Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

Directed by

John Ford

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 128 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young married couple build a homestead on the New York frontier during the American Revolutionary War. They face raids from Loyalists and Native Americans before peace returns.

adventurousearnestpatrioticromanticvigorouspicturesquedramatic

What happens

Drums Along the Mohawk is a 1939 American historical western drama film based upon a 1936 novel of the same name by American author Walter D. Edmonds. The film stars Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert, was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, and directed by John Ford. Fonda and Colbert portray a couple who settle on the New York frontier during the American Revolutionary War and defend their farm from Loyalist and Native American attacks before the conflict ends and peace is restored. Edmonds based the novel on a number of historical figures who lived in the valley. The film—Ford's first Technicolor feature—was well received. It became a major box-office success and was nominated for one Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress (Edna May Oliver). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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