Duel in the Sun
Movie poster for Duel in the Sun
Directed by	King Vidor
Produced by	David O. Selznick
Starring	Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Gregory Peck Lionel Barrymore
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Distributed by	Selznick Releasing Organization
Release date	December 31, 1946 (U.S. release)
Running time	138 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

Duel in the Sun is a 1946 Western film which tells the story of a half-Hispanic girl who goes to live with her Anglo relatives, becoming involved in prejudice and forbidden love. It stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, Sidney Blackmer, Butterfly McQueen, Otto Kruger and Chief Tahachee. Image File history File linksMetadata Duelinthesun. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born March 2, 1919) is an Oscar-winning American actress. ... Joseph Cotten, circa 1956. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... Lionel Barrymore Herbert Lionel Blyth (April 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 15, 1954 in Van Nuys, California) was an American actor of stage, radio and film. ... Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (Russian: , Dmitrij Zinovevič Tëmkin) (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a film composer and conductor. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born March 2, 1919) is an Oscar-winning American actress. ... Joseph Cotten, circa 1956. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... Lionel Barrymore Herbert Lionel Blyth (April 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 15, 1954 in Van Nuys, California) was an American actor of stage, radio and film. ... Herbert Marshall (1890-1966) was a popular English cinema and theatre actor who overcame the loss of a leg during World War I, to enjoy a long career, initially as a romantic lead and then in character roles. ... Lillian Gish Lillian Diana de Guiche (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993), was an Oscar-nominated American actress, better known as Lillian Gish. ... Actor Walter Huston in The Shanghai Gesture Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor. ... Charles Bickford (January 1, 1891 - November 9, 1967) was an American actor, who was born in United States and appearing the productions. ... Harry Carey (January 16, 1878–September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent films earliest superstars. ... Sidney Blackmer (July 13, 1895–October 6, 1973) was an American actor. ... Butterfly McQueen (January 7, 1911 – December 22, 1995) was an American film and television actress. ... Otto Kruger (b. ... Chief Tahachee (born Jeff Davis Tahchee Cypert, 4 March 1904 in James Mill, Arkansas - died June 9, 1978 in San Gabriel, California) was an American-born Old Settler Cherokee Indian who was a stage and film actor, expert horseman, circus and wild west performer, contortionist and firewalker. ...

The movie was adapted by Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht (uncredited) and David O. Selznick from the novel by Niven Busch. It was directed by King Vidor, Otto Brower (uncredited), William Dieterle (uncredited), Sidney Franklin (uncredited), William Cameron Menzies (uncredited), David O. Selznick (uncredited) and Josef von Sternberg (uncredited). Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was one of the most prolific of all Hollywood screenwriters, even though he professed disdain for the motion picture industry, and a human rights and Zionism activist. ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... Novelist. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was an German born American actor and film director. ... Sidney Franklin, (born Sidney Frumkin, 1903-1976), was the first American to become a successful bullfighter. ... William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 - March 5, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning and versitile Art Director who earned acclaim on silent films and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect. ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... Josef von Sternberg (29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian-American film director. ...

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jennifer Jones) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lillian Gish). Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

The film received the nickname "Lust in the Dust", which eventually became the name of a real movie. Lust in the Dust is a movie starring Divine and Tab Hunter. ...

David O. Selznick had high hopes for Duel in the Sun and hoped that it would surpass his success with Gone with the Wind. The film received poor reviews, however, and was highly controversial. A scene in which Jones does a seductive dance for Gregory Peck was cut from the film before it was released. Despite the bad press, it was a goldmine for Selznick. It earned USD$11,300,000 in rentals during its initial release, and much more overseas and in the 1954 re-release. But, because of the film's huge production costs (rumored to be over $6,000,000), its $2,000,000 advertising campaign (unheard of at the time), and costly distribution tactics, the film really only broke even. Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... This article is about general United States currency. ...

Although its critical reputation is mixed at best Martin Scorsese has stated that this was the first film he ever saw and holds it high regard and even mentioned it in his documentary of American movies. Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an acclaimed American film director. ...

External links

• Duel in the Sun at the Internet Movie Database