The Shepherd of the Hills

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1941 PG-13 1h 38m
6.6 /10
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The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills
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Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begins to positively affect the mountain people, who learn to shed their hatred under his gentle influence.

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Geronimo1967
9 Feb 2026

Riddled with bitterness and resentment, “Matt” (John Wayne) lives in a small farming community that seems tormented, generally, by events from it’s pa...

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