Four Sons 1928
“Big as the Heart of Humanity!”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Director
- John Ford
- Network
- Fox Film Corporation
- Where to Stream
- Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel
What is Four Sons?
Topic: Film "Four Sons" (1928). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1928
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Release date
- Feb 13, 1928
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Fox Film Corporation
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.3/10 from 27 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~96 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Fox Film Corporation
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Topic: Film "Four Sons" (1928).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: Four Sons
Release Date: 02/13/1928 (US)
Genre: War and Drama
Runtime: 1h 36m
Director/Producer: John Ford
Cast: Margaret Mann (Mother Bernle), James Hall (Joseph "Dutch" Bernle), Charles Morton (Johann Bernle), Ralph Bushman (Franz Bernle), George Meeker (An...).
Synopsis/Plot: 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.
Preservation: Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.
Sentence 1 (No spoilers): Four Sons is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film. (Wait, source
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- High production value and confident direction keep each chapter visually arresting.
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- Deliberate pacing requires patient investment before the overarching mystery unravels.
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Four Sons holds a community rating of 7.3/10 based on 27 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging War, Drama for fans of the genre.
How long is the movie Four Sons and when was it released?
Four Sons is a feature film with a runtime of 96 minutes. It was released in 1928. Release status: Released.
Who directed Four Sons?
Four Sons was directed by John Ford.
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