7 Women

"Seven Women" redirects here. For other uses, see Seven Women (disambiguation).
7 Women
1966 theatrical poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byJohn Ford
Written byJanet Green
John McCormick
Based on"Chinese Finale"
1935 short story
by Norah Lofts
Produced byBernard Smith
John Ford
StarringAnne Bancroft
Margaret Leighton
Flora Robson
Sue Lyon
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byOtho Lovering
Music byElmer Bernstein
Color processMetrocolor (MGM Color)
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • January 5, 1966 (1966-01-05) (Los Angeles)
  • May 4, 1966 (1966-05-04) (New York)
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Running time
87 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
Budget$2.3 million[2]

7 Women, also known as Seven Women, is a 1966 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Panavision drama film directed by John Ford and starring Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Betty Field, Anna Lee, Eddie Albert, Mike Mazurki and Woody Strode. It was produced by Ford and Bernard Smith from a screenplay by Janet Green and John McCormick, based on the short story "Chinese Finale" by Norah Lofts. The musical score was conducted by Elmer Bernstein and the cinematography was handled by Joseph LaShelle. This was the last feature film directed by Ford, ending a career that had spanned 53 years.

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  2. ^ Nat Segaloff, Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors, Bear Manor Media, 2013, p.103-105, ISBN 978-1593932336