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1962 • PG-13 • 2h 3m • Western, Drama • Paramount Pictures

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🍅 95% 92% MC 94 LB 4.28 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Domestic total
$8.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$8.00M
$498 international
Budget$3.2M
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Cast & crew

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John Ford John Ford Director John Wayne John Wayne Starring James Stewart James Stewart Starring Vera Miles Vera Miles Starring
ScreenplayJames Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck Produced byWillis Goldbeck, John Ford CinematographyWilliam H. Clothier Music byCyril J. Mockridge StudioParamount Pictures

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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