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  • The Searchers
  • The Searchers review by from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars Hate, Revenge, Love 28 July 2004
    ...Probably John Ford's best film, 'The Searchers' is the saga of an ex-Confederate soldier, Ethan Edwards, who embarks on a long, obsessive search for his niece Debbie, wh...  
  • The Quiet Man
  • The Quiet Man review by A customer from Edinburgh
    Rated - 5 stars A Classic 23 February 2005
    ...Another great movie from the team of John Ford and John Wayne. This time not a western but a great story about an American returning to Ireland. Very Funny, well filme...  
  • Fort Apache
  • Fort Apache review by A customer from Downpatrick
    Rated - 5 stars Classic Western 3 September 2006
    ...A classic John Wayne Movie, No1 of John Fords Cavalry Trio ( Rio Grande ,She wear a yellow ribbon). Sorry Duke -Henry Fonda stole the show in this one. ...  

John Ford - filmography


  • The American West Of John Ford on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Tony Curtis,  Henry Fonda,  John Wayne
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A documentary which focuses on the director John Ford and his interest in the western film. Featuring insights from the actors who so often starred in his westerns; James Stewart, John Wayne and Henry Fonda. Introduced by Tony Curtis and featuring the original theatrical trailer for the film Vertigo.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 90 members
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  • Donovan's Reef on DVD (1963)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Lee Marvin,  Jack Warden
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The hilarious DONOVAN'S REEF, one of John Ford's rare but memorable forays into comedy, is set on the South Sea island of Haleakoloha, where two navy buddies have decided to stay after World War II. Michael "Guns" Donovan (John Wayne) and Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (Lee Marvin), who like to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 756 members
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  • Gideon's Day (1958)
    Starring: Jack Hawkins,  Dianne Foster,  Cyril Cusack
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Jack Hawkins stars as Chief Inspector George Gideon of Scotland Yard in this classic British crime thriller directed by Hollywood legend John Ford. Inspector Gideon is a dedicated family man - but it's hard to meet the demands of your family and tackle the relentless wave of crime sweeping ..read more »
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 10% from 2 members
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  • Searchers, The - HD DVD Version (1956)
    Starring: Jeffrey Hunter,  Natalie Wood,  John Wayne
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A classic Western regarded by many as the best of the genre, John Ford's THE SEARCHERS has been acknowledged by several directors who came into their own in the 1970s, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Paul Schrader, and George Lucas, as a powerful influence on their work. The film stars ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 146 members
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  • Mogambo on DVD (1953)
    Starring: Clark Gable,  Ava Gardner,  Grace Kelly
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Clark Gable reprises his role as veteran big-game trapper and guide Vic Marswell in John Ford's remake of RED DUST, the actor's 1932 hit. After a brief fling with Eloise Kelly (Ava Gardner), an adventurer temporarily stranded in Kenya, Vic is hired as a guide by British anthropologist Donald ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 197 members
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  • The Quiet Man on DVD (1952)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Maureen O'Hara,  Victor McLaglen
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    One of John Ford's most cherished projects, THE QUIET MAN took years to finance but became one of his greatest box-office successes and an enduringly beloved classic. John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton, a retired American boxing champion trying to put tragedy behind him by returning to Innisfree, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 2,398 members
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  • Rio Grande on DVD (1950)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Maureen O'Hara,  Ben Johnson
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In RIO GRANDE, the last part of John Ford's classic Cavalry Trilogy, John Wayne stars as Kirby York, a colonel at an army outpost along the U.S.-Mexico border where the Apache are always a problem. When his son, Jeff (Claude Jarman Jr.), whom he hasn't seen in more than a decade, arrives at the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,297 member
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  • She Wore A Yellow Ribbon on DVD (1949)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Joanne Dru,  John Agar
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A lament for the passage of time and the second in the director's acclaimed series of cavalry films, John Ford's SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON stars John Wayne as Capt. Nathan Brittles, a cavalry officer stationed in the Southwest. While contemplating his retirement, which is only a week away, Brittles ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,481 member
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  • Fort Apache on DVD (1948)
    Starring: Henry Fonda,  John Wayne,  Shirley Temple
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A first of John Ford's trilogy of cavalry movies set during America's struggle against the Apache Indian. Henry Fonda plays the stubborn Colonel Thursday whose textbook methods of warfare appear as pure as suicide to everyone but him. John Wayne stars as Captain York, a soldier experienced in ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,435 member
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  • The Fugitive on DVD (1947)
    Starring: Henry Fonda,  Dolores Del Rio
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The Fugitive follows the journey of a village priest (Henry Fonda) who despite the threat of death at the hands of revolutionary militants, who have outlawed religion, returns to his people to administer to their religious needs.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 15 members
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  • How Green Was My Valley on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Walter Pidgeon,  Maureen O'Hara,  Roddy McDowall
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In John Ford's HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY, Huw Morgan, now a middle-aged man leaving the mining town of Cwm Rhondda, recalls the events that most impressed themselves upon his younger self (Roddy McDowall). His first memories are of the marriage of his brother, Ivor (Patric Knowles), and the burgeoning ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,306 member
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  • The Long Voyage Home on DVD (1940)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Thomas Mitchell,  Ian Hunter
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The clouds of World War II are looming in this tense drama. John Wayne plays a young Swede aboard a cargo ship, where the threat of mortal danger evokes fear, loneliness and suspicion amongst the volatile crew.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 253 members
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  • The Grapes Of Wrath on DVD (1940)
    Starring: Henry Fonda,  Jane Darwell
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A moving story of the migration to California of an Oklahoma family during the 'Dust-Bowl' period of the 1930's. Henry Fonda gives a sterling performance as Tom Joad, a poor farmer who refuses to be beaten down by misfortune and oppression. Based on a novel by John Steinbeck.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 2,350 members
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  • The Informer on DVD (1935)
    Starring: Victor McLaglen,  Heather Angel,  Preston Foster
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Powerful John Ford drama set in 1922 Dublin, where Gypo Nolan - desperate to save himself and lover Katie, who's resorting to prostitution to eke out a living - betrays former rebel comrade Frankie to the British authorities. And so begins a long dark night of the soul...
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 22 members
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  • The Iron Horse (1924)
    Starring: George O'Brien,  Madge Bellamy,  George Waggner
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This John Ford silent Western stars George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. An epic Wild West tale, THE IRON HORSE follows the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, and is particularly interesting as a document of early American cinema.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 205 members
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John Ford facts

5 most recent films

Never Apologize - 3.0 stars
The American West Of John Ford - 3.0 stars
How The West Was Won - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
How The West Was Won - 3.5 stars
Donovan's Reef - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Searchers, The - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
Searchers, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
My Darling Clementine - 3.5 stars
The Grapes Of Wrath - 3.5 stars
The Quiet Man - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Gideon's Day - 1.5 stars
Thunder Birds - Gene Tierney Collection - 2.5 stars
Steamboat Round The Bend - 3.0 stars
Tobacco Road - Gene Tierney Collection - 3.0 stars
Mary of Scotland - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Wayne - 17 times - show films
Henry Fonda - 11 times - show films
Preston Foster - 8 times - show films
Ward Bond - 7 times - show films
Clifton Webb - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

William A. Wellman - 6 times - show films
Otto Preminger - 6 times - show films
Henry Hathaway - 2 times - show films
George Marshall - 2 times - show films
John M. Stahl - 1 times - show films