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Bend of the River (1952) · CriticCrunch

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Bend of the River

Movie1952·91 min

Bend of the River

Directed by Anthony Mann

Western Adventure

A western adventure film directed by Anthony Mann.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 29%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

214 ratings

About Bend of the River

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: redemption, ambition hubris, betrayal, mid century, american regional, wilderness, strangers forced together, anti hero, reluctant hero, road journey, survival, rise and fall, corruption

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Details

Director: Anthony Mann
Language: English

Cast

James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams

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How Bend of the River Ranks

All movies

Top 29%

1950s movies

Top 53%

Western movies

Top 27%

1950s Western movies

Top 36%

Anthony Mann films#4 of 12

Top 29% All movies.

the vibe

Bend of the River Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderateapproachablelight-touchbroadheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

road journeysurvivalrise & fallredemptionambition hubrisbetrayalanti-heroreluctant herostrangers forced togethercorruptionamerican regionalwildernessmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty