Duel in the Sun
“Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !”
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
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Cast
56 people
Jennifer Jones
Pearl Chavez
Known for
The Song of Bernadette
Portrait of Jennie
Joseph Cotten
Jesse McCanles
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Gregory Peck
Lewton "Lewt" McCanles
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Lionel Barrymore
Sen. Jackson McCanles
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Herbert Marshall
Scott Chavez
Known for
Foreign Correspondent
The Fly
Lillian Gish
Laura Belle McCanles
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Birth of a Nation
Walter Huston
The Sinkiller
Known for
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
And Then There Were None
Charles Bickford
Sam Pierce
Known for
A Star Is Born
Brute Force
Harry Carey
Lem Smoot
Known for
Red River
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Joan Tetzel
Helen Langford
Known for
The Paradine Case
The File on Thelma Jordon
Tilly Losch
Mrs. Chavez
Known for
The Good Earth
Butterfly McQueen
Vashti
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Mosquito Coast
King Vidor Director · David O. Selznick Screenplay Ben Hecht Writer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $6M · United States release December 31, 1946
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,400,000
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
The Selznick Studio
Production
Vanguard Films
Production
The Selznik Studio
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 29, 1946
Premiere · Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, Veterans-Only Premiere
United States · December 31, 1946
Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
May 7, 1947 · Theatrical · New York City, New York
November 21, 1947 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 18, 1948 · Theatrical
February 17, 2004 · Physical · mj.gov.br - Rep. Arrais
France
December 1, 2013 · TV · Arte
July 27, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
October 17, 1952 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 1, 2013 · TV · Arte
February 21, 2015 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
July 27, 2026 · TV · Arte
Portugal
March 6, 1950 · Theatrical
September 4, 1980 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 6, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Lisboa, Cinemateca Portuguesa
United Kingdom
May 23, 1947 · Theatrical · London
December 17, 1947 · Theatrical
January 7, 1986 · Physical
April 1, 1992 · Physical
November 1, 1996 · Physical
September 10, 2001 · Physical
August 16, 2005 · Theatrical
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