6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
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
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Negative
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...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with conservative values by emphasizing the destructive consequences of unchecked passion and individual transgression, culminating in a moralistic tragedy rather than a call for social reform, despite depicting racial prejudice.
The film features a lead character of mixed Native American and white heritage, portrayed by a white actress, reflecting traditional casting practices of its time. The narrative primarily focuses on a melodramatic love triangle and family conflict, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The character Pearl Chavez, who is canonically half-Native American in the source novel, is portrayed by Jennifer Jones, a white actress. This constitutes a race swap for a central character.
The film portrays a rigid, puritanical form of Christianity through Senator McCanles, which is depicted as hypocritical, judgmental, and a source of conflict and suffering. While Laura Belle's compassionate faith offers a counterpoint, the dominant narrative critique focuses on the destructive aspects of an unyielding and self-righteous interpretation of the religion.
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
6.4
Critic Ratings
7.6
N/A
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