# Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

> A one-armed stranger enters a desert town and confronts the murderous silence surrounding its treatment of a Japanese-American farmer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8616

## Facts

- Runtime: 81 min
- Genres: Western, Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: John Sturges
- Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Walter Brennan, Lee Marvin, Dean Jagger, Anne Francis, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047849/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, methodical, tense, classic cinema night, western double feature

## Synopsis

A stranger's arrival in a desolate town uncovers dark secrets that threaten his life.

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