Duel in the Sun (1947)
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Product Details: Duel in the Sun (1947)
- Edition:
- DVD . See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- Unrated
- Release Date:
- 05/25/2004
- UPC:
- 027616905741
- Directed by:
- B. Reeves Eason
- Featuring:
- Tony Huston (II), Joan Tetzel, Harry Carey Sr.. See all cast
Synopsis: Duel in the Sun (1947)
Synopis: Dubbed "Lust in the Dust" by Hollywood wags and, at $5 million, the most expensive film made up to that time, DUEL IN THE SUN stars Jennifer Jones as Pearl Chavez, a stunning young half-breed. After her father's death, she's taken in by distant relative Laura Belle McCanles (Lillian Gish), whose husband, Senator (Lionel Barrymore), is a Texas cattle baron of immense wealth. She soons finds herself attracted to the two McCanles sons: the magnetic hell-raiser Lewt (Gregory Peck) and the educated, restrained Jesse (Joseph Cotten). Since Pearl is presumed to have inherited her mother's hot-blooded disposition, she's tagged as a bad girl by Lewt, who quickly makes a pass at her without success. But with Jesse away on business, she and Lewt eventually become lovers, although she still can't decide which of the two she loves. Meanwhile, Senator is embroiled in a dispute over the invasion of his property by railroad interests, becoming enraged when Jesse chooses the pen over the shotgun as a negotiating tool. Saturated in sexual innuendo, this fabulously overripe, overproduced melodrama, which constantly teeters on the edge of camp, is, more than anything else, the product of David O. Selznick's megalomaniacal desire to top his earlier epic, GONE WITH THE WIND. That said, the acting is very good, as is Dimitri Tiomkin's score, and the crowd scenes are superbly orchestrated.Features: Duel in the Sun (1947)
Features: DVD Features:Region 1
Keep Case
Full-Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
User Reviews: Duel in the Sun
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didn't know what to expect, wasn't disap
, December 18, 2000Reviewer:
Alex L - See all Alex L's reviews
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"Duel" is a fine specimen. The film is beautiful to my modern eyes, as one hopes it would be for the five million 1946 dollars it cost to make--more than any that came before. (One blemish is the needlessly offensive depiction of race, although it's perhaps no worse than other movies of the era.)
Jennifer Jones, as the protagonist Pearl, plays beautifully, seductively, desperately, tragically. In fact, she spends the entire movie dancing, heaving, sweating, crying, and rolling around in the dirt. Some might call it overacting; whatever it is, I'm not complaining.
If you are looking for subtlety, look elsewhere. But if you are looking for passion, drama, and the quest for personal liberation, this movie is for you. ...