- BIRTH 01/02/1894
- DEATH 31/08/1973
- Country United States
- MOVIES 6
- DIRECTOR 42
- SCRIPT 4
- PRODUCTION 23
John Ford
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.
Movies (6)
Nuremberg : des images pour l'histoire
John Ford : l'homme qui inventa l'Amérique
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Director (42)
The Searchers
My Darling Clementine
The Grapes of Wrath
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
How Green Was My Valley
Wagon Master
The Horse Soldiers
They Were Expendable
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Quiet Man
How the West Was Won
Fort Apache
The Long Voyage Home
The Last Hurrah
The Brat
The Fugitive
Cameo Kirby
The Wings of Eagles
This Is Korea!
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Secret Man
The Iron Horse
The Battle of Midway
December 7th
Mary of Scotland
Tobacco Road
Sergeant Rutledge
Doctor Bull
Men Without Women
Cheyenne Autumn
Stagecoach
3 Godfathers
Rio Grande
The Lost Patrol
Gideon's Day
The Informer
Mogambo
Donovan's Reef
Young Mr. Lincoln
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Two Rode Together
Script (4)
The Quiet Man
Wagon Master
Men Without Women
The Battle of Midway
Production (23)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Quiet Man
Fort Apache
Wagon Master
They Were Expendable
Stagecoach
The Battle of Midway
December 7th
The Last Hurrah
The Fugitive
Nazi Concentration Camps
The Iron Horse
Cheyenne Autumn
The Long Voyage Home
Men Without Women
Mighty Joe Young
3 Godfathers
Rio Grande
The Lost Patrol
The Informer
Donovan's Reef
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Two Rode Together
