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Pursued

Pursued (1947)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1947 Wide

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Chased by a posse to a remote cabin, Jeb (Robert Mitchum) is joined by his fearful wife Thorley (Teresa Wright), awaiting the arrival of the men tracking them, as they try to reason out what has gone wrong in their lives. Jeb can't remember anything about his early childhood except for a horrible incident in which the people around him were killed by a mysterious stranger, whose flashing spurs were all the boy saw. He was raised by Ma Callum (Judith Anderson), alongside her two children, Thorley

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Documentary, Western, Drama, Classics

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Niven Busch

Jan 21, 2003

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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (0) | DVD (8)

Outstanding "noir" western with odd psychological overtones.

September 12, 2012 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
Combustible Celluloid

Behind the anonymous-sounding title is a quintessential Walsh noir-western, with a lead performance by Robert Mitchum that contains multitudes.

September 7, 2012 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine

Unusual combination of Western and film noir crime thriller.

July 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television
Classic Film and Television

A splendid turn of the century classic western.

September 4, 2001 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Audience Reviews for Pursued

A little on the wacky side of logic but fine direction and an excellent cast put it over.
January 30, 2012
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A veteran of numerous decent films noirs and westerns (even by 1947), Robert Mitchum was the perfect choice of lead for a western utilising such typically noirish devices as flashbacks, a voiceover and moody, high contrast photography, courtesy of James Wong Howe. There's also a strong biblical flavour to the picture, with the Cain vs. Abel sparring of Mitchum and his adoptive brother, and a plotline concerning the sins of a father being visited on his son. Events do get a little repetitive in the middle and I enjoyed the first half better than the second, though there is a lovely late scene, beautifully acted by Teresa Wright, in which Mitchum calls round to court her and she invites him in and treats him like a stranger, even though they grew up together as brother and sister, under that very roof. Teresa even gets to practise her femme fatale chops for a moment or two, which is a sight I thought I'd never see!
May 18, 2009
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Foreign Titles

  • Verfolgt (DE)
  • Pursued (1947) (UK)
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