John Ford

Director and producer. Born 1 February 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA. Died 31 August 1973.

Titles on Fi1m12 directing · 1 crew · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 12 titles

Oscars4 won · 2 nominated

Born

1 February 1894, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

Died

31 August 1973

Active

1931–1962

Frequently works with

John Wayne, Dudley Nichols, Henry Fonda, Frank S. Nugent, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Darryl F. Zanuck, Thomas Mitchell

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

77Critics

We rate John’s work 2 points above the press, across 9 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 796

Under 601

Of 12 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 12 films
Screen time: 22 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $36m across 8 films with figures
Academy Awards: 4 Oscars4 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1931–1962

Genres

Drama8
Western4
Comedy3
Romance2
War2
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestMy Darling Clementine1946

58WorstJudge Priest1934

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

381910s

381920s

271930s

231940s

231950s

111960s

21970s

11990s

12000s

Co-stars most worked with

John Wayne6 titles

Henry Fonda4 titles

Maureen O'Hara3 titles

Barry Fitzgerald2 titles

Thomas Mitchell2 titles

Vera Miles2 titles

Producers most worked with

Darryl F. Zanuck2 titles