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As of 2024, eleven films directed or co-directed by Ford have been added to the National Film Registry, tying with Howard Hawks for the most. In 2012, The Searchers was ranked at number seven in Sight & Sound ' s listing of the 50 greatest films of all time .
YearTitleProducer1917With Jean Hathaway; two reels. Ford's ...1917Two reels; lost .1917Two reels; lost .1917The Soul Herder (aka The Sky Pilot)With Harry Carey, Molly Malone, Hoot ...John Ford. Director: The Quiet Man. John Ford came to Hollywood following one of his brothers, an actor. Asked what brought him to Hollywood, he replied "the train". He became one of the most respected directors in the business, in spite of being known for his westerns, which were not considered "serious" film.
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A ranking of the films directed by John Ford that I have seen, presented in order of best to worst.
Director John Ford Stars Henry Fonda Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver. 10. 4. Stagecoach. 1939 1h 36m Approved. 7.8 (54K) Rate. 93 Metascore. A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
- Stagecoach. John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine. 103 votes. John Ford's landmark Western revolves around an assorted group of colorful passengers aboard the Overland stagecoach bound for Lordsburg, New Mexico, in the 1880s.
- The Searchers. John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Natalie Wood. 134 votes. In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War.
- My Darling Clementine. Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature. 83 votes. In the middle of a long cattle drive, Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and his brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone.
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles. 121 votes. Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) in a small Western town.
John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and producer.
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Directed by John Ford is a documentary film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Originally released in 1971, it covers the life and career of film director John Ford.