John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the underprivileged, from humble cowboys to persecuted minorities, he revealed like no one else the great social divisions that existed and still exist in the United States. More than four decades after his death, what remains of his legacy and humanistic values in the memory of those who love his work?

• Jean-Christophe KlotzOriginal Music Composer
• Jean-Christophe KlotzWriter
• Jean-Christophe KlotzDirector
• François BringerWriter

• Jean-Christophe KlotzSelf - Narrator (voice)
• Joseph McBrideSelf - Biographer
• Cécile GornetSelf - Philosopher
• Michel CieutatSelf - Film Historian
• Jennifer OrtizSelf - Cattle Rancher
• Fermin OrtizSelf - Cattle Rancher
• Nancy SchoenbergerSelf - American Literature Professor
• Dan FordSelf - Grandson
• Angelo BacaSelf - Filmmaker
• Chale NafusSelf - Film Historian
• John FordSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• John WayneSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)