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Seven Women

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In 1935 China, a group of American missionaries must tolerate the obsessive, self-righteous leader of the mission, Agatha Andrews (Margaret Leighton). However, when the forthright Dr. D.R. Cartwright (Anne Bancroft) joins the mission, she is not afraid to come into direct conflict with the humorless Andrews, which earns her the respect of the other missionaries. Apart from the mounting tension within, the group must put aside their differences when Mongolian bandits attack.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker [It] has one of the greatest endings in the history of cinema. Apr 14, 2020 Full Review Keith Uhlich Slant Magazine 7 Women is, in actuality, a great film whose potboiler plot masks an incisive inquiry into the battle of the sexes. Rated: 4/4 Apr 13, 2005 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal A brilliant first half that pits science against faith, and conformity against daring, collapses into a predictably punitive conclusion. John Ford's final film only gets a passing glimpse at the promise of combining the progressive and the transgressive. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 6, 2025 Full Review Pauline Kael McCall's This picture is more absurd than the deliberate spoof movies, because each cliché character and situation is played in apparent earnest; it’s almost deadpan farce. Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Those that have seen it consider it one of Ford's finest achievements, but it's still a relatively unknown film. Jan 10, 2014 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Thankfully Ford skips his usual sentimentality and cornball humor and drives home a hard-hitting period drama. Rated: A- Feb 27, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark B Anne Bancroft is great as the lead. The film deals with her battling ridiculous religious beliefs and morals and brutality of humanity. Eddie Arnold is in a role not usually played. An excellent film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review Don W A very good movie! Anne Bancroft played a doctor during a time when female doctors wete but only rare but they were often scoffed at. She arrived at a Christian mission in China. The mission was run by an you uptight bible thumper who was puritanical in her teaching and thought. Bancroft was the petter foil. It has some intense and disturbing parts BUT every bit of violence, sexual content and lude conversations were necessary to make sure the viewer understands how difficult it was for the Chinese at that time. It's a very good movie and worth the watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/15/24 Full Review John A Lacking in the thematic and characterization departments however it is serviceable as a competently made popcorn flick featuring an edgy performance from Bancroft Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/27/24 Full Review s r I struggled through this one mostly because the themes and characters did not resonate. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The tension between two strong female leads, Leighton's pious missionary and Bancroft's worldly doctor, promises a lot, but unfortunately Ford blows it in the second half as the arrival of the rebel forces shifts the focus from the interesting psychological battle to an uninteresting good-v-evil clash with horrible racial stereotyping. Kudos to Ford for picking such an unlikely subject, but in the end I came away feeling he didn't really know how to handle it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Ultima y dura pelicula de John Ford, gran actuaciòn de Anne Bancroft. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Ford

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Anne Bancroft

Dr. D.R. Cartwright

Sue Lyon

Emma Clark

Margaret Leighton

Agatha Andrews

Flora Robson

Miss Binns

Mildred Dunnock

Jane Argent

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Synopsis In 1935 China, a group of American missionaries must tolerate the obsessive, self-righteous leader of the mission, Agatha Andrews (Margaret Leighton). However, when the forthright Dr. D.R. Cartwright (Anne Bancroft) joins the mission, she is not afraid to come into direct conflict with the humorless Andrews, which earns her the respect of the other missionaries. Apart from the mounting tension within, the group must put aside their differences when Mongolian bandits attack.
Director
John Ford
Producer
Bernard Smith
Screenwriter
Janet Green, John McCormick
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, John Ford Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 5, 1966, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 27m
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