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Duel in the Sun

1946 ★ 129 min
Studio: Vanguard Films
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck
Director: King Vidor
Writer: David O. Selznick, Niven Busch, Ben Hecht
Producer: David O. Selznick

Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American epic psychological Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, and Lionel Barrymore.

Trivia

  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Actress.
  • The film was adapted by Oliver H. P. Garrett and David O. Selznick from the novel by Niven Busch.
  • Busch wrote the novel after working on the script for The Westerner which made him convinced he could write a better Western.
  • According to Busch: "The idea was, simply, instead of writing about two guys and wondering how to get a girl in, to write about a girl and let the guys come in as they happened.

Filming Locations

  • California
  • Duel in the Sun had a protracted filming process that lasted approximately a year and a half, with principal photography beginning March 1, 1945, and concluding in September 1946.
  • The film was largely shot in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
  • The train derailment scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California, using a combination of a real train and large scale models.

Previous Showings

5 Runs • 3 Festivals

3,037 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (September 15, 1954)

Original Run: September 15, 1954 (Wednesday - Saturday)

All runs on record (5):

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