7 Women

"Love-Lust, Courage and Cowardice, Faith-Fury and Sacrifice!"

1965 1h 27m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 78

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Synopsis

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In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.

“Love-Lust, Courage and Cowardice, Faith-Fury and Sacrifice!”

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Cast

Anne Bancroft
Dr. D.R. Cartwright
Sue Lyon
Emma Clark
Margaret Leighton
Agatha Andrews
Flora Robson
Miss Binns
Mildred Dunnock
Jane Argent
Betty Field
Mrs. Florrie Pether
Anna Lee
Mrs. Russell
Eddie Albert
Charles Pether

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Ford
Writers: Janet Green, John McCormick, Norah Lofts
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Ford, shot by Joseph LaShelle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Otho Lovering shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Anne Bancroft and Sue Lyon and Margaret Leighton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love-Lust, Courage and Cowardice, Faith-Fury and Sacrifice!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Ford directs. Joseph LaShelle behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. Otho Lovering cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by John Ford, shot by Joseph LaShelle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Otho Lovering shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anne Bancroft and Sue Lyon and Margaret Leighton carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Love-Lust, Courage and Cowardice, Faith-Fury and Sacrifice!".
8IMDB entry: tt0060050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle
Original score: Elmer Bernstein
Editing: Otho Lovering
Costume design: Walter Plunkett
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: 7 Women (1965)

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CinemaSerf2024-09-05
★ 6/10
This is quite a curious swan-song for John Ford. An almost all-woman cast led by Anne Bancroft and Margaret Leighton are stranded in a remote missionary. When the local army battalion abandon their posts, a gang of marauding warriors take over their home and at some considerable risk to themselves, they must try and survive the encounter - and a cholera outbreak too. To be honest, not a lot goes on and the character depicted by Bancroft - a confident, self-reliant doctor, is oddly out of place for the scenario; especially when placed with the rather timid, puritanical, Leighton and a really under-used Flora Robson as "Miss Binns", and the ending is all just a bit too sudden.

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