Cimarron

1960
Approved
2h 27m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

Glenn Ford and Maria Schell in Cimarron (1960)

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Drama Romance Western

The Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends.The Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends.The Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends.

Directors
- Anthony Mann
- Charles Walters
Writers
- Arnold Schulman
- Edna Ferber
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Anthony Mann
- Charles Walters
Writers
- Arnold Schulman
- Edna Ferber
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 nominations total

Trivia
In her memoir "Intermission," Anne Baxter said Glenn Ford and Maria Schell had become very close during production, but by the time the movie premiered in Oklahoma, the two were not speaking to each other.

Goofs
During the land rush, several men lasso an Indian driving a wagon and the rope is shown tightening around his neck as they pull him off. In the next scene, they are shown dragging him on the ground, but the rope is now around his waist.

Quotes
Tom Wyatt: I hit oil! Oil! It's oil!

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: At high noon April 22, 1889 a section of the last unsettled territories in America was to be given free to the first people who claimed it. They came from the north and they came from the south and they came from across the sea. In just one day an entire territory would be settled. A new state would be born. They called it Oklahoma.

Connections
Featured in America at the Movies (1976)

Soundtracks
Cimarron
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music by Franz Waxman
Sung by Roger Wagner Chorale (as The Roger Wagner Chorale)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

surprisingly well done Western Soap Opera led by a wonderful Maria Schell

I just caught this movie on TCM and, up front, I tend to hate these kind of oats-sudsers. This movie had so much going on (plot, characters, cameos, Western clichés) that it just screamed Cinerama (Think 'How the West was Won') but it had one major aspect that took me by surprise: a well-written and extremely well-acted characterization by Maria Schell. She's actually the major star of this movie...Glenn Ford disappearing entirely the last 1/4.....and she handles every bit of it with humor, passion, and just the right amount of country ham. She's never a perfect wife or mother, and doesn't just change to fit the scene. I was just killing time watching this...and I honestly was fascinated. I had no idea who it was until I looked it up here (I hate that TCM often doesn't run credits) but now I want to see some other performances by her to see if she was this good all the time.