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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Character:Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Release Date:27/01/2023
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Character:Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Release Date:03/02/2019
Five Came Back
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/03/2017
Spanish Western
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/05/2015
John Ford & Monument Valley
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/03/2013
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/05/2009
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Character:Self (voice) (archive footage)
Release Date:06/06/2006
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:06/06/2006
Shooting War
Character:himself
Release Date:07/12/2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/10/2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2000
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Character:Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
Release Date:14/04/1999
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/1992
Fonda on Fonda
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/01/1992
John Ford's America
Character:Himself (Archive Footage)
Release Date:14/10/1989
The American West of John Ford
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/1971
Directed by John Ford
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:06/09/1971
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Character:Self
Release Date:25/01/1970
The Horse Soldiers
Character:Ned (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1959
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/1958
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
Character:Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
Release Date:24/10/1952
The Screen Director
Character:Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1951
Show-Business at War
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Character:J.P. Baldwin
Release Date:01/01/1943
Big Time
Character:John Ford (uncredited)
Release Date:07/09/1929
The Scrapper
Character:Buck, the scrapper
Release Date:09/06/1917
The Trail of Hate
Character:Lt. Jack Brewer
Release Date:28/04/1917
The Tornado
Character:Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
Release Date:03/03/1917
The Purple Mask
Character:(unconfirmed)
Release Date:25/12/1916
The Bandit's Wager
Character:
Release Date:05/11/1916
The Broken Coin
Character:Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
Release Date:21/06/1915
The Birth of a Nation
Character:Klansman (uncredited)
Release Date:08/03/1915
A Study in Scarlet
Character:John H. Watson, M.D.
Release Date:29/12/1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Character:
Release Date:14/04/1914
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