John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)

5.9/10 54 min Documentary TV Movie

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?

Cast

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Self - Narrator (voice)

Joseph McBride

Self - Biographer

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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