Becoming John Ford
Jan 01 2007
•2h 33m
•Documentary
Portrait of film director John Ford, perhaps best known for re-inventing the Western, and generally considered one of America's greatest directors.
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Rudy Behlmer
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Peter Fonda
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Janet Bergstrom
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Lem Dobbs
Self
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