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A documentary on the life and films of director John Ford. full summary | add synopsis
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Orson Welles ... Narrator (voice)
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Ward Bond ... (archive footage)
Harry Carey ... (archive footage)
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Clint Eastwood ... Himself

Katharine Hepburn ... Herself (archive footage)
Walter Hill ... Himself
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Maureen O'Hara ... Herself (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese ... Himself

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99 min | USA:110 min (2006 version) | 110 min (restored longer 2006 version)
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Excellent, 8 August 1999
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Author: PJK from Pittsburgh, PA, USA

While print quality of the films it shows excerpts from, and some of the interviews is poor, the quality of the documentary itself still shines. It shows us how Ford got started in film, and what films made him a star. It also gives enough of an overview of the man, and enough complete scenes from his films, that a person like me who's only seen a handful of Ford's many many films, can respect the man and know he was one of the best. You also get to know what kind of a man he was through stories told by such Ford film regulars as John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda. Some are truly funny and let you know what a character the man himself was. There are also a few spots of interviews with Ford himself behind his famous backdrop of Monument Valley. They tool show you what a unique man Ford was. I was lucky enough to see this on AMC, if you have a chance of seeing it anywhere, I recommend it.

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