# Track of the Cat (1954)

> A haunted snowbound western turns a panther hunt into a savage reckoning with a family’s buried resentments.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/61682

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama, Western
- Director: William A. Wellman
- Cast: Robert Mitchum, Diana Lynn, Tab Hunter, Teresa Wright, Beulah Bondi, Philip Tonge, William Hopper, Carl Switzer
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047603/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, eerie, oppressive, classic western night, dark cinema viewing

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