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Valerie

Valerie

Was she guilty of the sins for which she stood accused?

19574.11h 22mNR

Overview

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.

Directed by Gerd Oswald
Written by Leonard Heideman, Emmett Murphy
Produced by Hal R. Makelim
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Top Cast

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

John Garth

Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg

Valerie Horvat

Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel

Reverend Steven Blake

Peter Walker

Peter Walker

Herb Garth

Jered Barclay

Jered Barclay

Jim Mingo

Iphigenie Castiglioni

Iphigenie Castiglioni

Mrs. Horvat

John Wengraf

John Wengraf

Mr. Louis Horvat

Gage Clarke

Gage Clarke

Jonathan Griggs

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Tom McKee

Dave Carlin

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Sydney Smith

Judge Frisbee

Themes & Keywords

violent husbandranchbeautiful womancourtroomsadistic torturetold in flashbackjealous husbandconflict with in-lawhonor killingabusive husbandfailed marriagesadistic husbandwitness accounthusband kills familyhusband wife conflictrashomon effectfamilicidebeautiful wife

About Valerie

Valerie is a western, drama, crime film released in 1957 exploring themes of violent husband, ranch, beautiful woman, courtroom, sadistic torture, told in flashback. Directed by Gerd Oswald, it stars Sterling Hayden, Anita Ekberg, Anthony Steel. After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.

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