As Actor
Five Came Back
2017
7.9
John Ford
Acting
Birth date
February 1, 1894
Birth place
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Death date
August 31, 1973
Biography
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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As Actor
Shooting War
2000
5.9
As Director
7 Women
1965
6.5
As Director
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
6.7
As Director
Donovan's Reef
1963
6.2
As Director
How the West Was Won
1962
7.0
As Director
Flashing Spikes
1962
5.3
As Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
7.8
As Director
Two Rode Together
1961
6.3
As Director
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
7.1
As Director
The Horse Soldiers
1959
6.9
As Director
The Last Hurrah
1958
7.2
As Director
Gideon's Day
1958
6.4
As Director
The Rising of the Moon
1957
6.9
As Director
The Wings of Eagles
1957
6.2
As Director
The Searchers
1956
7.7
As Director
Mister Roberts
1955
7.1
As Director
The Long Gray Line
1955
7.0
As Director
Mogambo
1953
6.5
As Director
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
6.4