- BIRTH 01/02/1894
- DEATH 31/08/1973
- Country United States
- MOVIES 6
- DIRECTOR 45
- 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 (45)
The Quiet Man
Rio Grande
The Searchers
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Sergeant Rutledge
The Grapes of Wrath
How the West Was Won
3 Godfathers
They Were Expendable
The Long Voyage Home
Cheyenne Autumn
Two Rode Together
Fort Apache
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Fugitive
The Battle of Midway
Mary of Scotland
The Long Gray Line
The Horse Soldiers
My Darling Clementine
Donovan's Reef
Mogambo
Young Mr. Lincoln
The Hurricane
Cameo Kirby
December 7th
This Is Korea!
The Last Hurrah
The Brat
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Wings of Eagles
The Lost Patrol
The Secret Man
The Iron Horse
The Informer
Gideon's Day
How Green Was My Valley
Doctor Bull
Men Without Women
Wagon Master
Stagecoach
Tobacco Road
Script (4)
The Quiet Man
The Battle of Midway
Wagon Master
Men Without Women
Production (23)
The Quiet Man
Rio Grande
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
3 Godfathers
They Were Expendable
Two Rode Together
Fort Apache
The Long Voyage Home
Cheyenne Autumn
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Donovan's Reef
The Battle of Midway
The Fugitive
Mighty Joe Young
The Lost Patrol
The Informer
Men Without Women
The Iron Horse
Nazi Concentration Camps
The Last Hurrah
December 7th
Wagon Master
Stagecoach
