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Drums Along the Mohawk

1939 · 100 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned frontier adventure that balances warm domesticity with sudden raids and fort sieges, stirring and earnest throughout.

Directed by: John Ford
Genres: Drama, History, War
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver

Tagline: Thrilling! Stirring! Spectacular!
Overview: Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

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Directed by: John Ford
Genres: Drama, History, War
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
war
isolation
healing
Places: countryside
small town
military
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, history, war
Directed by: John Ford
Written by: Lamar Trotti, Sonya Levien
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carradine, Dorris Bowdon, Jessie Ralph, Arthur Shields
Music: Alfred Newman
Cinematography: Ray Rennahan, Bert Glennon
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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