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| Directed by | Elia Kazan |
| Screenplay by | Vincent Lawrence Marguerite Roberts Edward E. Paramore Jr. |
| Based on | The Sea of Grass 1937 novel by Conrad Richter |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn Spencer Tracy Melvyn Douglas Robert Walker Phyllis Thaxter |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 122-23 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,349,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $4,689,000[1] |
The Sea of Grass is a 1947 American Western film set in the American Southwest.[3][4] It was directed by Elia Kazan and based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Conrad Richter. The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Melvyn Douglas.
Kazan was reportedly displeased with the resulting film and discouraged people from seeing it.[5][page needed]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ James Curtis, Spencer Tracy: A Biography, Alfred Knopf, 2011 p539-549
- ^ Variety film review; February 12, 1947, page 14.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; February 15, 1947, page 27.
- ^ Kazan, Elia (2011). Elia Kazan: A Life. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-0307959348.
It's the only picture I've ever made that I'm ashamed of. Don't see it.