Drums Along the Mohawk

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Drums Along the Mohawk

1939,

1h 43m,

History/

Drama

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82%

11 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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The year is 1776, and newlyweds Gilbert (Henry Fonda) and Lana Martin (Claudette Colbert) have decided to take up a rural lifestyle. However, following the onset of the American Revolutionary War, the couple's quiet life in the Mohawk Valley is interrupted by violent attacks from Native Americans and Tories. The Martins refuse to succumb to the difficulties of their new life, though, as Lana takes on the responsibility of raising a child while Gilbert joins the colonists' militia.

Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

May 17, 2005

2/4

A lesser effort from Ford.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 7, 2019

4/4

While Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz are often regarded as the standard bearers of Technicolor photography, it's hard to fathom why Drums Along the Mohawk isn't mentioned right alongside them.

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

Aug 16, 2012

73/100

Duty leads to detachment, as is typical in Ford, and there are sterling examples here of resolute stoicism triumphing over hysteria.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dec 11, 2007

B

Visually very pleasing.

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Paul Brenner

Filmcritic.com

Oct 19, 2007

4/5

a revelation

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Aug 22, 2005

It was Ford's first film in color and contains at least a handful of his most beautifully composed moments.

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Finn R

May 21, 2018

This has actually been on of my favorite films since I was a kid. While it may not be the masterpiece of one of the top five greatest Hollywood directors, I always found it entertaining. This film is not an historically accurate piece and is probably slow paced compared to films today. But it does introduce later generations to the frontier aspect of colonial America, that is so rarely portrayed. Many films and shows depict the cities and the generals. This film shows us the farms and the farmers. It also refuses to perpetuate the myth of the noble savage, so there's that.

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Abraham M

Sep 25, 2017

i've watched it at least twice on tv. Interesting 'historically'. The Indian(s) could be better.

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Synopsis

The year is 1776, and newlyweds Gilbert (Henry Fonda) and Lana Martin (Claudette Colbert) have decided to take up a rural lifestyle. However, following the onset of the American Revolutionary War, the couple's quiet life in the Mohawk Valley is interrupted by violent attacks from Native Americans and Tories. The Martins refuse to succumb to the difficulties of their new life, though, as Lana takes on the responsibility of raising a child while Gilbert joins the colonists' militia.

Director: John Ford
Producer: Darryl F Zanuck
Screenwriter: Lamar Trotti, Sonya Levien
Distributor: Key Video, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 1939, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 43m

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