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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The Searchers (1956)
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
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Stagecoach (1939)
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How the West Was Won (1962)
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Fort Apache (1948)
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
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3 Godfathers (1948)
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My Darling Clementine (1946)
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
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The Quiet Man (1952)
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7 Women (1965)
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How Green Was My Valley (1941)
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Bare Fists (1919)
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They Were Expendable (1945)
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Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
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The Horse Soldiers (1959)
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The Long Voyage Home (1940)
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Donovan's Reef (1963)
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The Battle of Midway (1942)
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Rio Grande (1950)
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Mister Roberts (1955)
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The Long Gray Line (1955)
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Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
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The Lost Patrol (1934)
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Action (1921)
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The Wings of Eagles (1957)
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Mary of Scotland (1936)
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Wagon Master (1950)
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The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
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Mogambo (1953)
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3 Bad Men (1926)
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Korea (1959)
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The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
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Gideon's Day (1958)
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Two Rode Together (1961)
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The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
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Salute (1929)
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The Last Hurrah (1958)
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Roped (1919)
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Hell Bent (1918)
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Hoodman Blind (1923)
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Rookie of the Year (1955)
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Tobacco Road (1941)
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What Price Glory (1952)
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The Hurricane (1937)
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Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
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The Informer (1935)
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It's Your America (1946)
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The Fugitive (1947)
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The Secret Man (1917)
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The Ace of the Saddle (1919)
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In Memoriam Manuel Quezon (1944)
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Judge Priest (1934)
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When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
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Cheyenne's Pal (1917)
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Arrowsmith (1931)
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The Plough and the Stars (1936)
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The Fighting Brothers (1919)
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Napoleon's Barber (1928)
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The Iron Horse (1925)
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Men Without Women (1930)
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The Gun Packer (1919)
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The Last Outlaw (1919)
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The Rising of the Moon (1957)
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Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
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A Marked Man (1917)
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Riders of Vengeance (1919)
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Four Sons (1928)
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Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
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This Is Korea! (1951)
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The Colter Craven Story (1960)
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Little Miss Smiles (1922)
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Torpedo Squadron 8 (1942)
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The Freeze-Out (1921)
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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
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Seas Beneath (1931)
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The Scarlet Drop (1918)
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The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
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Thank You (1925)
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Air Mail (1932)
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The World Moves On (1934)
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A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919)
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Submarine Patrol (1938)
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North of Hudson Bay (1923)
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Born Reckless (1930)
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Three Mounted Men (1918)
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Sex Hygiene (1942)
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Doctor Bull (1933)
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Three Jumps Ahead (1923)
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Lightnin' (1925)
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The Big Punch (1921)
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Strong Boy (1929)
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Bucking Broadway (1917)
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The Face on the Barroom Floor (1923)
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Hearts of Oak (1924)
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The Brat (1931)
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Flashing Spikes (1962)
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The Black Watch (1929)
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Women in Defense (1941)
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The Village Blacksmith (1922)
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Up the River (1930)
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The Blue Eagle (1926)
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The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
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Upstream (1927)
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Straight Shooting (1917)
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Pilgrimage (1933)
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The Phantom Riders (1918)
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December 7th (1943)
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A Woman's Fool (1918)
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Rider of the Law (1919)
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The Fighting Heart (1925)
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The Soul Herder (1917)
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Riley the Cop (1928)
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Flesh (1932)
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The Girl in Number 29 (1920)
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Hangman's House (1928)
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Kentucky Pride (1925)
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Mother Machree (1927)
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Sure Fire (1921)
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German Industrial Manpower (1943)
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Thieves' Gold (1918)
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A Fight For Love (1919)
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Desperate Trails (1921)
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Marked Men (1919)
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The Scrapper (1917)
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The Trail of Hate (1917)
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Cameo Kirby (1923)
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Just Pals (1920)
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Hitchin' Posts (1920)
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Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976)
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Silver Wings (1922)
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Wild Women (1918)
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The Wallop (1921)
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Jackie (1921)
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At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army (1943)
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By Indian Post (1919)
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The Craving (1918)
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The Rustlers (1919)
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The Growler Story (1957)
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The Tornado (1917)
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Gun Law (1919)
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The Prince of Avenue A (1920)
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