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Duel in the Sun

1946

King Vidor

Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Lionel Barrymore ...

7.5

11,903

Western. Romance. Drama Orphaned half-breed Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) comes to Spanish Bit, a Ponderosa-like cattle ranch run by despotic McCandless (Lionel Barrymore). There she finds kindness in the heart of ex-Dixie Belle Lillian Gish. But her romantic presence splits the empire. Bookish son Jesse (Joseph Cotton) is disillusioned when his malevolent brother Lewton (Gregory Peck) openly seduces Pearl. Both sons are forced to leave the ranch, Pearl ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Despite all his flashy exploitation, Mr. Selznick can't long hide the fact that his multimillion-dollar Western is a spectacularly disappointing job"	NEG
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"There's no doubt that it goes too far in almost every direction-but that touch of obsession is exactly what saves"	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Morrison Empire	"Everything about this film is overlush and over the top, but it looks stunning and offers a feast of high drama (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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