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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release1948

Runtime1h 46m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,243,000

Revenue$2,841,000

Production

Argosy Pictures

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

3 Godfathers

1948

1h 46m

6.7

Western

Synopsis

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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