1992 · 130 min · R

Unforgiven

Name: Unforgiven
Genre: Western
Released: 1992
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Jaimz Woolvett, Richard Harris

Directed by Clint Eastwood · Western

Unforgiven (1992) is a Western film, directed by Clint Eastwood set in Hokkaido during the 1800s, in winter. It runs 130 minutes and is rated R.

A western, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of revenge, redemption, and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer

Lennie Niehaus

Cinematography

Jack N. Green

Cast

Clint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan FreemanJaimz WoolvettRichard HarrisSaul RubinekFrances FisherAnna Thomson

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Hokkaido

Setting

Rural Wilderness

When

1800s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Western

Themes

Revenge Redemption Guilt & Shame

Tone

BleakMelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadEnsembleAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Unforgiven

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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