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Feature film — 1946

Duel in the Sun (1946)

6.42h 24mWestern — Drama — Romance

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.

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A high-signal pick with 202 votes.

The Selznick Studio / Vanguard Films

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Director: King Vidor

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Cast & crew

Jennifer Jones as Pearl Chavez

Jennifer Jones

Pearl Chavez

Joseph Cotten as Jesse McCanles

Joseph Cotten

Jesse McCanles

Gregory Peck as Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

Gregory Peck

Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

Lionel Barrymore as Sen. Jackson McCanles

Lionel Barrymore

Sen. Jackson McCanles

Herbert Marshall as Scott Chavez

Herbert Marshall

Scott Chavez

Lillian Gish as Laura Belle McCanles

Lillian Gish

Laura Belle McCanles

Walter Huston as The Sinkiller

Walter Huston

The Sinkiller

Charles Bickford as Sam Pierce

Charles Bickford

Sam Pierce

Harry Carey as Lem Smoot

Harry Carey

Lem Smoot

Joan Tetzel as Helen Langford

Joan Tetzel

Helen Langford

Tilly Losch as Mrs. Chavez

Tilly Losch

Mrs. Chavez

Butterfly McQueen as Vashti

Butterfly McQueen

Vashti

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