Duel in the Sun
1946, PG, 138 min. Directed by King Vidor. Starring Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotton, Jennifer Jones, Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Wed., June 20, 2001
David O. Selznick produced and wrote the script (based on the novel by Niven Busch) for this sexually charged Western. Jones plays a young woman of mixed race caught between two brothers (Peck and Cotton). Orson Welles narrates.
A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.
Duel in the Sun, King Vidor, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotton, Jennifer Jones, Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish
