Duel in the Sun (1946) - film review
King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle, Sidney Franklin, William Cameron Menzies, David O. Selznick, Josef von Sternberg
Western / Drama
Summary
Duel in the Sun is an American western first released in 1946,
directed by King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle, Sidney Franklin, William Cameron Menzies, David O. Selznick and Josef von Sternberg.
The film stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore and Herbert Marshall.
It has also been released under the title: King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle, Sidney Franklin, William Cameron Menzies, David O. Selznick, Josef von Sternberg
- Script: Niven Busch, Oliver H.P. Garrett, David O. Selznick, Ben Hecht
- Photo: Lee Garmes, Ray Rennahan, Harold Rosson
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Cast: Jennifer Jones (Pearl Chavez), Joseph Cotten (Jesse McCanles), Gregory Peck (Lewton ’Lewt’ McCanles), Lionel Barrymore (Sen. Jackson McCanles), Herbert Marshall (Scott Chavez), Lillian Gish (Laura Belle McCanles), Walter Huston (The Sinkiller), Charles Bickford (Sam Pierce), Harry Carey (Lem Smoot), Joan Tetzel (Helen Langford), Tilly Losch (Mrs. Chavez), Butterfly McQueen (Vashti), Scott McKay (Sid), Otto Kruger (Mr. Langford), Sidney Blackmer (The Lover), Charles Dingle (Sheriff Hardy), Griff Barnett (The Bordertown Jailer), Lane Chandler (Fence-Line Cavalry Captain), Tom Dillon (Train Engineer), Robert McKenzie (Bartender Zeke), Lloyd Shaw (Barbecue Dance Caller), Frank Cordell (Sid), Dan White (Ed, the Wrangler), Hank Bell (McCanles Ranch Hand), Johnny Bond (Cowhand at Barbecue), Tex Cooper (Square Dancer), Steve Dunhill (Jake), Si Jenks (Dance-Floor Cowboy), Victor Kilian (Gambler), Kermit Maynard (Barfly), Francis McDonald (Gambler), Lee Phelps (Train Fireman), Rose Plumer (Dancer), Bert Roach (Barbecue Guest), Al Taylor (Cowboy at Barbecue), Orson Welles (Narrator), Guy Wilkerson (Dance-Floor Cowboy), Hank Worden (Dance- Floor Cowboy)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 129 min
- Aka: King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun
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