The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947 · 123 min · EN · NR · 6.1 (29 votes)
Dir. Elia Kazan · Starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker, Melvyn Douglas, Phyllis Thaxter, Edgar Buchanan · Music Herbert Stothart

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DramaWesternRomance

On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.

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A sweeping, melancholic drama of a woman's life on the harsh frontier. It feels like a vast, windswept landscape, capturing the quiet struggles and enduring spirit of those who tamed the wild. A wistful, stark reflection on love and nature.

melancholicsweepingwistfulstarkslow-burnclassic Hollywood westernepic scopecharacter studymarriagenaturefamilyfrontier life
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husband wife relationshipcattle ranchenvironmental conservationcattle baronabandoned by mothergrass valleyunhappy marriageunfaithful wifeout of wedlock childfather son relationshipsettlers
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