Movie: John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jean-Christophe Klotz
Jean-Christophe Klotz

Self - Narrator (voice)

Joseph McBride
Joseph McBride

Self - Biographer

Cécile Gornet
Cécile Gornet

Self - Philosopher

Michel Cieutat
Michel Cieutat

Self - Film Historian

Jennifer Ortiz
Jennifer Ortiz

Self - Cattle Rancher

Fermin Ortiz
Fermin Ortiz

Self - Cattle Rancher

Nancy Schoenberger
Nancy Schoenberger

Self - American Literature Professor

Dan Ford
Dan Ford

Self - Grandson

Angelo Baca
Angelo Baca

Self - Filmmaker

Chale Nafus
Chale Nafus

Self - Film Historian

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