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Actors: Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Lillian Gish, Charles Bickford, Doug McClure
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Unforgiven |
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THE UNFORGIVEN is a movie directed by John Huston in 1960. Powerful musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Rachel has been adopted by the Zachary family when she was a baby. Now, 20 years later, the old Abe Kelsey claims she's a Kiowa and not at all the child of pioneers killed by the Indians. The Zacharys and, in particular, Ben Zachary, who's always had a special relationship with his sister, can't accept this allegation and retire into their ranch. There, they will have to face reality and to deal with the fact that Rachel is really of Indian blood. Ben will finally admit he's in love with Rachel while the Kiowas are surrounding the ranch in order to bring the young woman back with them.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Unforgiven |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- search for family/history
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- American Indian
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
- lot of descript of animal care
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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