Directed by John Ford

Great documentary. Essential for filmmakers.

I like John Ford but have only seen a couple of his movies. Personally in terms of westerns I liked Leone more but John Ford is the epitome of American westerns and classic American movies of the 30's-50's. I bought this for a dollar on DVD at the library and it was fulfilling. It is cool to hear various figures talk about working with Ford and his process. The version I saw was reconstructed by Bogdanovich so it featured the interviews with Stewart, Fonda, and the Duke as well as ones filmed in 2006 with Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Spielberg.

Excellent doc on the great John Ford. It has some pretty awesome interviews from Spielberg to Mr. Ford himself.

I LOVED THIS DOCUMENTARY!!!!

Interviews with Henry Fonda, John Wayne, and James Stewart - plus lots of good footage from Ford pictures - and Orson Welles as narrator... wwoooaaahhh

If you're a film geek, like me, this is essential viewing. I love anything that Peter Bogdanovich does with classic film and this is no different. Featuring interviews with everyone from Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara, to Walter Hill and Steven Spielberg. So good!

I like John Ford but have only seen a couple of his movies. Personally in terms of westerns I liked Leone more but John Ford is the epitome of American westerns and classic American movies of the 30's-50's. I bought this for a dollar on DVD at the library and it was fulfilling. It is cool to hear various figures talk about working with Ford and his process. The version I saw was reconstructed by Bogdanovich so it fetaured the interviews with Stewart, Fonda, and the Duke as well as ones filmed in 2006 with Martin Scorses, Clint Eastwood and Spielberg.

Invaluable for movie buffs and as history itself.

I feel like this documentary is more rewarding if you're well versed in John Ford's filmography, which I am not. However, if you're like me and are familiar with the idea of John Ford, but haven't seen many of his movies, it's a documentary that will at least get you to seek out his films, and that alone is probably what Peter Bogdanovich is proud to do. It's great to see a film where Bogdanovich puts his status as a film historian to use, the man knows more than most.

If you like westerns, or anything John Ford ever did on film, or are fascinated with the life of a working man from Boston turned one of THE most influential film makers EVER. Then you have to see this documentary on John Ford that focuses not on his life per se but as a man who instinctively knew how to make use of the camera.