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A documentary on the life and films of director John Ford.A documentary on the life and films of director John Ford.A documentary on the life and films of director John Ford.
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Peter Bogdanovich
- Self - Interviewer
- (uncredited)
Orson Welles
- Narrator
- (voice)
Harry Carey Jr.
- Self
- (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
- Self
- (uncredited)
James Stewart
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaSteven Spielberg's real account on how he met John Ford when he was a teenager was recreated in The Fabelmans (2022).
- Quotes
Self (2009): Ford, you know, will live forever, because his films will live forever.
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John Ford is one of our greatest American directors, and he is profiled in this 1971 documentary that features a hilarious interview with the man himself (Interviewer: How did you shoot that scene? Ford: With a camera) and actors who worked with him many times over the years: John Wayne, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, and Maureen O'Hara. Narrated by Orson Welles, prominent directors talk about his influence on cinema and his gifts as a director: Martin Scorcese, Peter Bogdanovich, Steven Spielberg, and Clint Eastwood.
The most fascinating part of this documentary was the discussion - with clips - of how the master framed his shots like a painter, and the scenes shown were truly stunning. The end of the documentary speaks to his sentimentality, belief in an afterlife and the family, demonstrated with heartwrenching scenes from "The Searchers," "How Green was My Valley," and others.
Finally there was a taped meeting between Katharine Hepburn and Ford in the year he died. The two had a great connection and perhaps even a relationship. It is most fascinating, particularly when Ford's son leaves the room and mistakenly leaves the tape recorder on.
Excellent all the way around.
The most fascinating part of this documentary was the discussion - with clips - of how the master framed his shots like a painter, and the scenes shown were truly stunning. The end of the documentary speaks to his sentimentality, belief in an afterlife and the family, demonstrated with heartwrenching scenes from "The Searchers," "How Green was My Valley," and others.
Finally there was a taped meeting between Katharine Hepburn and Ford in the year he died. The two had a great connection and perhaps even a relationship. It is most fascinating, particularly when Ford's son leaves the room and mistakenly leaves the tape recorder on.
Excellent all the way around.
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