The Furies (1950 film)
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The Furies is a 1950 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey and Walter Huston in his final film performance.[2] Based on the 1948 Niven Busch novel of the same name, its plot follows the ruthless daughter of a tyrannical rancher in 1870s New Mexico Territory who struggles with her stake in his estate.
The Furies | |
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Directed by | Anthony Mann |
Screenplay by | Charles Schnee |
Based on | The Furies by Niven Busch |
Produced by | Hal Wallis |
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Cinematography | Victor Milner |
Edited by | Archie Marshek |
Music by | Franz Waxman |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Hal Wallis Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Spanish |
Box office | $1.5 million[1] |
Released in August 1950 by Paramount Pictures, the film was a financial failure but would gain a reputation as a "Freudian Western" and is recognized among Mann's greatest contributions to the genre.[3]
In 2008, the film was released on DVD in the United States by the Criterion Collection.[4]