The Westerns And War Films Of John Ford (Film And History)

The only person to receive four Academy Awards for best director, John Ford is considered by some to be America s greatest homegrown filmmaker. This book looks at the two genres of films for which Ford was most well-known Westerns such as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and military films including They Were Expendable and the Oscar-winning documentary The Battle of Midway."

• | Author: Sue Matheson
• | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• | Publication Date: Feb 18, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 378 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Performing Arts
• | ISBN-10: 1442261056
• | ISBN-13: 9781442261051