Duel in the Sun (film)

Duel in the Sun
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	King Vidor
Written by	Oliver H. P. Garrett (adaptation) Ben Hecht (uncredited)
Screenplay by	David O. Selznick
Based on	Duel in the Sun by Niven Busch
Produced by	David O. Selznick
Starring	Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Gregory Peck
Narrated by	Orson Welles
Cinematography	Lee Garmes Ray Rennahan Harold Rosson
Edited by	John D. Faure Charles L. Freeman Hal Kern William H. Ziegler
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Production company	Vanguard Films
Distributed by	Selznick Releasing Organization
Release date	December 31, 1946 (1946-12-31) (Los Angeles)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6.48 million[1]
Box office	$20.4 million[2]

Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American epic psychological Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, and Lionel Barrymore. Based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Niven Busch, it follows a young orphaned Mestiza woman who experiences prejudice and forbidden love, while residing with her white relatives on a large Texas ranch.