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3 Godfathers (1948)

★ 7.0Approved107 minDirector: John Ford

1948 American film

3 Godfathers is a 1948 American Western film in Technicolor directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz and Harry Carey Jr. The screenplay was written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings based on the 1913 short story The Three Godfathers by Peter B. Kyne. The story is a loose retelling of the biblical Three Wise Men in an American Western context.

It is a remake of the black and white 1929 movie Hell's Heroes, starring Charles Bickman, Raymond Hatton, and Fred Kohler, directed by William Wyler.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is 3 Godfathers about?
3 Godfathers (1948) — Fugitive bank robbers Robert (John Wayne), William (Harry Carey Jr.) and Pedro (Pedro Armendáriz) stand at a desert grave. Caring for the newborn infant of the woman they just buried will ruin any chance of escape. But they won't go back on their promise to her. They won't abando
Is 3 Godfathers based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is 3 Godfathers scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.