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John Ford with portrait and Academy Award, circa 1946. John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. During this time he directed more than 140 films; however, nearly all of his silent films are lost.
30 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Grapes of Wrath. 1940 2h 9m Approved. 8.1 (100K) Rate. 96 Metascore. An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
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".
A ranking of the films directed by John Ford that I have seen, presented in order of best to worst.
Ford is renowned for his Westerns, such as Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), Fort Apache (1948), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); though he worked in many other genres, including comedies, period dramas, and documentaries.
Jan 26, 2024 · John Ford is the four-time Oscar-winning director who made over 140 films in his long career, spanning the silent era through the 1960s. Yet how many of those titles are classics? Let’s take a...
John Ford: His 10 greatest films, from Fort Apache to The Searchers As Grapes of Wrath turns 80, Graeme Ross considers the oeuvre of one of Hollywood’s finest storytellers – a director known...
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).
Oct 25, 2023 · The 45 Best John Ford Movies, Ranked: Exploring the Famed Western Director's Greatest Films. The most influential films from one of the most important filmmakers of his generation.
Dec 8, 2023 · From black-and-white classics like Stagecoach and The Grapes of Wrath to Western epics like The Searchers, John Ford was behind many iconic films.
