# Decision at Sundown (1957)

> A grief-haunted gunfighter enters a corrupt western town to pursue revenge, forcing its frightened citizens to choose between silence and justice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25115

## Facts

- Runtime: 78 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Budd Boetticher
- Cast: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, Valerie French, Noah Beery Jr., John Archer, Andrew Duggan, James Westerfield
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050296/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, tense, stoic, classic western double bill, rainy afternoon

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