John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)
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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| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.023 |
Directed By
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Crew
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Alberto Marquardt
Olivier Raffet
Pascal Ariel
Jean-Baptiste Morin
Thomas Fage
Éric Salleron
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Fabienne Pacher
Karina Si Ahmed
Guillaume Allary
François Bringer
Charles van der Elst
Charles van der Elst
Deborah Ford
Alain Bastide
Vivien Meltz
Joséphine Legeay
Maxime Taburiaux
Joseph McBride
TOP CAST
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Self - Narrator (voice)
Joseph McBride
Self - Biographer
Cécile Gornet
Self - Philosopher
Michel Cieutat
Self - Film Historian
Jennifer Ortiz
Self - Cattle Rancher
Fermin Ortiz
Self - Cattle Rancher
Nancy Schoenberger
Self - American Literature Professor
Dan Ford
Self - Grandson
Angelo Baca
Self - Filmmaker
Chale 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
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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