7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Overview
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central focus is on intense personal drama, moral struggles, and the tragic consequences of passion and prejudice, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or advocating for systemic change.
The movie features a white actress in the role of a mixed-race character, and its casting primarily consists of traditional portrayals. The narrative does not offer a critical perspective on traditional identities, instead focusing on individual character dynamics and societal prejudices of the period.
Secondary
Pearl Chavez, a character canonically established as half-Native American in the source novel, is portrayed by Jennifer Jones, a white actress. This casting choice constitutes a race swap.
The film portrays a rigid, judgmental form of Christianity through Senator McCanles, who uses his faith to justify prejudice and control. This depiction highlights the destructive consequences of hypocrisy and a lack of compassion, positioning this specific interpretation of the faith as problematic.
Duel in the Sun is a classic Western melodrama primarily focused on heterosexual relationships and family conflicts. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative.
This 1946 Western melodrama does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a love triangle and racial tensions in the American West, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1946 film "Duel in the Sun" is an adaptation of Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. A review of major characters in both the novel and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender from the source material was changed in the screen adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.3
Critic Ratings
7.9
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