John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
5.9
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February 3, 2019
54m
Overview
Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the underprivileged, from humble cowboys to persecuted minorities, he revealed like no one else the great social divisions that existed and still exist in the United States. More than four decades after his death, what remains of his legacy and humanistic values in the memory of those who love his work?
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Cast
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Self - Narrator (voice)
Joseph McBride
Self - BiographerCécile Gornet
Self - PhilosopherMichel Cieutat
Self - Film HistorianJennifer Ortiz
Self - Cattle RancherFermin Ortiz
Self - Cattle RancherNancy Schoenberger
Self - American Literature ProfessorDan Ford
Self - GrandsonAngelo Baca
Self - FilmmakerChale Nafus
Self - Film Historian
John Ford
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Wayne
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Victor McLaglen
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Henry Fonda
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