# Bend of the River (1952)

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**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Western, Adventure
**Directed by**: Anthony Mann
**Written by**: Borden Chase
**Starring**: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson, Jay C. Flippen, Lori Nelson

> *The greatness... the glory... the fury... of the Northwest Frontier!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Grit meets frontier meets revenge. A reformed outlaw shepherds settlers west but gets hunted by his old gang when gold rumors surface. The river bends but the bullets don’t.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, raw

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