John Ford Goes to War (2002)

ALL 01/01/2002 (en) Documentary 56 Min
  • Release
    01/01/2002
  • Production
    FBN Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    John Ford Goes to War
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."

  1. Tom Thurman

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Kris Kristofferson

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Peter Bogdanovich

    Self - Interviewee

  3. Oliver Stone

    Self - Interviewee

  4. Andrew Sarris

    Self - Interviewee

  5. Leonard Maltin

    Self - Interviewee

  6. F.X. Feeney

    Self - Interviewee

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Casts : 6 , Crews : 2

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John Ford Goes to War (2002) 56 Min

ALL 01/01/2002 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/01/2002
  • Production
    FBN Productions
  • Original title John Ford Goes to War
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."

  1. Tom Thurman

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer