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3 Godfathers

John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!

6.8(218)19481h 42m6

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.2M
Box office
$2.8M
Language
Spanish
  • baby
  • marshal
  • adoption
  • promise
  • outlaw
  • survival
  • fugitive
  • train
  • prison sentence
  • bank robbery
  • birth
  • desert

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

John Ford

Produced in

United States of America

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereWashington, D.C.25 Nov 1948
    • TheatricalNR13 Jan 1949
  • AustriaAT

    • TheatricalAA1 Jan 1956
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatricale 1231 Dec 1948
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical17 Nov 1950
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1219 Apr 1956
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1210 May 2004
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical21 Oct 1950
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG20 May 1953
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Physical6DVD18 Aug 2004
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatricale 121 Jan 1949
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical (limited)1531 Dec 1948

Frequently asked questions

3 Godfathers was released on 31 December 1948.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    2/9/2017

    7/10

    Sentimental and affecting piece from Ford. Having already made a version of the story in 1919 as Marked Men with Harry Carey, John Ford clearly had a kink for this delightful redemption parable. Opening with a touching tribute to his friend and mentor Carey, who had sadly passed away the previous year (and who also starred in the 1916 version of The Three Godfathers), it was also the first out and out Ford Western…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/8/2023

    7/10

    It's interesting that Harry Carey was in the first version of this film made in 1916 and now his son takes on the role as the injured "kid" alongside John Wayne's "Robert" and Pedro Armendàriz as "Pedro". These three are outlaws whose one last hit goes a bit awry. Now with the shrewd sheriff "Buck" (Ward Bond) in hot pursuit, they must try to outwit their pursuers before they run out of water. They do manage to steal…

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