As Director
What Price Glory
1952
5.5
John Ford
Acting
Born
February 1, 1894
Born In
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Died
August 31, 1973
About
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.
All Their Awesome Movies & Shows!
As Director, As Writer
The Quiet Man
1952
7.3
As Director
Rio Grande
1950
6.8
As Director
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
6.9
As Director
3 Godfathers
1948
6.7
As Director
Fort Apache
1948
7.0
As Director
My Darling Clementine
1946
7.4
As Director
They Were Expendable
1945
6.6
As Actor, As Director
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
5.7
As Director, As Writer
The Battle of Midway
1942
5.8
As Director
The Long Voyage Home
1940
6.6
As Director
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
7.8
As Director
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
7.2
As Director
Stagecoach
1939
7.6
As Director
The Hurricane
1937
6.7
As Director
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
6.6
As Director
The Plough and the Stars
1936
5.8
As Director
The Informer
1935
6.8
As Director
Flesh
1932
5.6
As Director
Air Mail
1932
5.5