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Union Pacific

1939Movie2 h 15 minNR

74

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74

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Summary

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it.

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Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Gets your pulse racing.

Not for scares, big ideas or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 83Audiences 66GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer83%
IMDb7.0
Audience score62%
Running time
2 h 15 min
Longer than most dramas, +26 min on the typical 109
typical 109135
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1939
May 5, 1939
87 years ago
Genres
DramaWestern
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
Not listed for kids.
24 of 185
Directing · 2
Cecil B. DeMille Director, Producer
Arthur Rosson Second Unit Director
Writing · 5
C. Gardner Sullivan Screenplay
Walter DeLeon Screenplay
Jesse Lasky Jr. Screenplay
Ernest Haycox Story
Jack Cunningham Adaptation
Production · 2
William LeBaron Executive Producer
William H. Pine Associate Producer
Camera · 1
Victor Milner Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Anne Bauchens Editor
Sound · 8
Victor Young Original Music Composer
Leo Shuken Original Music Composer
Sigmund Krumgold Original Music Composer
John Leipold Original Music Composer
Gerard Carbonara Original Music Composer
Harry Lindgren Sound Recordist
Art · 3
Hans Dreier Art Direction
A. E. Freudeman Set Decoration
Roland Anderson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Natalie Visart Costume Design
Visual Effects · 2
Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
Dewey Wrigley Visual Effects
Other crew · 2
Edwin Maxwell Dialogue Coach
Gordon Jennings Special Effects

Tropes

Injun Countryin 132 titlesThe train is attacked and derailed by a party of Sioux.Gold Feverin 221 titlesCleverly exploited by Jeff. The train is about to move out of camp for end of track, but most of the workers are still in Sid's saloon, drinking, gambling, and whoring.All 19 tropes

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