John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Feb 3, 2019

0h 54m

★ 6.5

Overview

Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the underprivileged, from humble cowboys to persecuted minorities, he revealed like no one else the great social divisions that existed and still exist in the United States. More than four decades after his death, what remains of his legacy and humanistic values in the memory of those who love his work?

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Hauteville Productions

ARTE

TCM Cinéma

RTS

TCM España

RTP

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Self - Biographer

Joseph McBride

Self - Philosopher

Cécile Gornet

Self - Film Historian

Michel Cieutat

Self - Cattle Rancher

Jennifer Ortiz

Self - Cattle Rancher

Fermin Ortiz

Self - American Literature Professor

Nancy Schoenberger

Self - Grandson

Dan Ford

Self - Filmmaker

Angelo Baca

Self - Film Historian

Chale Nafus

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Ford

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

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