More than 20 of John Ford's legendary films are gathered for this exhaustive collection of the director's work. FORD AT FOX features well-known classics such as THE GRAPES OF WRATH and MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, both starring Henry Fonda, as well as Oscar winner HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY and the Shirley Temple-starring adventure WEE WILLIE WINKIE. But this collection doesn't neglect lesser-seen gems from the director's early career in silent film such as JUST PALS and THE IRON HORSE, which forecasted a promising career for the future Academy Award winner. The set also contains BECOMING JOHN FORD, a documentary about the filmmaker.
DVD Features:
21-Disc Set
Disc 1: WHAT PRICE GLORY
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - Theatrical Trailers (2)
Disc 2: MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish, French
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
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Audio Commentaries - Wyatt Earp III - Descendant of Wyatt Earp; Scott Eyman - Film Historian
Behind the Scenes
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Disc 3: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish, French
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
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Audio Commentaries - Anna Lee Nathan - Star; Joseph McBride - Biographer/Film Historian
Behind the Scenes - "Backstory: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY"
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Disc 4: TOBACCO ROAD
Audio:
Mono - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Additional Interactive Features - Press Book
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - Poster Gallery
Disc 5: THE GRAPES OF WRATH
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
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Audio Commentaries - Joseph McBride - Biographer/Film Historian
Alternate Scenes - U.K. Prologue
Comparisons - Restoration
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Additional Footage - Movie Tone News (5)
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Disc 6: DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish, French
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Audio Commentaries - Julie Kirgo, Nick Redman - Film Historians
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries (5)
Stills/Photos
Disc 7: WEE WILLIE WINKIE - Tinted and Original Theatrical Presentation
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Comparisons - Restoration
Disc 8: YOUNG MR. LINCOLN
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Disc 9: PRISONER ON SHARK ISLAND
Audio:
Mono - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Comparisons - Restoration
Interactive Features:
Additional Interactive Features - Press Book Gallery
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - Advertising Gallery
Stills/Photos
Disc 10: STEAMBOAT AROUND THE BEND
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Mono - English
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
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Audio Commentaries - Scott Eyman - Film Historian/Author
Comparisons - Restoration
Featurettes - "Will Rogers Theater" (3)
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Disc 11: WORLD MOVES ON
Audio:
Mono - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 12: PILGRIMAGE/BORN RECKLESS
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Mono - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Audio Commentaries - Joseph McBride - Biographer/Film Historian
Comparisons - Restoration
Disc 13: DOCTOR BULL/JUDGE PRIEST
Audio:
Mono - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 14: FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER/SEAS BENEATH
Audio:
Mono - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 15: WHEN WILLIE COMES HOME/UP THE RIVER
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Mono - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Comparisons - Restoration
Trailers - Theatrical Trailers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - Advertising
Stills/Photos
Disc 16: FOUR SONS
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Natural sound/Music
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 17: THREE BAD MEN/HANGMAN'S HOUSE
Audio:
Dolby 5.0 Surround Sound - Natural sound/Music
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 18: JUST PALS
Audio:
Dolby 5.0 Surround Sound - Natural sound/Music
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 19: BECOMING JOHN FORD
Audio:
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 20: THE IRON HORSE - Special Edition; U.K. Version
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Audio Commentaries - Robert Birchard - Author/Film Historian
Behind the Scenes - "Scoring The Past: THE IRON HORSE Sessions with Christopher Caliendo"
Comparisons - Restoration
Featurettes - Vintage Program
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - Advertising Gallery
Disc 21: THE IRON HORSE - Special Edition; U.S. Version
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
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Review 1:
"There are many highlights. At the top of the list would probably be FOUR SONS, an extraordinary late silent..."
Source: Film Comment
p.77 11/01/2007
Review 2:
"One of the pleasures this collection affords is seeing how Ford evolved as a master of rhythm and mise en scene."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.92 03/01/2008