Cimarron

Cimarron (1960)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (280 ratings)

The Oklahoma land rush of 1889 provides the starting point for this western drama, based on a novel by Edna Ferber. Yancey Cravat (Glenn Ford) is an impulsive, short-fused cowboy who has married an immigrant woman, Sabra (Maria Schell). Together, Yancey and Sabra claim a homestead, and Yancey starts… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 27 min.
Directed By
Anthony Mann, Charles Walters
Written By
Arnold Schulman
Genres
Western, Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Dec 1, 1960 Wide
On DVD
Apr 13, 1994
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A dull, inferior remake of the 1930 Oscar-winner Cimarron, this time starring Glenn Ford and Maria Schell.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Tedious remake of the 1931 Wesley Ruggles version of Edna Ferber's classic.

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  • jay n


    Sprawling, epic but overlong western much changed from the excellent novel and not for the better. Sabra, the lead character, was in the book a naive but resourceful woman who became through necessity a tower of strength and who was understanding and willing to lose whatever… More

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