7 Women
1965 · Movie · NR · 87 min · ★ 6.4 · 95% critics
At a remote mission in 1930s China, a newly arrived doctor clashes with strict religious leadership as fear, illness, and an approaching bandit threat close in. What starts as a tense culture clash becomes a survival drama about courage, sacrifice, and competing beliefs under pressure.
Also known as Seven Women
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Details
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1965-12-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (76 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy old-school moral dramas with strong women, pressure-cooker tension, and a provocative edge; Not for you if you dislike slow builds, melodrama, or dated portrayals, even in something as intense as Victim.
Pros: strong lead performance; tense survival setup; intriguing belief clashes | Cons: uneven tone; abrupt ending; dated stereotypes
Themes
- mission
- missionary
- warlord
- doctor
- bandit
Cast & crew
Anne Bancroft
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
Sue Lyon
as Emma Clark
Margaret Leighton
as Agatha Andrews
Flora Robson
as Miss Binns
Mildred Dunnock
as Jane Argent
Betty Field
as Mrs. Florrie Pether
Anna Lee
as Mrs. Russell
Eddie Albert
as Charles Pether
Mike Mazurki
as Tunga Khan
Woody Strode
as Lean Warrior
Directed by John Ford