John Ford
Date of birth: 1894-02-01
Place of birth: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Jack Ford, Jack Francis
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 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.
Movie Credits
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006-06-06
Documentary about John Ford's relation to Monument Valley.
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992-12-01
Documentary about the early career of Hollywood film director John Ford, written and presented by Li
Shooting War
2000-12-07
A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by on
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
1952-10-24
A digest record of the 1952 Greek "Star Hellas" beauty contest.
The Broken Coin
1915-06-21
A movie serial directed by Francis Ford.
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914-04-14
Show-Business at War
1943-05-21
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970-01-25
Interview with film director John Ford. A 30-minute edited version first aired on the BBC TV program
The Purple Mask
1916-12-25
Cunard turns into The Queen of the Apaches, an outlaw who steals from the rich to gives to the poor,
The Tornado
1917-03-03
The Tornado mostly followed pulp Western formula -- bad guys hold up a town, take a girl hostage, an
The Bandit's Wager
1916-11-05
After a man and his sister move West, she fights off the advances of a bandit who makes a bet that o
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009-05-19
7-part documentary on John Ford's 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' ] Changing of the Guard The I
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013-03-05
John Wayne, Henry Fonda and James Stewart discuss working with John Ford
The American West of John Ford
1971-12-05
A documentary encapsulating the career and Western films of director 'John Ford' , including clips f
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999-04-14
National Geographic follows underwater explorer Bob Ballard as he searches for the aircraft carrier
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006-06-06
This 13 minute documentary short is found on the DVD : "The Long Voyage Home" (1940), directed by Jo
The Trail of Hate
1917-04-28
When bandits capture the wife of a US army lieutenant stationed in the Philippines, along with her l
The Scrapper
1917-06-09
Bored with the ranch, Buck's girl goes off to the city and gets involved (innocently) in a brothel.
Directed by John Ford
1971-09-06
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943-01-01
A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines.
The Birth of a Nation
1915-03-08
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwin
The Screen Director
1951-03-12
A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019-02-03
Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the leg
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and in
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000-10-14
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an e
Spanish Western
2015-05-04
A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible,
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992-06-06
Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes
A Study in Scarlet
1914-12-29
This is the first of the Sherlock Holmes' stories by the famous English author. Sir Arthur Conan Doy
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023-01-27
In 1945, two young American soldiers, brothers Budd and Stuart Schulberg, are commissioned to collec
Fonda on Fonda
1992-01-13
Jane Fonda hosts a tribute to her father.
Five Came Back
2017-03-31
The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywo
The Horse Soldiers
1959-06-11
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center.
Big Time
1929-09-07
The relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming choris
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000-01-01
Recap of The Duke's career from its beginning in the silent era up to his final film "The Shootist".
John Ford's America
1989-10-14
This critically acclaimed documentary is about John Ford, who was one of the greatest directors in t
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958-06-08
A 1958 TV special celebrating westerns featuring John Wayne, John Ford, Gary Cooper, Gene Autry, Gab
Untitled
2025-08-30
Tom Cruise / John Ford / Hideo Kojima / Ye / Darren Watkins Jr. and Kai Cenat / Donald Trump / Ye.