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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
Directed by John Ford1971* 7.0
The Horse Soldiers1959* 6.9
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995* 8.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009* 7.5
Show-Business at War1943* 7.0
Filmmakers for the Prosecution2023* 6.0
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America2019* 5.9
Five Came Back2017* 7.9
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'1992* 8.3
The American West of John Ford1971* 6.5
The Western: A Lost TV Special1958* NR
The Bandit's Wager1916* 5.1
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000* NR
John Ford & Monument Valley2013* 1.0
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland1965* 5.5
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines1943* 6.0
Fonda on Fonda1992* 7.0
Shooting War2000* 6.4
Spanish Western2015* 6.4
Big Time1929* 7.5
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth2009* NR
John Wayne-A Life on Film2000* NR
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery1914* 6.0
A Study in Scarlet1914* 7.5
Monument Valley: John Ford Country2006* NR
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway1999* 7.0My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns1970* 6.0The Trail of Hate1917* 5.5
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner2006* NR
The Screen Director1951* 7.0
John Ford's America1989* 6.5
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend1976* 7.0
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One1992* NR
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* 5.9Directed by John Ford1971* 7.0The Horse Soldiers1959* 6.9The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995* 8.01939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009* 7.5Show-Business at War1943* 7.0Filmmakers for the Prosecution2023* 6.0John Ford: The Man Who Invented America2019* 5.9Five Came Back2017* 7.9John Wayne's 'The Alamo'1992* 8.3The American West of John Ford1971* 6.5The Western: A Lost TV Special1958* NRThe Bandit's Wager1916* 5.1Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000* NRJohn Ford & Monument Valley2013* 1.0Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland1965* 5.5Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines1943* 6.0Fonda on Fonda1992* 7.0Shooting War2000* 6.4Spanish Western2015* 6.4Big Time1929* 7.5The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth2009* NRJohn Wayne-A Life on Film2000* NRLucille Love: The Girl of Mystery1914* 6.0A Study in Scarlet1914* 7.5Monument Valley: John Ford Country2006* NRNational Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway1999* 7.0My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns1970* 6.0The Trail of Hate1917* 5.5Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner2006* NRThe Screen Director1951* 7.0John Ford's America1989* 6.5Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend1976* 7.0Omnibus: John Ford, Part One1992* NRThe Broken Coin1915* 6.0John Ford at the NFT1957* NRThe Tornado1917* 5.5Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.