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The Westerns and War Films of John Ford
Rowman & Littlefield. Mar. 2016. 320p. photos. notes. ISBN 9781442261051. $42; ebk. ISBN 9781442261068. FILM
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There have been numerous books on the films of John Ford, with Tag Gallagher's John Ford: The Man and His Films arguably leading the pack, but this excellent volume, focusing on a select group of Ford's Westerns and war films (both features and documentaries) is a solid addition to the Ford bookshelf, with incisive analyses of everything from early films such as The Iron Horse (1924), through the real-life The Battle of Midway (1942), the wartime elegy They Were Expendable (1945), right up to the last Ford films, such as The Searchers (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964). Writing in a clear, direct, accessible style, Matheson (humanities, University Coll. of the North, Manitoba) offers rich insights throughout. Ford's sense of duty, honor, and responsibility shines through in these films, and the author's careful reading of the key works in this volume adds much to the literature on Ford and his works.
VERDICT Effectively illustrated and written with passion and style, this title is highly recommended.
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