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Orson Welles, John Ford, John Wayne, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Peter Bogdanovich, Ward Bond, Harry Carey, Clint Eastwood, Katharine Hepburn, Walter Hill (mehr)Inhalte(1)
In 1971 Peter Bogdanovich made a fascinating documentary about legendary John Ford in which Henry Fonda, James Stewart and John Wayne revealed firsthand tales about the man often cited as America's greatest, most influential filmmaker. Thirty-five years later there were more stories to tell - by, among others, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Katharine Hepburn. Bogdanovich wove these new interviews into a re-edited, restructured documentary offering a more personal vision of the man and his work. (Verleiher-Text)
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The gentlemen try. They reminisce, talk, compose a picture of the film legend from personal recollections that reveal more than (only marginally present) biographical facts. With their undisguised admiration for the master, it doesn’t matter that some of incidents have significantly greater (nostalgic) value for the speakers than for the listeners. The selection of scenes was also pleasing, as it was not limited only to those that are iconic, but in the end it is still Ford who best depicts Ford. One sentence: Mr. Ford, you made 3 Bad Men, which is a large-scale Western. You had quite an elaborate land rush in it. How did you shoot that? – With a camera. (Extended version from 2006.)
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