UNITED STATES · 1928

Four Sons

John Ford
Classical Hollywood family separation World War I immigration to America maternal sacrifice divided loyalties
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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.

Year1928
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Ford
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