Drama,Western
United States of America
Cimarron is a 1960 western film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. The film tells the story of the Cravat family, led by ambitious adventurer Yancey Cravat (Glenn Ford) and his wife Sabra (Maria Schell), who participate in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889.
The film follows the Cravats as they travel westward, settling in Osage County, Oklahoma. Yancey becomes the editor of the town newspaper and is elected as a state senator, while Sabra helps to create a community through charitable work and by developing the town's schools and churches.
But tensions rise between the settlers and the Native American tribes who were forcibly removed from their lands to make way for the homesteaders. Yancey becomes embroiled in a range war between ranchers and farmers, and Sabra struggles to reconcile her belief in progress with the harsh realities of life on the frontier.
The film was a critical and commercial success upon its release, earning seven Academy Award nominations and winning three, including Best Supporting Actor for Academy Award winner Hattie McDaniel. It remains a beloved classic of the western genre, offering a sweeping epic that captures the struggles and triumphs of those who made their way west to build a new life.
