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John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time. In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.

Most Popular John Ford Trailers

Total trailers found: 186

Unforgiven Trailer (1992)

07 August 1992

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute.

The Searchers Trailer (1956)

16 May 1956

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

Monument Valley: John Ford Country Trailer (2006)

06 June 2006

Documentary about John Ford's relation to Monument Valley.

The Big Punch Trailer (1921)

13 February 1921

Buck, who is preparing to enter a theological seminary, aids his brother and some friends who are fleeing from justice, and thus implicated he is sent to prison for 2 years.

How the West Was Won Trailer (1962)

02 November 1962

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

The Rustlers Trailer (1919)

26 April 1919

Disguised as a peaceful sheepman, Clayburn is actually a government ranger sent to Point Rock to find the leaders of a band of rustlers.

The Grapes of Wrath Trailer (1940)

15 March 1940

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure.

Spanish Western Trailer (2015)

04 May 2015

A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.

Flesh Trailer (1932)

08 December 1932

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

Desperate Trails Trailer (1921)

11 June 1921

Bart Carson is in love with Lou and even goes to jail to save Walter A. Walker, a man she says is her brother but who is really a husband who has deserted his wife and two children.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Trailer (1962)

13 April 1962

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town.

The Scrapper Trailer (1917)

09 June 1917

Bored with the ranch, Buck's girl goes off to the city and gets involved (innocently) in a brothel. When Buck brings a herd of cattle to town, a streetwalker lures him to the house just in time for him to save his girl from Martin.

The Craving Trailer (1918)

21 September 1918

An Indian scholar seeks an American colleague who is working on a powerful explosive, trying to get to his formula by taking advantage of his drinking problem.

The Alamo Trailer (1960)

23 October 1960

The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.

The Last Outlaw Trailer (1936)

19 June 1936

After serving 25 years in prison for robbery, Dean Payton returns to his home town to see his daughter, Sally, who is unaware he is her father.

The Face on the Barroom Floor Trailer (1923)

01 January 1923

As a derelict paints the face of a girl on a barroom floor, the plot is developed in a series of flashbacks: Robert Stevens, an artist engaged to marry Marion, a society girl, becomes charmed with a fisherman's daughter who poses for him.

Stagecoach Trailer (1939)

02 March 1939

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

Strong Boy Trailer (1929)

03 March 1929

"Strong Boy" is offered a promotion for saving a child from being crushed by a trunk, but to the frustration of his girlfriend Mary, he is not ambitious enough to take a white-collar position.

A Fight For Love Trailer (1919)

24 March 1919

The Northwest Mounties are after Cheyenne Harry for the murder of an Indian boy, and the only witness to the crime is a priest - who can't tell what he saw because the real killer, Black Michael, has confessed to him.

How Green Was My Valley Trailer (1941)

28 October 1941

Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change.

Rider of the Law Trailer (1919)

03 November 1919

Jim Kyneton, once a member of an outlaw gang, joins the Texas Rangers and is forced to track down his former friends and his half brother Nick, who have been robbing a gold mine.

The Broken Coin Trailer (1915)

21 June 1915

A movie serial directed by Francis Ford.

My Darling Clementine Trailer (1946)

17 October 1946

Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen.

The Birth of a Nation Trailer (1915)

08 March 1915

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine.

3 Godfathers Trailer (1948)

31 December 1948

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

Gun Law Trailer (1919)

10 May 1919

Secret Serviceman Allen takes a job at Bart Stevens' mine in order to find evidence proving that Stevens is a mail robber named Smoke Gublen.

Fort Apache Trailer (1948)

21 May 1948

Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his.

Upstream Trailer (1927)

30 January 1927

A silent comedy set in an actor's boardinghouse. Some plot points are seemingly inspired by the Barrymore dynasty.

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Trailer (1949)

22 October 1949

On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack.

Hitchin' Posts Trailer (1920)

13 September 1920

Jefferson Todd and Louis Castiga, brothers-in-law, come to blows on a Mississippi River steamer when Todd discovers Castiga's presence there with a woman.

The Phantom Riders Trailer (1918)

28 January 1918

Dave Bland, head of a band of cattle rustlers operating in Paradise Valley, is defied by Cheyenne Harry who has driven his heard into the valley to graze.

The Wallop Trailer (1921)

09 May 1921

John Wesley Pringle, adventurer at large, returns home after making his strike and finds his old girl friend, Stella, engaged to Christopher Foy, who is running for sheriff.

The Horse Soldiers Trailer (1959)

11 June 1959

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander.

Rio Grande Trailer (1950)

15 November 1950

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches.

The Quiet Man Trailer (1952)

21 July 1952

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

Mogambo Trailer (1953)

23 September 1953

On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.

Mary of Scotland Trailer (1936)

28 July 1936

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

Mister Roberts Trailer (1955)

10 July 1955

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.

They Were Expendable Trailer (1945)

07 December 1945

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt.

John Wayne's 'The Alamo' Trailer (1992)

06 June 1992

Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of the film, clips from it and interviews with members of the cast, crew and local residents in Brackettville, TX, where it was filmed.

The Wings of Eagles Trailer (1957)

31 January 1957

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Trailer (1995)

05 June 1995

Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' Trailer (2000)

14 October 2000

Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wartime production.

Gideon's Day Trailer (1958)

25 March 1958

Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer.

Wagon Master Trailer (1950)

22 April 1950

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.

Mother Machree Trailer (1927)

19 December 1927

Ellen McHugh, a poor Irish immigrant to America, finds work in a carnival and is thus able to send her son Brian to a fine school.

Young Mr. Lincoln Trailer (1939)

09 June 1939

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law.

Directed by John Ford Trailer (1971)

06 September 1971

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.

The Long Gray Line Trailer (1955)

04 January 1955

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

The Fugitive Trailer (1947)

11 November 1947

Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest.

The Sun Shines Bright Trailer (1953)

02 May 1953

With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.

The Gun Packer Trailer (1919)

24 May 1919

With the help of a reformed gunman (and a gang of outlaws), the sheepmen aim to win their water rights from the cattle barons of Rimrock Valley.

Hoodman Blind Trailer (1923)

20 December 1923

John Linden, a victim of wanderlust, jumbles up his life and that of his two daughters. One is a daughter by marriage, the other an offspring of Jessie Walton, a young woman of the village.

The Long Voyage Home Trailer (1940)

16 November 1940

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II.

What Price Glory Trailer (1952)

22 August 1952

Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg's top sergeant.

The Blue Eagle Trailer (1926)

12 September 1926

Waterfront rivals George Darcy and Big Tim Ryan are both in love with Rose Kelly, and continue their feud when they join the Navy.

The Informer Trailer (1935)

09 May 1935

Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend.

Four Men and a Prayer Trailer (1938)

29 April 1938

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

Donovan's Reef Trailer (1963)

12 June 1963

After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.

Two Rode Together Trailer (1961)

24 May 1961

Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.