The Best Western Movies Ever Made
Duel in the sun (1946)
Duel In The Sun‘s producer David Selznik said it was “a picture of a thousand memorable moments.” Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones star in the Gone with the Wind style western film. The film was nicknamed “Lust in the Dust,” and was loved by many despite its melodramatic tendencies.
Movie Plot: 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.
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
- Rated: Passed
- Released: 21 Nov 1947 in USA
- Runtime: 129 min
- Starring: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore
- BoxOffice: $20,408,163
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
Duel in the Sun was Written by David O. Selznick (screenplay), Niven Busch (suggested by a novel by), Oliver H.P. Garrett (adaptation) and directed by King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle, Sidney Franklin, William Cameron Menzies, David O. Selznick, Josef von Sternberg and produced by Vanguard Films Production.
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