Cast and Crew of John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Cast of
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

About John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

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?

Full Cast of John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Jean-Christophe Klotz
plays Self - Narrator (voice)

Joseph McBride
plays Self - Biographer

Cécile Gornet
plays Self - Philosopher

Michel Cieutat
plays Self - Film Historian

Jennifer Ortiz
plays Self - Cattle Rancher

Fermin Ortiz
plays Self - Cattle Rancher

Nancy Schoenberger
plays Self - American Literature Professor

Dan Ford
plays Self - Grandson

Angelo Baca
plays Self - Filmmaker

Chale Nafus
plays Self - Film Historian

John Ford
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Wayne
plays Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Victor McLaglen
plays Self - Actor (archive footage)

Henry Fonda
plays Self - Actor (archive footage)


Crew of John Ford: The Man Who Invented America