Duel in the Sun

Directed by King Vidor
Passed
December 31, 1946    2h 24m    Box Office: $20.4MWestern, Drama,
6.779%55%6.3
Beautiful, biracial Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between two brothers, one good and the other bad.

Where to Watch Duel in the Sun

  • Jennifer JonesPearl Chavez
  • Joseph CottenJesse McCanles
  • Gregory PeckLewton "Lewt" McCanles
  • Lionel BarrymoreSen. Jackson McCanles
  • Herbert MarshallScott Chavez
  • Lillian GishLaura Belle McCanles
  • Walter HustonThe Sinkiller
  • Charles BickfordSam Pierce
  • Harry CareyLem Smoot
  • Joan TetzelHelen Langford
  • Tilly LoschMrs. Chavez
  • Butterfly McQueenVashti
  • Scott McKaySid
  • Otto KrugerMr. Langford
  • Sidney BlackmerThe Lover
  • Charles DingleSheriff Hardy
  • Griff BarnettBordertown Jailer (uncredited)
  • John BartonParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Hank BellMcCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)
  • Audrey BetzParty Guest (uncredited)

Duel in the Sun Ratings & Reviews

  • Joe KnappJanuary 26, 2026
    I know this movie is considered a classic and is studied in film classes, but... I felt the actors were out of their comfort zones. It's worth watching for the horse chases and the ending, both of which were well done. It isn't the epic, like Gone With The Wind, that some people claim.

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