Edward Dmytryk's western drama pits a patriarch rancher against his sons in a King Lear-like family feud. Spencer Tracy is commanding, and the CinemaScope panorama makes a handsome, serious frontier tragedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (4,850 votes)
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