Duel in the Sun

Name: Duel in the Sun
Genre: Western, Drama, Romance
Released: 1946-12-31
Duration: 144 min
Rating: 6.405

★ 6,4 /10 (195 Votes)

1946 EN 144 min

Overview

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.

Stream

Rent

Release date

31/12/1946

Votes

195

Popularity

2.6

Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !

Genres

Western Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

144 min

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$20,400,000

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

Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)

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John Barton

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Bell

McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Party Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Bond

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Lovyss Bradley

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

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George Chung

Man (uncredited)

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Tex Cooper

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Cordell

Sid (uncredited)

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Tom Daly

Cowboy (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Train Engineer (uncredited)

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Steve Dunhill

Jake (uncredited)

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Slim Gaut

Party Guest (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Party Guest (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Barfly (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Gambler (uncredited)

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Al Kunde

Barfly (uncredited)

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Ann Kunde

Party Guest (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Barfly (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Gambler (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)

Hank Patterson

Man (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Train Fireman (uncredited)

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Rose Plumer

Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Townsman (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Allen D. Sewall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Lucile Sewall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Lloyd Shaw

Barbecue Dance Caller (uncredited)

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Tom Smith

Barfly (uncredited)

Al Taylor

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Townsman (uncredited)

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dan White

Ed (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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Pearl, you're curved in the flesh of temptation. Duel in the Sun is predominantly directed by King Vidor and is produced and written by David O. Selznick who adapts (with help from H.P. Garrett & Ben Hecht) from Niven Busch's novel. It stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish and Lionel Barrymore; with a huge support cast list that contains the likes of Herbert Marshall, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford & Harry Carey. The plot centres around Pearl Chavez (Jones), a half Indian girl who is orphaned after her father kills her mother and her lover. Pearl is sent to live w…

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The story here - a sort of Cain and Abel style topic that causes no end of pain for Jennifer Jones ("Pearl") is gorgeous to look at, gritty and very well put together. It is also, however, far too long and for the most part devoid of much pace. Joseph Cotton ("Jesse") and Gregory Peck ("Lewt") are both the sons of ruthless senator "McCanles" (Lionel Barrymore) the former a decent, if rather weak sort of character, the latter much more of a lethal loose cannon - but both vie for the love of the beautiful, sultry "Pearl". When the railroad arrives, wanting to cross the old man's land, "Jesse" si…

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