I wanted to see FORD THE MAN AND THE MACHINE since very long because it's about the history of Henry Ford and the Ford car industry. Last August I finally saw it and coincidentally I saw it three days after OPPENHEIMER, probably 2023's most anticipated movie and a great biopic as well.
The movie mostly chronicles Henry Ford (Cliff Robertson)'s life since his humble origins to when he revolutioned the motor car industry and founded the car factory that to this day bears his name. One of the things I appreciated about this biopic is not only the history on the side of the cars but also that the movie showed us that Henry Ford wasn't exactly a great family man, and yet we are once again shown his human side when he had to face the death of his son. As for the supporting cast they are mostly second tier Canadian-American actors such as Michael Ironside, Vlasta Vrana and Ken Pogue and they were all good.
Overall, a great made for TV biopic made even greater by Robertson's performance in the title role. Yes, at three hours and 24 minutes long it was quite staggering but since they had to be accurate about Ford's life one can only appreciate its running time. Not to be missed, and actually it's on YouTube.
