The Westerns and War Films of John Ford

by Sue Matheson

Book Overview

Responsible for some of the greatest films of the 20th century--The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, and The Quiet Man among others--John Ford was best known for motion pictures that defined the American West and the face of wartime military. A Hollywood celebrity, Ford lived his life against the background that Twentieth Century-Fox fashioned for him. As he did, the facts of his life merged with--and became inseparable from--his multifaceted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442261056
• ISBN13: 9781442261051
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"