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