John Ford was a wonderful director. He made some of the very best films in multiple genres, not simply westerns, though we remember him best for films like "The Searchers", "Stagecoach", The Man who shot Liberty Valance," and the Calvary films. But he also made "The Informer", "The Quiet Man," and best of all "The Grapes of Wrath." He won many awards as did his associates.
For me personally, he stands alongside Orson Welles and Sam Peckinpah as the very best of the directors.
So how could they make such a miserable film about Ford and his work in the war. The talking heads provide almost nothing. The photos are also not educational.
For me personally, he stands alongside Orson Welles and Sam Peckinpah as the very best of the directors.
So how could they make such a miserable film about Ford and his work in the war. The talking heads provide almost nothing. The photos are also not educational.