# Rancho Notorious (1952)

> A vengeance-driven rancher enters a flamboyant outlaw sanctuary where Fritz Lang turns a frontier manhunt into a stylized noir western.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17738

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Drama, Western
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer, Gloria Henry, William Frawley, Lisa Ferraday, John Raven, Jack Elam
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045070/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: stylized, sultry, tense, classic western night, film noir marathon

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- [Winchester '73 (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/8613)

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