John Ford
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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.
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How the West Was Won (1962)
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The Searchers (1956)
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Mary of Scotland (1936)
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
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Fort Apache (1948)
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Stagecoach (1939)
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The Quiet Man (1952)
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3 Godfathers (1948)
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The Horse Soldiers (1959)
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Rio Grande (1950)
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My Darling Clementine (1946)
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How Green Was My Valley (1941)
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
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Mister Roberts (1955)
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Donovan's Reef (1963)
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They Were Expendable (1945)
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7 Women (1965)
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
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Wagon Master (1950)
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Gideon's Day (1958)
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Mogambo (1953)
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The Fugitive (1947)
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Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
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Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
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Two Rode Together (1961)
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The Informer (1935)
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The Long Gray Line (1955)
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Tobacco Road (1941)
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The Lost Patrol (1934)
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What Price Glory (1952)
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The Wings of Eagles (1957)
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The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
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Arrowsmith (1931)
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The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
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The Last Hurrah (1958)
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The Hurricane (1937)
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The Iron Horse (1925)
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Air Mail (1932)
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3 Bad Men (1926)
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Four Sons (1928)
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The Long Voyage Home (1940)
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Bare Fists (1919)
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The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
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The Battle of Midway (1942)
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Flesh (1932)
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Judge Priest (1934)
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The Brat (1931)
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Pilgrimage (1933)
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When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
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Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
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Doctor Bull (1933)
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Salute (1929)
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Men Without Women (1930)
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The Black Watch (1929)
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The Colter Craven Story (1960)
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Action (1921)
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December 7th (1943)
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Cameo Kirby (1923)
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Born Reckless (1930)
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Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
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Submarine Patrol (1938)
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The Secret Man (1917)
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Sex Hygiene (1942)
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Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
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The Plough and the Stars (1936)
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Kentucky Pride (1925)
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Seas Beneath (1931)
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Three Mounted Men (1918)
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Hell Bent (1918)
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Hangman's House (1928)
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The World Moves On (1934)
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Up the River (1930)
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A Marked Man (1917)
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Hearts of Oak (1924)
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The Village Blacksmith (1922)
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A Woman's Fool (1918)
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Straight Shooting (1917)
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Strong Boy (1929)
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Bucking Broadway (1917)
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The Scarlet Drop (1918)
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Flashing Spikes (1962)
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North of Hudson Bay (1923)
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Roped (1919)
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The Gun Packer (1919)
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The Rising of the Moon (1957)
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The Fighting Heart (1925)
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The Ace of the Saddle (1919)
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The Face on the Barroom Floor (1923)
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Just Pals (1920)
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The Wallop (1921)
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The Growler Story (1957)
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Napoleon's Barber (1928)
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Hoodman Blind (1923)
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It's Your America (1946)
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Riley the Cop (1928)
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Thank You (1925)
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
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Riders of Vengeance (1919)
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Marked Men (1919)
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Cheyenne's Pal (1917)
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Upstream (1927)
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Korea (1959)
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The Blue Eagle (1926)
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Sure Fire (1921)
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Little Miss Smiles (1922)
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Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976)
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Torpedo Squadron (1942)
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Lightnin' (1925)
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The Last Outlaw (1919)
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The Freeze-Out (1921)
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Women in Defense (1941)
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This Is Korea! (1951)
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Jackie (1921)
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The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
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The Fighting Brothers (1919)
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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
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The Soul Herder (1917)
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The Rustlers (1919)
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A Fight For Love (1919)
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The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
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Mother Machree (1927)
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A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919)
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Rider of the Law (1919)
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The Tornado (1917)
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The Big Punch (1921)
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Thieves' Gold (1918)
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By Indian Post (1919)
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Wild Women (1918)
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Three Jumps Ahead (1923)
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The Trail of Hate (1917)
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Hitchin' Posts (1920)
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Gun Law (1919)
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In Memoriam Manuel Quezon (1944)
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The Craving (1918)
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Desperate Trails (1921)
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The Scrapper (1917)
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The Phantom Riders (1918)
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At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army (1943)
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Silver Wings (1922)
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The Girl in Number 29 (1920)
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We Sail at Midnight (1943)
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German Industrial Manpower (1943)
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The Prince of Avenue A (1920)
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