Duel in the Sun – Beautiful Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father’s first love and finds herself torn between two brothers, one good and the other bad.
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Director: King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle
Writers: David O. Selznick, Niven Busch, Oliver H.P. Garrett
Stars: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck
Genre: Western, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 1947 (United States)
Also Known As: Duelo al sol
Filming Locations: Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson, Arizona, USA(final duel)
Story:
When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, Pearl Chavez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas. Welcomed by Laura Belle and her elder lawyer son Jesse, she meets with hostility from the ranch-owner himself, wheelchair-bound Senator Jackson McCanles, and with lustful interest from demonizing, unruly younger son Lewt. Almost at once, already existing family tensions are exacerbated by her presence and the way she is physically drawn to Lewt.
Review:
A Unique Film Work
The restored "Road Show" DVD of David O. Selznick’s production of "Duel in the Sun" is a most impressive experience. What this restoration has done is to place the viewer back to 1946 at the premiere itself.
Selznick’s vision was huge, romantic, and sumptuous. He had the means to spare no expense or effort in realizing this grandiose concept. The result is a sweeping drama set in the west, yet rising above the normal trappings of most movie westerns.
First a trio of photographers headed by the peerless Lee Garmes, and assisted by Ray Rennahan and Hal Rosson, provided a rich and colorful canvas of romantic artistry and beauty. Then a screenplay by producer Selznick emphasized the Gothic and overripe emotions with great relish. If you’re going to do it, do it, was the attitude. Let the trash explode on the screen. Added to this formidable group of artists came director King Vidor, beautifully directing a carefully chosen and extremely talented cast, and creating some magnificent and memorable set pieces.
Lastly came the legendary composer, Dimitri Tiomkin, crafting a superb score, exuding the pent up and released emotions of the characters and painting the hot and sultry essence of the desert setting. The way to fully experience the Selznick vision is to take the time to position one’s self before the DVD monitor, adjust the sound volume to near peak level, and absorb the score from the first note of the 15-minute Prelude, the 5-minute Overture, through the 144-minute drama, and continue until the final, crashing chord of the 5-minute Postlude (Exit Music). Only then will the true meaning and power of "Duel in the Sun" be realized.
It’s a one-of-a-kind film work, and a lasting tribute to that mad, disorganized, titanic and great genius of film production, Selznick. Written by harry-76 on imdb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Duel in the Sun
Argentina Duelo al sol
Australia Duel in the Sun
Austria Duell in der Sonne
Belgium Tweegevecht in de zon(Flemish)
Belgium Duel au soleil(French)
Brazil Duelo ao Sol
Bulgaria Дуел под слънцето(Bulgarian)
Canada Duel in the Sun(English)
Croatia Dvoboj na suncu
Czechoslovakia Souboj na slunci(Czech)
Denmark Duel i solen
Estonia Kahevõitlus päikese all
Finland Kaksintaistelu auringossa
France Duel au soleil
Germany Duell in der Sonne
Greece Μονομαχία στον ήλιο
Hungary Párbaj a napon
Iran Duel Dar Aftab(Persian)
Italy Duello al sole
Japan 白昼の決闘（1948）(Japanese)
Mexico Duelo al sol
Netherlands Duel in de zon
Norway Duell i solen
Poland Pojedynek w słońcu
Portugal Duelo ao Sol
Romania Duel în soare
Slovakia Súboj na slnku
Soviet Union Дуэль под солнцем(Russian)
Spain Duelo al sol
Sweden Duell i solen
Turkey Kanlı Aşk(Turkish)
United Kingdom King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun(complete title)
United States Duel in the Sun
United States King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun(complete title)
United States Lust in the Dust(informal title)
United States Duelo al sol(Spanish)
Uruguay Duelo al sol(original subtitled version)
West Germany Duell in der Sonne
Yugoslavia Dvoboj na suncu(Serbian, literal title)
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