- 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)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Nuremberg : des images pour l'histoire
John Ford : l'homme qui inventa l'Amérique
Director (45)
The Grapes of Wrath
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Searchers
How the West Was Won
Cheyenne Autumn
How Green Was My Valley
The Quiet Man
Stagecoach
Rio Grande
The Hurricane
They Were Expendable
The Horse Soldiers
The Last Hurrah
The Wings of Eagles
Sergeant Rutledge
Tobacco Road
Mogambo
Fort Apache
Donovan's Reef
Gideon's Day
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Long Gray Line
Mary of Scotland
Cameo Kirby
December 7th
This Is Korea!
Two Rode Together
The Brat
The Fugitive
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Iron Horse
The Secret Man
The Lost Patrol
The Battle of Midway
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Long Voyage Home
Young Mr. Lincoln
Doctor Bull
Men without Women
Wagon Master
My Darling Clementine
3 Godfathers
The Informer
Script (4)
The Quiet Man
Wagon Master
Men without Women
The Battle of Midway
Production (23)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Stagecoach
Rio Grande
Cheyenne Autumn
The Quiet Man
They Were Expendable
Donovan's Reef
Fort Apache
The Last Hurrah
The Iron Horse
Wagon Master
December 7th
The Fugitive
Nazi Concentration Camps
The Long Voyage Home
The Battle of Midway
The Informer
Men without Women
Mighty Joe Young
3 Godfathers
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Lost Patrol
Two Rode Together
