John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)

overview : 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?

Release Date : Feb 03, 2019

Runtime : 54m

Genre : Documentary  TV Movie  

Companies : Hauteville Productions, ARTE, TCM Cinéma, RTS, TCM España, RTP

Countries : France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Keywords : movie business, world war ii, biography, western filmmaking, portrait of an artist, portrait of a filmmaker, native american culture, american countryside, antiracism, artistic legacy