UNITED STATES · 1950

Wagon Master

John Ford
Classical Hollywood westward expansion religious community moral integrity frontier survival coming of age
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Synopsis

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.

Year1950
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Ford
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