Duel in the Sun (film)

Duel in the Sun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKing Vidor
Written by
Screenplay byDavid O. Selznick
Based onDuel in the Sun
by Niven Busch
Produced byDavid O. Selznick
Starring
Narrated byOrson Welles
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Production
company
Distributed bySelznick Releasing Organization
Release date
Running time
145 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.48 million[1]
Box office$20.4 million[2]

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. Based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Niven Busch, it follows a young orphaned Mestiza woman who experiences prejudice and forbidden love, while residing with her white relatives on a large Texas ranch.

  1. ^ Thomson 1993, pp. 490–491.
  2. ^ "Duel in the Sun (1946)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 20, 2010.