7 Women (1966)

Directed by

John Ford

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1935, a group of women run a mission in China as a warlord threatens their compound. A new doctor arrives and challenges their rigid beliefs, leading to conflict and sacrifice.

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What happens

7 Women (also known as Seven Women), is a 1966 historical drama film directed by John Ford and starring Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Betty Field, Anna Lee, Eddie Albert, Mike Mazurki, and Woody Strode. It was produced by Ford and Bernard Smith from a screenplay by Janet Green and John McCormick, based on the short story "Chinese Finale" by Norah Lofts. The musical score was conducted by Elmer Bernstein and the cinematography was handled by Joseph LaShelle, shot in Panavision. This was the last feature film directed by Ford, ending a career that had spanned 53 years. Ford biographer Joseph McBride dubbed the director's farewell to the art form "as bleak an apocalyptic vision as the cinema has given us." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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