- Pursued
Infobox_Film
name = Pursued
imdb_id = 0039737
producer =Milton Sperling
director =Raoul Walsh
writer =Niven Busch
starring =Teresa Wright Robert Mitchum Judith Anderson Dean Jagger
Alan HaleHarry Carey Jr. Clifton Young
music =Max Steiner
cinematography =James Wong Howe
editing =Christian Nyby
distributor =Warner Bros.
released =March 2 ,1947 US release
runtime = 101 min.
language = English"Pursued" is a 1947 movie starring
Robert Mitchum that combines western,film noir and psychologicalmelodrama . The film was directed byRaoul Walsh and photographed inblack-and-white byJames Wong Howe .Plot summary
Set in
New Mexico around the turn of the century and told in flashback, the film tells the story of Jeb (Mitchum) whose entire family was slaughtered when he was a young boy. The vision haunts him into adulthood, but the rest of his childhood is forgotten. When the killers discover that Jeb is the only family member to survive, they vow to kill him too. He spends his life avoiding his unseen assailants, trying to remember his past and find the men responsible for the killings.Production
It was shot on location in
Gallup, New Mexico .Cultural references
The
Bedouin Soundclash song 'Jeb Rand', from the album "Sounding a Mosaic" is based on the character from the movie.
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