John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019 · 54 min
Documentary · TV Movie
★ 5.9Over 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?
Crew
- Director Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Writer Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Writer François Bringer
- Director of Photography Alberto Marquardt
- Director of Photography Olivier Raffet
Cast
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Self - Narrator (voice)
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
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Wayne
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Crew
- Director — Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Writer — Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Writer — François Bringer
- Director of Photography — Alberto Marquardt
- Director of Photography — Olivier Raffet
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