Son of God’s Country
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90% Critic Match

Son of God’s Country

9.0 / 10 1948 1h 0mNR English
Western

Storyline

Bill Sanger has his men out raiding and killing to obtain the ranches along the route that he knows the new railroad will use. He then kills the editor that received a letter that would expose him. But the editor earlier hid the letter in a chamber of his gun. Marshal Monte Hale arrives and eventually suspects Sanger and breaks into his house. After a gungight Sanger catches him and with one shot left shoots Monte. But he is using the editor's gun.

Cast & Crew

Monte Hale

Monte Hale

Monte Hale

Lead
Pamela Blake

Pamela Blake

Cathy Thornton

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Eli Walker

James Nolan

James Nolan

Bill Sanger

Jay Kirby

Jay Kirby

Frank Thornton

Steve Darrell

Steve Darrell

Henchman Bigelow

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Tom Ford

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

John Thornton

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. R.G. Springsteen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Son of God’s Country is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker