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John Ford
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John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who…
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John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time. In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
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2023
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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2019
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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2017
Five Came Back
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2017
Five Came Back
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Spanish Western
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
John Ford & Monument Valley
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2006
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Movie Self (voice) (archive footage)
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2004
Battleground
TV show Director
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2000
Shooting War
Movie himself
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2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1999
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Movie Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
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1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1992
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1992
Unforgiven
Movie Thanks
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1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Movie Self
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1992
Fonda on Fonda
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1989
John Ford's America
Movie Himself (Archive Footage)
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1976
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Movie Himself/Interviewer
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1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV show Self
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1971
The American West of John Ford
Movie Self
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1971
Directed by John Ford
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1971
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Movie Executive Producer
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1970
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Movie Self
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1965
7 Women
Movie Director
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1965
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
Movie self
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1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Movie Director
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1963
Donovan's Reef
Movie Director
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1962
How the West Was Won
Movie Director
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1962
Flashing Spikes
Movie Director
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1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie Director
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1961
Alcoa Premiere
TV show Director
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1961
Two Rode Together
Movie Director
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1960
The Colter Craven Story
Movie Director
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1960
The Alamo
Movie Second Unit Director
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1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Movie Director
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1959
The Horse Soldiers
Movie Ned (uncredited)
