Duel in the Sun (film)
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| Directed by | King Vidor |
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| Screenplay by | David O. Selznick |
| Based on | Duel in the Sun 1944 novel by Niven Busch |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
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| Narrated by | Orson Welles |
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| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
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| Distributed by | Selznick Releasing Organization |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.48 million |
| Box office | $20.4 million |
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.