# The Hanging Tree (1959)

> A haunted frontier doctor gathers a fragile circle of dependents around a Montana gold mine, where wealth exposes the coercion and longing beneath their uneasy loyalties.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27927

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Delmer Daves
- Cast: Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, George C. Scott, Karl Swenson, Virginia Gregg, John Dierkes, King Donovan
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052876/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, rambunctious, melancholic, classic western night, rainy day viewing

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