John Ford
Directing
Born: 1894-02-01 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Died: 1973-08-31
Biography
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 ye
🎬 Movies (30)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
2015
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Self (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006
Himself (archive footage)
Shooting War
2000
himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
Self
Fonda on Fonda
1992
Self (archive footage)
Unforgiven
1992
Thanks
John Ford's America
1989
Himself (Archive Footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976
Director
The American West of John Ford
1971
Self
Directed by John Ford
1971
Self (uncredited)
Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971
Executive Producer
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970
Self
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965
self
7 Women
1965
Director
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Director
Donovan's Reef
1963
Director
How the West Was Won
1962
Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Director
Flashing Spikes
1962
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