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