The Ox-Bow Incident

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The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film noir about a lynch mob’s rush to judgment, renowned for its stark moral themes and powerful performances.

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The Ox-Bow Incident canonical 18
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943 film) 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film
film
film noir
authorOfSourceWork Walter Van Tilburg Clark
basedOn The Ox-Bow Incident (novel)
castMember Anthony Quinn
Dana Andrews
Frank Conroy
Harry Morgan
Henry Fonda
Jane Darwell
Leigh Whipper
Marc Lawrence
Mary Beth Hughes
William Eythe
cinematographyBy Arthur C. Miller
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William A. Wellman
distributor 20th Century Fox
editedBy Allen McNeil
filmColorType black-and-white
genre Western
drama film
film noir
hasSetting Old West
surface form: American West
mainTheme collective guilt
lynching
mob justice
moral responsibility
rule of law
rush to judgment
motionPictureRating Approved (Production Code era)
musicBy Cyril J. Mockridge
narrativeLocation fictional town of Bridger Wells
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Picture
notableFor depiction of lynch mob psychology
powerful ensemble performances
stark moral themes
originalLanguage English
producer Lamar Trotti
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
surface form: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
publicationDate 1943
releaseYear 1943
runtimeMinutes 75
screenwriter Lamar Trotti
setInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
setInPeriod 1880s
setInRegion Nevada
stars Henry Fonda

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Arthur C. Miller notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Arthur C. Miller workedOn The Ox-Bow Incident
Jane Darwell appearedIn The Ox-Bow Incident
this entity surface form: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943 film)
Henry Fonda notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Cyril J. Mockridge notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Franklyn Farnum notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Franklyn Farnum appearedIn The Ox-Bow Incident
Henry Hull notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Hugo Friedhofer workedOn The Ox-Bow Incident
Harry Morgan notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Lamar Trotti notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident (novel) adaptedInto The Ox-Bow Incident
subject surface form: The Ox-Bow Incident
this entity surface form: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943 film)
Walter Van Tilburg Clark workAdaptedTo The Ox-Bow Incident
this entity surface form: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943 film)
William Eythe notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Allen McNeil workedOn The Ox-Bow Incident
Harry Woods filmographyIncludes The Ox-Bow Incident
Dana Andrews notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
William A. Wellman notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
William A. Wellman directed The Ox-Bow Incident
David Buttolph notableWork The Ox-Bow Incident
Max Wagner appearedIn The Ox-Bow Incident