John Ford is an icon of classic cinema, famous for masterpieces such as The Grapes of Wrath and Horseback Riding, which continue to inspire fans.
A Mocidade de Lincoln (1939) O filme retrata a juventude de Abraham Lincolh, que iria se tornar presidente dos Estados Unidos. Com Henry Fonda.
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On the cover, Young Lincoln, from 1939.
John Ford is remembered as one of the greatest American directors. Especially in the genre he led, the western. Born on February 1, 1894, in 1914 he began working in Hollywood alongside his brother Francis, who was a director at Universal Studios. With the experience he acquired, he began directing from 1917 onwards.
When it was shown, the scene of the Indians attacking a stagecoach caused a sensation in the audience. Other successful classics include Rio Bravo (1950) and The Searchers (1956). He directed some of the most important actors of the time, such as John Wayne, with whom he made his most celebrated films, as well as Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power and James Stewart.
His films initially had little funding, but they nevertheless became great classics of the western and he influenced several directors, such as Orson Welles. These are some of John Ford’s best films:
Stagecoach (1939): A journey in which a group of nine people must cross Indian territory in Arizona in stagecoaches.Fort Apache (1948): Civil War hero Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda) is sent to Fort Apache, a garrison near the Mexican border. After the Apaches flee, Thursday sees the chance he was looking for to take action. However, Captain Kirby York (John Wayne) bets on a peaceful way out of the situation.The Grapes of Wrath (1940): The eldest son of a poor farm laborer family returns home after serving time for involuntary manslaughter. He plans to take his family in a small truck to California, where work is said to be plentiful. During the journey, they endure many trials and tribulations, and when they arrive in the Promised Land, they discover that it is a much worse place than the one they left.How Green Was My Valley (1941): At age 60, Huw Morgan looks back on his life as a boy (Roddy McDowall) in a small mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of the close-knit Morgan family and his devoted parents (Donald Crisp and Sara Allgood), while capturing the feelings and problems of that time.Rio Bravo (1950): After the American Civil War, the Union turns its attention to the Apaches. Officer Kirby Yorke begins training new recruits there, one of whom is his son, whom he has not seen in 15 years. He sends him back home, but the boy refuses and decides to fight. When he finds his wife again, Kirby tries to reunite the family and recreate the bonds of love and life that were once lost.The Searchers (1956): Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) arrives in Texas in 1868 and finds his brother and his family. However, the next day, Comanches invade the ranch and kill his brother and his wife Martha (Dorothy Jordan). They also kidnap the couple’s two daughters. Ethan then sets out on a vengeful search for the girls along with his companion Martin (Jeffrey Hunter), a half-breed who soon realizes that Ethan is obsessed with killing Indians and full of racist hatred. They find the body of the eldest, and set out in search of the youngest, whom they search for another 5 years in the desert.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962): The town of Shinbone, in the Old West, receives the visit of Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart), a senator who is going to the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne), a cowboy with whom he was a good friend. When interviewed by a reporter, Ransom begins to tell that his fame began when he was still a newly graduated lawyer and Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) killed a dangerous bandit.
Writer, traveler and above all, curious about many subjects. She has studied cinema since 2002 and is a Specialist in Cinematographic Studies from UNICAP. Founder of the blog Purviance and the website Cinemaclássico. She loves Charles Chaplin, Raj Kapoor and constantly browses films from all over the world.
