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Story of a VAST and VIOLENT LAND! morePlot:
The epic saga of a frontier family, Cimarron starts with the Oklahoma Land Rush on 22 April 1889. The... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win moreUser Comments:
Enjoyable pioneer saga moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Glenn Ford | ... | Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat (editor, 'Oklahoma Wigwam') | |
| Maria Schell | ... | Sabra Cravat born Venable | |
| Anne Baxter | ... | Dixie Lee (owner, Dixie's Social Club) | |
| Arthur O'Connell | ... | Tom Wyatt | |
| Russ Tamblyn | ... | William Hardy aka The Cherokee Kid | |
| Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Mrs. Sarah Wyatt | |
| Vic Morrow | ... | Wes Jennings (Cherokee Kid gang) | |
| Robert Keith | ... | Sam Pegler (owner, 'Oklahoma Wigwam') | |
| Charles McGraw | ... | Bob Yountis | |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Jessie Rickey (printer) (as Henry {Harry} Morgan) | |
| David Opatoshu | ... | Sol Levy (shopkeeper) | |
| Aline MacMahon | ... | Mrs. Mavis Pegler | |
| Lili Darvas | ... | Felicia Venable (Sabra's mother) | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Judge Neal Hefner | |
| Mary Wickes | ... | Mrs. Neal Hefner |
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147 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #19510) | Argentina:13 | UK:UFilming Locations:
Arizona, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Director Anthony Mann was fired near the end of filming and replaced by Charles Walters. moreSoundtrack:
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I admit to not having read the book (but will now go to abe.com to find it!) or seen the earlier film, but find it interesting to compare this enjoyable movie with 'Giant'(Stevens, 1956), which incidentally also had Mercedes McCambridge in it, also concerned an essentially ill-matched couple, prejudice, mixed-race marriage, early oil-barons, and also takes in a number of years in which we see the characters grow older.
Unlike the other reviewers here, I did NOT find Maria Schell's accent annoying in the least. She makes a wonderfully believable pioneer (note: the accent is genuine, which also sets her apart from many other Hollywood 'foreigners') and she has a pleasingly natural acting style. She shines beautifully when she is interacting with other women, be it the wildcat and part-time prostitute Anne Baxter in one of the finest scenes of the film (smouldering and feisty but underused I think) or the earthy and magnificent McCambridge, whose subtle but hilarious Southern accent is expertly modulated and a joy to the ear. So many scenes between women in Westerns of this time are somewhat flat and stagey, but I think they're superb here and set this film apart.
Glenn Ford is good, and although the film rather tries to do too much (as does Giant, in my opinion), it's really a fun way to spend a rainy afternoon or even a hot afternoon. Plenty happens along the way and it has something to say.