Desert Fury
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Desert Fury is a 1947 Technicolor film noir–melodrama known for its vivid Nevada setting, complex romantic entanglements, and subtextual exploration of unconventional relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desert Fury canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionFeature | stylized small-town casino setting ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ramona Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Desert Town" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Eddie Bendix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritzi Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyFeature |
bright Technicolor palette
ⓘ
vivid desert landscapes ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation |
cult film
ⓘ
noted for queer subtext ⓘ |
| director | Lewis Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ melodrama ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
mother–daughter conflict
ⓘ
unconventional relationships ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of noir and melodrama conventions
ⓘ
subtextual exploration of unconventional relationships ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
crime and corruption
ⓘ
romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| producer | Hal B. Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hal Wallis Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 96 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
A. I. Bezzerides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
desert town ⓘ |
| starring |
Burt Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Hodiak NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizabeth Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendell Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 1940s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.