| The Unforgiven | |
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Screenplay by | Ben Maddow David Wolff |
| Based on | The Unforgiven 1957 novel by Alan Le May |
| Produced by | James Hill |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster Audrey Hepburn Audie Murphy |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | Russell Lloyd |
| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 125 minutes 121 minutes (Turner Library print) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $3,200,000 (rentals)[1] |
The Unforgiven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Huston, and starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. Filmed in Durango, Mexico, the supporting cast features Audie Murphy, Charles Bickford, Lillian Gish, John Saxon, Joseph Wiseman, Doug McClure and Albert Salmi. The story is based on the novel The Unforgiven (1957) by Alan Le May. Uncommonly for its time, the film spotlights the issue of racism in the Old West against Native Americans and people who were believed to have Native American blood. The film is also known for the problems that occurred during production.