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The Sea of Grass

Play trailer Poster for The Sea of Grass 1947,  2h 2m,  Western Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 36% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Lutie Cameron (Katharine Hepburn) arrives in New Mexico, having married cattleman James Brewton (Spencer Tracy) after a short courtship. She finds that her husband is considered a tyrant by locals for jealously guarding his million acres of land, the "Sea of Grass," against homesteaders. Lutie is unfaithful to him with his enemy, liberal lawyer Brice Chamberlain (Melvyn Douglas), and conceives a son. When James finds out, he orders her to leave -- without her two children.

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Shirley O'Hara The New Republic Jan 23, 2013
It seems wasteful to let two such good, attractive actors wander through a lavish production like thoroughbred somnambulists. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times Nov 1, 2007
2/5
To the credit of Elia Kazan, it must be said that his direction has pace, but the writers and others have betrayed him. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Nov 1, 2007
Film is loaded with very superior acting and spectacular imaginative photography. Go to Full Review
Jack Moffitt Esquire Magazine Oct 7, 2020
Spencer Tracy, as the rugged individualist, does his best to look monumental and inspired. But the inspiration seldom gets off the ground. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 1, 2014
C+
Fails to deliver the required action for a western. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Nov 1, 2007
2.5/4
At 131 minutes, this sprawling western was long on talk and short on action. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Elia Kazan

Director

Spencer Tracy

Col. James B. "Jim" Brewton

Katharine Hepburn

Lutie Cameron Brewton

Melvyn Douglas

Brice Chamberlain

Robert Walker

Brock Brewton

Phyllis Thaxter

Sara Beth Brewton

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The Sea of Grass

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Movie Info

Synopsis Lutie Cameron (Katharine Hepburn) arrives in New Mexico, having married cattleman James Brewton (Spencer Tracy) after a short courtship. She finds that her husband is considered a tyrant by locals for jealously guarding his million acres of land, the "Sea of Grass," against homesteaders. Lutie is unfaithful to him with his enemy, liberal lawyer Brice Chamberlain (Melvyn Douglas), and conceives a son. When James finds out, he orders her to leave -- without her two children.
Director
Elia Kazan
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Screenwriter
Conrad Richter, Marguerite Roberts, Vincent Lawrence
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 26, 1947, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 2m
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