1994 · 133 min · R

Legends of the Fall

Name: Legends of the Fall
Genre: Drama, Western, Romance, War
Released: 1994
Duration: 133 min
Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas

Directed by Edward Zwick · Drama, Western, Romance, War

Legends of the Fall (1994) is a Drama film, directed by Edward Zwick set in Montana during the 1910s–1960s, in winter. It runs 133 minutes and is rated R.

A western, with a melancholic and bleak tone. Themes of family & loyalty, fate & destiny, and grief & loss play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

James Horner

Cinematography

John Toll

Cast

Brad PittAnthony HopkinsAidan QuinnJulia OrmondHenry ThomasKarina LombardGordon TootoosisJohn Novak

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Montana

Setting

Rural Wilderness Mountain

When

1910s 1920s 1960s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Western

Themes

Family & Loyalty Fate & Destiny Grief & Loss

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

MelancholicBleakRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Historical Fiction

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1974
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2016
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Ruraldir. Kelly Reichardt
2017
Hostiles
Montana — 1800s
Wildernessdir. Scott Cooper
2013
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Montana · Nebraska — 2010s
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Legends of the Fall

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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