Duel in the Sun | 
| Directors: David O. Selznick, Josef Von Sternberg, King Vidor, Otto Brower, Sidney Franklin
Actors: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 94784
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Running Time: 129 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305307083
UPC: 013131065695
EAN: 9786305307082
ASIN: 6305307083
Theatrical Release Date: 1946
Release Date: January 19, 1999
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Legendary producer David O. Selznick dreamed of another magnum opus like his 1939 production of Gone with the Wind; he also purposed to make Jennifer Jones, his ladylove and eventually second Mrs. Selznick, a megastar. Accordingly, he micromanaged the making of Duel in the Sun (Lust in the Dust to some), an extravagant Technicolor epic about the collision of the old West with the new, wide-open spaces with railroads and barbed wire, and hot-blooded outlaws with civilized folk, often wimpy or unwell. Beginning among giant rocks drenched in a blood-red sunset, with velvet-voiced Orson Welles intoning the leibestod legend of doomed Pearl Chavez and her demon lover, Duel never strays far from lush romanticism, spiced with a dash of S/M. Orphaned Pearl (Jones) comes to live at Spanish Bit Ranch, where frail Laura Belle McCanles (Lillian Gish) tries to make a lady of her, despite her questionable origins and insistent voluptuousness. Sexual license versus law--Pearl's choices--are symbolized by the McCanles brothers: dark, undisciplined Lewt (a lubriciously wicked Gregory Peck) and reasonable, forward-looking, repressed Jesse (Joseph Cotten). The cast is huge (Lionel Barrymore, Walter Huston, Harry Carey, Herbert Marshall, Charles Bickford, Butterfly McQueen) and there are unforgettable set pieces: summoned by a cacophony of bells, the gathering of McCanles cowboys from the four corners of the earth; Pearl in heat, clutching Lewt's leg and being dragged across the floor as he makes his getaway to Mexico; and the lovers' final shootout among those red rocks, as orgiastic a finale as you could ask for. --Kathleen Murphy
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 Duality June 18, 2009
Clare Quilty (a little pad in hawaii)
Q: What would happen if "Gone with the Wind" overdosed on Spanish Fly and wandered into the desert?
A: This movie, which is a Technicolor fever dream from David O. Selznick's speed-addled memo pad. Jennifer Jones comes between a wise but dull saint (Joseph Cotton) and his cruel but more exciting brother (Gregory Peck, eons from Atticus Finch). Jones is frequently shown scrubbing floors on all fours, boasting of her bareback prowess or literally writhing with sexual frustration. Her mind-boggling changes of, um, heart make this much more fun than it might've been, as does Lionel Barrymore's snickering, racist patriarch.
Duel in the sun April 29, 2009
florie b (CT, usa)
This is a great love movie,expect for the control of Luke over this girl. It reminds me of some of these abusers around that think they own a woman,once they have a relationship. Other than that it is a great movie.great love scenes, even though their love is toxic.
Duel in the Sun March 2, 2009
JenS (Georgia)
If you're a fan of Jennifer Jones or Gregory Peck you'll want to check out this movie. It's rare for Gregory Peck to play a "bad guy" but he's good at it! If you like him as the bad guy, you'll want to buy "Yellow Sky" as well. Good chemistry between the stars. It was one of my Mother's favorites!
Steamy, cheesy fun! February 11, 2009
Movie Man (Washington, DC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Legend has it that this film was David Selznick's effort to recapture the box-office magic of Gone with the Wind. The movie certainly LOOKS LIKE GWTW---the same orange skies, the same broad-scoped shots of the horizons, the same Butterfly McQueen. It certainly SOUNDS LIKE GWTW, with Pearl's father making dramatic pronouncements about life (you expect him to say, "Land, Katie Scarlett, land. It's the only thing that matters.") And then you have Joseph Cotten playing a Southwestern Ashley Wilkes, Gregory Peck playing a nastier-than-Gable Rhett Butler type, and Jennifer Jones as a Southwestern spitfire who swings between Ashley and Rhett surrogates the same way Scarlett swung between the originals....but with far more sexual energy.
This is fun, ponderous, and oh so steamy. It must have been pretty racy for its time, and truth be told it still is pretty racy. [And a tad racist, too.] See it.
 Gregory Peck as a bag guy, oh my! July 13, 2008
R W Smythe (Texas, United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has always been one of my favorites westerns, although I never went to the trouble of getting a DVD version, until it came up on my Amazon recommendation list. I ordered it right away, and received the usual good Amazon service, and quick, free shipping, and have not been disappointed. Gregory Peck is one of best actors, and makes the movie, playing the bad guy this time, instead of his usual hero role. I can personally recommend this movie, going against a number of the negative reviews that are posted here.
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