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64% Critic Match
Duel in the Sun
“Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !”
6.4 / 10• 1946• 2h 24m•NR• English
WesternDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Jones
Pearl Chavez
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. King Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Duel in the Sun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
