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Vengeance Valley (1951)

Vengeance Valley poster
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers clash over a woman and a secret child in a cattle valley. Their rivalry escalates as family loyalties are tested.

classic westernbroodingtensefamily dramaoutdoor scenesmorally grayslow-burnvisually saturated

What happens

Vengeance Valley is a 1951 American Technicolor Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, Sally Forrest, John Ireland and Ray Collins. It is based on a novel by Luke Short. In 1979, the film entered the public domain in the United States because Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer failed to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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