Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the underprivileged, from humble cowboys to persecuted minorities, he revealed like no one else the great social divisions that existed and still exist in the United States. More than four decades after his death, what remains of his legacy and humanistic values in the memory of those who love his work?
Jean-Christophe Klotz
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Joseph McBride
as Self - Biographer
Cécile Gornet
as Self - Philosopher
Michel Cieutat
as Self - Film Historian
Jennifer Ortiz
as Self - Cattle Rancher
Fermin Ortiz
as Self - Cattle Rancher
Nancy Schoenberger
as Self - American Literature Professor
Dan Ford
as Self - Grandson
Angelo Baca
as Self - Filmmaker
Chale Nafus
as Self - Film Historian
John Ford
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Wayne
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)