Four Sons

1928 film by John Ford

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7.3

A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.

Released: 1928-02-1396 minDir: John FordWar, Drama

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Cast

Margaret Mann as Mother Bernle
James Hall as Joseph - Her son
Charles Morton as Johann - Her Son
Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Franz - Her Son
George Meeker as Andreas - Her Son
June Collyer as Annabelle

Themes

germany
birthday
widow
bavaria, germany
german american

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

1,044 votes

Year: 1928
Runtime: 100 min
Genres: Drama, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: silent film
Country of origin: United States
Director: John Ford
Cast member: Michael Mark
Producer: John Ford
Production company: Fox Film Corporation
Cinematographer: Charles G. Clarke
Narrative location: Germany
Duration: 100
FilmAffinity ID: 806737
Distribution format: video on demand
Image: Four Sons.jpg

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publication date: 1928-02-13
title: Four Sons
aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3
color: black-and-white
distributed by: Netflix
Commons category: Four Sons (1928 film)

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