John Ford
Eric Pickles gallops over the horizon into the studio to champion Hollywood director, John Ford. With Matthew Parris. From 2012.
John Ford had a monumental Hollywood career - over 140 films, Oscars he never turned up to receive, and a blunt way of approaching the business that made him enemies as well as friends. He stood up once at a meeting and said simply, "My name's John Ford, I make westerns."
Critic Ed Buscombe also joins Matthew Parris and we hear archive of the tough-talking director John Ford. From 2012.
Producer: Miles Warde.
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