Written on the Wind
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This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy — a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
| Released | 4 Oct 1956 |
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| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Runtime | 1 hour, 39 minutes |
| Countries | United States of America |
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Fassbinder deified German émigré Douglas Sirk, “someone,” he said, “who loves people and doesn’t despise them like we do”.
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Written on the wind, that title is so beautiful. Douglas Sirk managed to sneak so much subversiveness into the melodrama.
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