

Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

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Top Cast

Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones Pearl Chavez
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten Jesse McCanles
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck Lewton "Lewt" McCanles
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore Sen. Jackson McCanles
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall Scott Chavez
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish Laura Belle McCanles
Walter Huston
Walter Huston The Sinkiller
Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford Sam Pierce

Duel in the Sun Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Movies Approved By The Church Of Satan
Church of Satan #28

Critic Curated

Popmatters 100 Essential Female Film Performances
PopMatters #70

Filmmaker Curation

Martin Scorsese's Alternative List of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #27
Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #39

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