John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz
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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?Read moreLess
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?
The story
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?
Cast & crew
Jean-Christophe KlotzSelf - Narrator (voice)
Joseph McBrideSelf - Biographer
John FordSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John WayneSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Director of Photography
- Alberto Marquardt
- Writer
- Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Director of Photography
- Olivier Raffet
- Editor
- Pascal Ariel
- Director
- Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Editor
- Jean-Baptiste Morin
- Producer
- Guillaume Allary
- Producer
- Karina Si Ahmed
- Writer
- François Bringer