Duel in the Mountains (1949)

Original title

Duelo en las montañas

Directed by

Emilio Fernández

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

B

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman is caught between two men during a time of war in the Mexican countryside. Her choices lead to conflict and personal tragedy.

melancholicromantictenseslow-burnemotionaldramaticvisually lushsomber

What happens

Duel in the Mountains (Spanish: Duelo en las montañas) is a 1950 Mexican war drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Rita Macedo, Fernando Fernández and Eduardo Arozamena. It is inspired by the novel A Nest of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Manuel Fontanals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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