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Flammer over mohawk (Blu-ray) (1939) (Region 2) (Import)

Henry Fonda , Ward Bond , John Ford    Suitable for 15 years and over   Blu-ray
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Henry Fonda, Ward Bond, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins
  • Directors: John Ford
  • Format: Import, Blu-ray, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Run Time: 104.00 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0078JLXFM
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 47,025 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By Lawrance M. Bernabo HALL OF FAME VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
There are relatively few movies about the American Revolution. I think this is due to the fact that the American side lost most of the battles of that war. The battle at Saratoga, the surprise attack at Trenton, and the siege of Yorktown are part of the short list of American victories, and except for the occasion television movie or mini-series, they are rarely touched upon. Consequently, "Drums Along the Mohawk" remains the best of American movie about the revolution even though it was made before World War I and even though the redcoats are not really involved in the fight.

"Drums Along the Mohawk" does not start off as a movie about the American Revolution. Instead it begins as a movie about settling the frontier, which, at that point, was upstate New York. The focus is on a pioneer couple, newlyweds, Gilbert (Henry Fonda) and Magdalena (Claudette Colbert), called Lana. Martin is a farmer who brings his bride to the Mohawk Valley where their home is burned out by Indians allied with the British. The couple are taken in by neighbors after that happens and Martin joins the militia, but the settlers are going to need more men than that to fight the Indians and save the fort from attack.

Based on a novel by Walter D. Edmonds the screenplay for "Drums Along the Mohawk" is by Sonya Levien and Lamar Trotti, although William Faulkner worked on it without receiving credit as well. Edmonds' history novels were all set in upstate New York and "Drums Along the Mohawk" is about the warfare between the settlers and the Six Nations of the Iroquois allied with the British. The Battle of Oriskany in 1777, fought in a forest, was a American victory although their commander General Nicholas Herkimer (Ralph Imhof) died of his wounds in one of the moving scenes of the film.

This was the third film that John Ford made in 1939, following "Stagecoach" with John Wayne and "Young Mr. Lincoln" with Fonda; his next film would be "The Grapes of Wrath." Colbert and Fonda are the stars, but they are upstaged by several members of the supporting case, such as Edna May Oliver as Mrs. McKlennar and Arthur Shields as the Reverend Rosenkrantz. The old lady has such an iron will that she can make Indians take her bed out, with her in it, while they are burning down her home, and the reverend has a memorable scene in which he eases the suffering of a tortured settler. Fonda is young and earnest, while Colbert comes to terms with what it means to be living on the American frontier in troubled times.

More than anything else "Drums Along the Mohwawk" is about people coming to the realization that they are Americans, an interpretation more than amply justified by the film's final scene. These are not the Sons of Liberty living in Boston and dealing with the King's troops and all those burdensome taxes. These are small families living out on the frontier for whom the idea of the United States of America was as odd as a flag with thirteen red and white stripes with a circle of white stars on a blue field. Perhaps it is because it takes place off the main stage that "Drums Along the Mohawk" manages to hit the right notes.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars FAULTY BATCH. 24 Oct 2009
By BUBS.
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
this film is worth watching because it shows us the problems and dilemmas of the early settlers in the wild west . the film i recieved jumps at the start of the film mostly 2 mins sometimes 8 mins there was a tiny mark under disc's surface inside edge , the seller happily replaced the disc and it arrived fully sealed however once i opened the case the very same mark is under the surface and the film is jumping 2 mins into the start .this was uncanny and it has to be a manufacturing problem with the disc ,the film plays perfectly after the jump and you don't miss anything really but be warned of the probable fault.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Lavishly produced but sadly unengaging 10 Nov 2007
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
At a risk of a beating, Drums Along the Mohawk is one of those occasional much-beloved John Ford films that didn't really work for me. As with My Darling Clementine, Ford is much more interested in the ephemera - rituals, gatherings, minor supporting characters - than he is in story or his rather bland leads (Claudette Colbert and a dull Henry Fonda on autopilot, as he is in many of his films for Ford), and much of the humor seems particularly misplaced here, turning the burning of the widow's farm or even the burning alive of one settler into semi-comic moments. The final chase is beautifully shot, but for all Ford's efforts to establish a sense of community worth fighting for, it's hard to care.

Unlike the US DVD, which includes the original trailer, or the French DVD which includes a 47-minute documentary, the UK disc has no extras but does boast a beautifully restored colour transfer.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Beware thy heathen in thine breast.
Drums Along the Mohawk is directed by John Ford and adapted to screenplay by Sonya Levien & Lamar Trotti from the novel written by Walter D. Edmonds. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Spike Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars Drums along the Mohawk
As a wargamer gaming the French - Indian wars, this film is a must, besides The last of the Mohicans.
Good buy!
Published 4 months ago by R.K.Kootstra
2.0 out of 5 stars Blu-ray (and included DVD) have a weird out-of-phase audio track.
This is not a review of the film itself. Look elsewhere for that. I purchased the Blu-ray recently. It comes with a DVD version as well. Read more
Published 13 months ago by John Hermes
5.0 out of 5 stars "Drums Along The Mohawk (1939) ... Fonda/Colbert/Oliver ... John Ford...
20th Century Fox presents "DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK" (1939) ~ (104 min/Color) ~ Starring: Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carradine, Jessie... Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Lovins
5.0 out of 5 stars Drums Along the Mohawk
This film was purchased for my aunt who will be 80 next february, I watch it with her, the film was based on true fact, and as such was quite horrific. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2010 by M. Little
5.0 out of 5 stars like they used to make
this film took me back to my childhood when they had real stars on screen two of the screens great stars put together and boy did they pull it off realism of what the early... Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by J. S. HAINES
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Pleased
I had watched this film on TV and decided I wanted to view it without ad brecks. It is a very interesting film detailing the struggles of an early pioneer couple. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by J. M. Goodall
4.0 out of 5 stars An engrossing Revolutionary War story from John Ford, with many of his...
When Lana Martin (Claudette Colbert) arrives by wagon with her new husband, Gil (Henry Fonda), to Mohawk Valley and his homestead, she isn't prepared for what she sees. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2007 by C. O. DeRiemer
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