7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Written on the Wind (1956)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.9
Overview
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Overview
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by critiquing the moral emptiness and destructive power of inherited wealth and privilege, and the tragic consequences of emotional repression and societal expectations, even though its resolution is personal rather than systemic.
This film, a classic 1950s melodrama, features a cast that is predominantly white, reflecting the common casting practices of its era without intentional diversity initiatives. The narrative focuses on the personal dramas and moral failings of its wealthy, white characters, without engaging in a broader critique of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Written on the Wind does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the tumultuous heterosexual relationships and family conflicts within a wealthy oil dynasty, with no explicit queer representation or subtext that rises to the level of depiction as per the rubric.
The film "Written on the Wind" (1956) is a melodrama focusing on the dysfunctional lives of a wealthy Texas oil family. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does its narrative touch upon gender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an adaptation of Robert Wilder's 1946 novel. All major characters, including Kyle Hadley, Lucy Moore Hadley, Mitch Wayne, and Marylee Hadley, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No character's gender was altered for the screen adaptation.
The film "Written on the Wind" (1956) is an adaptation of a 1946 novel. All major characters, implicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film, with no instances of a character's race being changed from the original canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.8
8.6
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