# The Unforgiven (1960)

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**Runtime**: 125 min
**Genres**: Western, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: John Huston
**Written by**: Ben Maddow
**Starring**: Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Charles Bickford, Lillian Gish

> *A new triumph from Academy Award winner John Huston*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

John Huston fancied a go at a racially charged Western. A family in 1850s Texas faces ostracization when their adopted daughter's origins are questioned. It perhaps could have used a little less earnestness.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, slow-burn

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