Directing
John Ford
Born Feb 1, 1894 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA · Died Aug 31, 1973
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time.
In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
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Directed
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976
Documentary
7 Women
1965
Drama · History
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Western
Donovan's Reef
1963
Adventure · Comedy · Romance
How the West Was Won
1962
Western
Flashing Spikes
1962
Drama · TV Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Western
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Drama
Two Rode Together
1961
Western
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Western · Crime · Drama
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Western · War
The Last Hurrah
1958
Drama
Gideon's Day
1958
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Wagon Train
1957
Western · Drama · Family
The Rising of the Moon
1957
Comedy · Drama
The Wings of Eagles
1957
Drama · War
The Growler Story
1957
Drama · War
The Searchers
1956
Western
Rookie of the Year
1955
Drama · Comedy
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Comedy · Drama
Mister Roberts
1955
Comedy · Drama · War
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955
Documentary
The Long Gray Line
1955
Comedy · Drama
Mogambo
1953
Adventure · Drama · Romance
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
Comedy · Drama
What Price Glory
1952
Drama · Comedy · Romance
The Quiet Man
1952
Romance · Comedy · Drama
This Is Korea!
1951
Documentary · War
Rio Grande
1950
Western
Wagon Master
1950
Adventure · Western
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
Comedy · War
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Drama · Western
3 Godfathers
1948
Western
Fort Apache
1948
Western
The Fugitive
1947
Drama
My Darling Clementine
1946
Western
It's Your America
1946
Drama · War · Documentary
They Were Expendable
1945
Drama · War
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
1944
Documentary
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
1943
Documentary · War
December 7th
1943
History · War · Action
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
Documentary · War
The Battle of Midway
1942
Documentary · War
Sex Hygiene
1942
Drama
Torpedo Squadron 8
1942
Documentary · War
Women in Defense
1941
Documentary · War
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Drama
Tobacco Road
1941
Comedy · Drama
The Long Voyage Home
1940
Drama · War
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Drama
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Drama · History · War
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
Drama · History
Stagecoach
1939
Western
Submarine Patrol
1938
Adventure · Drama
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
Adventure · Mystery
The Hurricane
1937
Action · Adventure · Drama
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
Adventure · Family
The Plough and the Stars
1936
Drama
Mary of Scotland
1936
Drama · History · Romance
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Drama · History
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Informer
1935
Crime · Drama
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
Comedy · Crime
Judge Priest
1934
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The World Moves On
1934
Drama · History · Romance
The Lost Patrol
1934
Action · War
Doctor Bull
1933
Comedy · Drama
Pilgrimage
1933
Drama · War · Romance
Flesh
1932
Drama · Romance
Air Mail
1932
Adventure · Drama · Action
Arrowsmith
1931
Drama
The Brat
1931
Comedy
Seas Beneath
1931
Action · Drama · War
Up the River
1930
Comedy · Crime
Born Reckless
1930
Crime · Comedy · Drama
Men Without Women
1930
Drama · Action
Salute
1929
Drama · Romance
The Black Watch
1929
Drama · Adventure · War
Strong Boy
1929
Drama · Comedy
Riley the Cop
1928
Comedy
Napoleon's Barber
1928
Drama
Hangman's House
1928
Thriller · Drama · Romance
Four Sons
1928
War · Drama
Mother Machree
1927
Drama
Upstream
1927
Comedy · Drama
The Blue Eagle
1926
Drama · Action
3 Bad Men
1926
Romance · Western
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
Romance · Drama
The Fighting Heart
1925
Romance · Drama
Thank You
1925
Drama · Comedy
The Iron Horse
1925
Western · Drama · History
Kentucky Pride
1925
Drama
Lightnin'
1925
Comedy
Hearts of Oak
1924
Romance · Drama
Hoodman Blind
1923
Drama
North of Hudson Bay
1923
Action · Western
Cameo Kirby
1923
Drama
Three Jumps Ahead
1923
Western
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1923
Drama
The Village Blacksmith
1922
Drama · Romance
Silver Wings
1922
Drama
Little Miss Smiles
1922
Drama
Jackie
1921
Drama · Romance
Sure Fire
1921
Western
Action
1921
Western
Desperate Trails
1921
Western
The Wallop
1921
Western
The Freeze-Out
1921
Western
The Big Punch
1921
Western
Just Pals
1920
Drama · Western
Hitchin' Posts
1920
Western
The Girl in Number 29
1920
Drama
The Prince of Avenue A
1920
Marked Men
1919
Western
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
1919
Comedy · Crime · Western
Rider of the Law
1919
Western
The Ace of the Saddle
1919
Western
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
Western
The Last Outlaw
1919
Western
Riders of Vengeance
1919
Western
The Gun Packer
1919
Western
By Indian Post
1919
Western · Comedy
Gun Law
1919
Western
Bare Fists
1919
Western
The Rustlers
1919
Western
A Fight For Love
1919
Western
The Fighting Brothers
1919
Western
Roped
1919
Comedy · Western
Three Mounted Men
1918
Western
The Craving
1918
Drama · Horror
A Woman's Fool
1918
Western
Hell Bent
1918
Western
The Scarlet Drop
1918
Western
Thieves' Gold
1918
Western
Wild Women
1918
Comedy · Western
The Phantom Riders
1918
Western
Bucking Broadway
1917
Western · Romance
A Marked Man
1917
Western
The Secret Man
1917
Western
Straight Shooting
1917
Western
Cheyenne's Pal
1917
War
The Soul Herder
1917
Western
The Scrapper
1917
Western
The Tornado
1917
Western
Written
The Last Outlaw
1936
Western
Acting
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023
Documentary · History · TV Movie
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019
Documentary · TV Movie
Five Came Back
2017
Documentary · War
Spanish Western
2015
Documentary
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013
Documentary
