The Long Duel
The blazing passions of a land…its proud warriors…its exotic women…bursting aflame in revolt!
Directed by Ken Annakin
Produced by Paramount Pictures, Pinewood Studios
A colonial-era adventure that explores the moral complexity of empire through a tense cat-and-mouse relationship between a principled officer and a rebel leader he comes to respect.
An idealistic colonial police officer is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability of the Raj's north-west frontier. Despite his official colonial capacity, the policeman is impressed by the ingenuity and integrity of his enemy and is determined to arrest him alive rather than bring him in dead as his superiors might wish.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is The Long Duel violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does The Long Duel end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Long Duel sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Long Duel easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Long Duel scary? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Long Duel
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Long Duel
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Long Duel, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Long Duel, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Long Duel, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
