3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948 · 102 min · EN · NR · 6.8 (218 votes)
Dir. John Ford · Starring John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond, Mae Marsh, Mildred Natwick · Music Richard Hageman

“John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!”

Western

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

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A dusty, sun-baked Western that feels like a parable. It’s a surprisingly tender story about hardened men finding unexpected grace and purpose in the harsh beauty of the desert, underscored by a spiritual, almost hymnal, quality.

melancholichopefulpoignantredemptivesteadyclassic westernlyricalcinematicredemptionfound familysacrificefaith
babymarshaladoptionpromiseoutlawsurvivalfugitivetrainprison sentencebank robberybirthdesertcatholichymndyingpossewaterholearizona territory
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