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Screen Director's Playhouse1955* 7.0
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973* 6.3
Five Came Back2017* 7.2
The Birth of a Nation1915* 5.9
The Horse Soldiers1959* 6.9
Directed by John Ford1971* 7.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995* 8.0
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America2019* 5.9
Filmmakers for the Prosecution2023* 6.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009* 7.5
The American West of John Ford1971* 6.5
Five Came Back2017* 7.9
Show-Business at War1943* 7.0
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000* NR
The Western: A Lost TV Special1958* NR
The Bandit's Wager1916* 5.1
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'1992* 8.3
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland1965* 5.5
Spanish Western2015* 6.4
John Ford & Monument Valley2013* 1.0
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery1914* 6.0
John Wayne-A Life on Film2000* NR
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth2009* NR
Big Time1929* 7.5
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines1943* 6.0
Shooting War2000* 6.4
Fonda on Fonda1992* 7.0
A Study in Scarlet1914* 7.5
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway1999* 7.0
Monument Valley: John Ford Country2006* NRMy Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns1970* 6.0
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner2006* NR
The Screen Director1951* 7.0
John Ford's America1989* 6.5The Trail of Hate1917* 5.5
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One1992* NR
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend1976* 7.0
The Broken Coin1915* 6.0John Ford at the NFT1957* NR
The Tornado1917* 5.5
John Ford
DirectingBorn 1 Feb 1894Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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…
Known For & Filmography
Screen Director's Playhouse1955* 7.0The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973* 6.3Five Came Back2017* 7.2The Birth of a Nation1915* 5.9The Horse Soldiers1959* 6.9Directed by John Ford1971* 7.0The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995* 8.0John Ford: The Man Who Invented America2019* 5.9Filmmakers for the Prosecution2023* 6.01939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009* 7.5The American West of John Ford1971* 6.5Five Came Back2017* 7.9Show-Business at War1943* 7.0Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000* NRThe Western: A Lost TV Special1958* NRThe Bandit's Wager1916* 5.1John Wayne's 'The Alamo'1992* 8.3Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland1965* 5.5Spanish Western2015* 6.4John Ford & Monument Valley2013* 1.0Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery1914* 6.0John Wayne-A Life on Film2000* NRThe Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth2009* NRBig Time1929* 7.5Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines1943* 6.0Shooting War2000* 6.4Fonda on Fonda1992* 7.0A Study in Scarlet1914* 7.5National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway1999* 7.0Monument Valley: John Ford Country2006* NRMy Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns1970* 6.0Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner2006* NRThe Screen Director1951* 7.0John Ford's America1989* 6.5The Trail of Hate1917* 5.5Omnibus: John Ford, Part One1992* NRChesty: A Tribute to a Legend1976* 7.0The Broken Coin1915* 6.0John Ford at the NFT1957* NRThe Tornado1917* 5.5Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.