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Based on the autobiography of Brooke Hayward, daughter of famous Broadway producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan, who grows up in the glamorous, cruel and emotionally unstable world of her parents.
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?
Top Billed Cast
Joseph McBride Self - Biographer
Cécile Gornet Self - Philosopher
Michel Cieutat Self - Film Historian
Jennifer Ortiz Self - Cattle Rancher
Fermin Ortiz Self - Cattle Rancher
Nancy Schoenberger Self - American Literature Professor
Dan Ford Self - Grandson
Angelo Baca Self - Filmmaker
Chale Nafus Self - Film Historian
John Wayne Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Donald Trump Self - Politician (archive footage)
Victor McLaglen Self - Actor (archive footage)
Henry Fonda Self - Actor (archive footage)
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