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John Ford

Known for: Directing

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.

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Stagecoach 1939Movie Plex Director, Producer
3 Godfathers 1948Movie Director, Producer
Rio Grande 1950Movie Google Play Movies Director, Producer
The Quiet Man 1952Movie Director, Writer
Five Came Back 2017TV show Netflix as Self (archive footage)
Cheyenne Autumn 1964Movie Apple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies Director, Producer
Donovan's Reef 1963Movie Apple TV Store Director, Producer
Wagon Master 1950Movie Director, Story
The Lost Patrol 1934Movie Director, Producer
The Fugitive 1947Movie Director, Producer
The Last Hurrah 1958Movie Director, Producer
The Iron Horse 1925Movie ArtiflixJustWatch TV Director, Producer
7 Women 1965Movie Director, Producer
The Informer 1935Movie Director, Producer
3 Bad Men 1926Movie Artiflix Director, Producer
Hell Bent 1918Movie Director, Writer
John Ford & Monument Valley 2013Movie as Self (archive footage)
December 7th 1943Movie ArtiflixJustWatch TV Director, Producer
Four Sons 1928Movie JustWatch TV Director, Producer
Salute 1929Movie Director, Producer