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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
MovementClassical Hollywood
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