Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · 100 min
Directed by John Ford. Written by Lamar Trotti, Sonya Levien, William Faulkner. Starring Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins.
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.
Critics 82% · audiences 60% · 2 Oscar nominations