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.
39 movies · 3 shows
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023·6.5
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019·5.9
Five Came Back
2017·7.9
Spanish Western
2015·6.2
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013·1.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009·7.5
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009·0.0
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006·0.0
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006·0.0
Shooting War
2000·6.4
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000·0.0
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000·0.0
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999·7.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995·8.0
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992·0.0
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992·8.3
Fonda on Fonda
1992·7.0
John Ford's America
1989·6.5
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976·7.7
The American West of John Ford
1971·6.4
Directed by John Ford
1971·7.0
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970·6.0
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965·5.5
The Horse Soldiers
1959·6.9
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958·0.0
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
1952·0.0
The Screen Director
1951·7.0
Show-Business at War
1943·7.0
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943·6.0
Big Time
1929·7.5
The Scrapper
1917·4.5
The Trail of Hate
1917·5.5
The Tornado
1917·5.5
The Purple Mask
1916·0.0
The Bandit's Wager
1916·5.1
The Broken Coin
1915·6.0
The Birth of a Nation
1915·5.9
A Study in Scarlet
1914·7.5
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914·6.0