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Pursued

Pursued

Robert Mitchum fights for the love of three people who want to see him dead...his family.

19476.61h 41m

Overview

A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.

Directed by Raoul Walsh
Written by Niven Busch
Produced by Milton Sperling
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Top Cast

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Thor

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Jeb

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Mrs. Callum

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Grant

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Jake Dingle

John Rodney

John Rodney

Adam

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Prentice

Clifton Young

Clifton Young

The Sergeant

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Ernest Severn

Jeb, Age 11

Charles Bates

Charles Bates

Adam, Age 11

Themes & Keywords

nightmarebrother-in-lawself-defensechildhood traumafilm noirfoster sisterwestern noir

About Pursued

Pursued is a western, drama, romance film released in 1947 exploring themes of nightmare, brother-in-law, self-defense, childhood trauma, film noir, foster sister. Directed by Raoul Walsh, it stars Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson. A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.

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