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.

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Desert Fury canonical 5
Go for Broke! 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
artDirectionFeature stylized small-town casino setting ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Ramona Stewart ⓘ
basedOn novel "Desert Town" ⓘ
character Eddie Bendix ⓘ
Fritzi Haller ⓘ
Johnny Ryan ⓘ
Paula Haller ⓘ
Tom Hanson ⓘ
cinematographyFeature bright Technicolor palette ⓘ
vivid desert landscapes ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReputation cult film ⓘ
noted for queer subtext ⓘ
director Lewis Allen ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ
medium theatrical film ⓘ
musicBy Miklós Rózsa ⓘ
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 ⓘ
productionCompany Hal Wallis Productions ⓘ
releaseYear 1947 ⓘ
runningTime approximately 96 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter A. I. Bezzerides ⓘ
Robert Rossen ⓘ
settingLocation Nevada ⓘ
desert town ⓘ
starring Burt Lancaster ⓘ
John Hodiak ⓘ
Lizabeth Scott ⓘ
Mary Astor ⓘ
Wendell Corey ⓘ
timePeriodOfStory 1940s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Hodiak → notableWork → Desert Fury ⓘ
John Hodiak → performedIn → Desert Fury ⓘ
Lizabeth Scott → notableWork → Desert Fury ⓘ
Lewis Allen → notableWork → Desert Fury ⓘ
Lewis Allen → directed → Desert Fury ⓘ
Robert Pirosh → notableWork → Go for Broke! ⓘ
linked to: Desert Fury