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Feature film — 2019

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)

5.90h 54mDocumentary — TV Movie

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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A high-signal pick with 13 votes.

Hauteville Productions / ARTE / TCM Cinéma / RTS / TCM España / RTP

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Director: Jean-Christophe Klotz

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Cast & crew

Jean-Christophe Klotz as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Self - Narrator (voice)

Joseph McBride as Self - Biographer

Joseph McBride

Self - Biographer

C

Cécile Gornet

Self - Philosopher

M

Michel Cieutat

Self - Film Historian

J

Jennifer Ortiz

Self - Cattle Rancher

F

Fermin Ortiz

Self - Cattle Rancher

N

Nancy Schoenberger

Self - American Literature Professor

D

Dan Ford

Self - Grandson

A

Angelo Baca

Self - Filmmaker

C

Chale Nafus

Self - Film Historian

John Ford as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Ford

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Wayne as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

John Wayne

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

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