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1974 · 94 min · PG

Badlands

Directed by Terrence Malick · Crime, Drama, Romance

Badlands (1974) is a Crime film, directed by Terrence Malick set in South Dakota and Montana during the 1950s. It runs 94 minutes and is rated PG.

A serial killer, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of love & longing, identity, and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer
George Aliceson Tipton
Cinematography
Tak FujimotoStevan LarnerBrian Probyn
Cast
Martin SheenSissy SpacekWarren OatesRamon BieriAlan VintGary LittlejohnJohn CarterBryan Montgomery

The world of this film

Setting

Where
South DakotaMontana
Setting
RuralWilderness
When
1950s

Premise & themes

Premise
Serial Killer
Themes
Love & LongingIdentityFate & Destiny
Tone
BleakMelancholicNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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