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The Last Sunset

1961Movie1 h 52 minNR

62

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62

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.

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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 60Audiences 63GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer60%
IMDb6.7
Audience score59%
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for westerns, +5 min on the typical 107
typical 107112
Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1961
June 8, 1961
65 years ago
Genres
WesternDrama
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Spanish
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 3
Robert Aldrich Director
Nate D. Slott Assistant Director
Tom Connors Jr. Assistant Director
Writing · 2
Dalton Trumbo Screenplay
Howard Rigsby Novel
Production · 3
Kirk Douglas Executive Producer
Edward Lewis Producer
Eugene Frenke Producer
Camera · 1
Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Michael Luciano Editor
Edward Mann Supervising Editor
Sound · 4
Ernest Gold Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson Conductor
Waldon O. Watson Sound
Donald Cunliffe Sound
Art · 3
Alfred Sweeney Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
Oliver Emert Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Norma Koch Costume Design
Larry Germain Hairstylist
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
Chuck Roberson Stunts
George Robotham Stunt Double
May Boss Stunt Double

Tropes

Cattle DriveRare · in 50 titlesBreckenridge hires O'Malley to drive his herd to Texas.Teeth-Clenched Teamworkin 765 titlesStribling and O'Malley team up to save Breckenridge's life when some former Confederates confront Breckenridge in a bar and accuse him of cowardice during a battle in the Civil War.All 11 tropes

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