---
title: 'Duel in the Sun (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'King Vidor'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/duel-in-the-sun-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038499/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Duel in the Sun (1946)

1946 · 129 min · Drama, Western · United States


## Synopsis

Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American epic psychological Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, and Lionel Barrymore. Based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Niven Busch, it follows a young orphaned Mestiza woman who experiences prejudice and forbidden love, while residing with her white relatives on a large Texas ranch.

## Credits

- **Director:** [King Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-vidor)
- **Screenplay:** [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick), [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [Niven Busch](https://cinepixo.com/people/niven-busch)
- **Producer:** [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray Rennahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-rennahan), [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson), [Lee Garmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garmes)
- **Editor:** [Hal C. Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-c-kern)

## Cast

- [Griff Barnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/griff-barnett)
- [Otto Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-kruger)
- [Gregory Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-peck)
- [Jennifer Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-jones)
- [Herbert Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-marshall)
- [Lillian Gish](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-gish)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey-2)
- [Joseph Cotten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-cotten)
- [Robert McKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mckenzie)
- [Walter Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-huston)
- [Joan Tetzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-tetzel)
- [Butterfly McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/butterfly-mcqueen)
- [Victor Kilian](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-kilian)
- [Scott McKay](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-mckay)
- [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/duel-in-the-sun-1946
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