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John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

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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…

DirectorJean-Christophe Klotz
WritersJean-Christophe Klotz·François Bringer
ProducersKarina Si Ahmed·Guillaume Allary

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Cast · Directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz

JKJean-Christophe Klotz
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Self - Narrator (voice)
JMJoseph McBride
Joseph McBride
Self - Biographer
CG
Cécile Gornet
Self - Philosopher
MC
Michel Cieutat
Self - Film Historian
JO
Jennifer Ortiz
Self - Cattle Rancher
FO
Fermin Ortiz
Self - Cattle Rancher
NS
Nancy Schoenberger
Self - American Literature Professor
DF
Dan Ford
Self - Grandson
AB
Angelo Baca
Self - Filmmaker
CN
Chale Nafus
Self - Film Historian
JFJohn Ford
John Ford
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
JWJohn Wayne
John Wayne
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

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