John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)
Over 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?
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Cast
- Jean-Christophe Klotz — Self - Narrator (voice)
- Joseph McBride — Self - Biographer
- Cécile Gornet — Self - Philosopher
- Michel Cieutat — Self - Film Historian
- Jennifer Ortiz — Self - Cattle Rancher
- Fermin Ortiz — Self - Cattle Rancher
- Nancy Schoenberger — Self - American Literature Professor
- Dan Ford — Self - Grandson
- Angelo Baca — Self - Filmmaker
- Chale Nafus — Self - Film Historian
- John Ford — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- John Wayne — Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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