Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !
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.
Duel in the Sun (1946) is a western, drama and romance film directed by King Vidor, released on December 31, 1946 with a runtime of 2h 24m. It stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck and Lionel Barrymore. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 198 ratings.
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Jennifer Jones
as Pearl Chavez
Joseph Cotten
as Jesse McCanles
Gregory Peck
as Lewton "Lewt" McCanles
Lionel Barrymore
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
Herbert Marshall
as Scott Chavez
Lillian Gish
as Laura Belle McCanles
Walter Huston
as The Sinkiller
Charles Bickford
as Sam Pierce
Harry Carey
as Lem Smoot
Joan Tetzel
as Helen Langford
Tilly Losch
as Mrs. Chavez
Butterfly McQueen
as Vashti
Directed by King Vidor, written by David O. Selznick, Niven Busch and Oliver H.P. Garrett, produced by David O. Selznick.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 198 ratings.
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,…
Reviewed on June 10, 2017
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,…
Reviewed on July 7, 2022
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The main cast of Duel in the Sun (1946) includes Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore and Herbert Marshall. The film was directed by King Vidor. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Duel in the Sun was released on December 31, 1946 and runs for 2h 24m.
Duel in the Sun (1946) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 198 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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