Cimarron

"The story of a man, a land and a love!"

1960 2h 27m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 81

Western

Synopsis

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The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.

“The story of a man, a land and a love!”

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Cast

Glenn Ford
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
Maria Schell
Sabra Cravat
Anne Baxter
Dixie Lee
Arthur O'Connell
Tom Wyatt
Russ Tamblyn
William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid
Mercedes McCambridge
Mrs. Sarah Wyatt
Vic Morrow
Wes Jennings
Robert Keith
Sam Pegler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Mann
Writers: Arnold Schulman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anthony Mann, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John D. Dunning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Glenn Ford and Maria Schell and Anne Baxter carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of a man, a land and a love!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Anthony Mann directs. Robert Surtees behind the camera. Franz Waxman scores. John D. Dunning cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Anthony Mann, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor John D. Dunning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Glenn Ford and Maria Schell and Anne Baxter carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The story of a man, a land and a love!".
7IMDB entry: tt0053715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Original score: Franz Waxman
Editing: John D. Dunning
Costume design: Walter Plunkett
Makeup / hair: William Tuttle
Runtime: 147 min · 2h 27m
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $11,000,000
Return: 183% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Cimarron (1960)

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talisencrw2016-04-12
★ 8/10
Thinking as I have, upon seeing the two versions (on consecutive days) depicting the fourth (from April 22, 1889) of the five Oklahoma land rushes, I have to reconsider my initial impression that the 1931 film was marginally better than this, Mann's 1960 version. I realize I'm not a member of the Glenn Ford Fan Club by any stretch of the imagination, but his co-stars are WAY better, and in Anthony Mann, you find a master of both the Western and the epic format (his later 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' is one of my favourite films from the 60's). A jar of beeswax could have out-acted Richard Dix's performance in the original (it's a dirty rotten shame HE even got nominated for Best Actor, in a year when MANY outstanding actors were overshadowed, not being so honoured), but I have to admit Ford was good, even if IMHO he didn't deserve the honour of being front-and-center of a 2 1/2 hour epic, and you can't beat what Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, Harry Morgan and Vic Morrow--just to name a select few--brought to the picture. Some scenes in the 1931 original still work better, but overall I believe this is one case in which the remake is better than the original. I further would insist that had Mann not been fired and replaced by Charles Walters, it would have been a minor masterpiece.

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