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Duel in the Sun (1946) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1946 · 144 mins · English
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- Directed by
- King Vidor
- Starring
- Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Charles Bickford, Gregory Peck, Harry Carey, Griff Barnett
- Budget
- $8M
Set against a violent, wind‑swept prairie, the story follows Pearl Chavez, a striking half‑Native American woman who becomes the ward of her deceased father's former lover. She soon finds herself torn between two brothers—one honorable and compassionate, the other ruthless—forcing her to choose where her loyalty lies.
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