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Directed by John Ford
19716.91h 50m
Overview
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written by Peter Bogdanovich
Produced by James R. Silke, George Stevens Jr., Frank Marshall
0Top Cast
Orson Welles
Narrator (voice)
Clint Eastwood
Self (2006)
Katharine Hepburn
Self
Walter Hill
Self (2006)
Maureen O'Hara
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Martin Scorsese
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Steven Spielberg
Self (2009)
John Wayne
Self (1969)
Ward Bond
(archive footage)
Harry Carey
(archive footage)
About Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford is a documentary film released in 1971. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, it stars Orson Welles, Clint Eastwood, Katharine Hepburn. A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
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