Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo

Yesterday they fought each other – today they fight together in a dead end canyon called Diablo!

Directed by Ralph Nelson

Produced by United Artists

1966105 min6.4 / 10

A tense Western frontier drama centered on conflicting loyalties, interracial bonds, and survival in hostile Apache territory.

In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.

Questions people ask

  • Is Duel at Diablo violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Duel at Diablo sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Duel at Diablo scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Duel at Diablo end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Duel at Diablo easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Duel at Diablo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Duel at Diablo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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