A British rebel filmmaker worships at the altar of an Irish-American cowboy poet.
Documentary about the early career of Hollywood film director John Ford, written and presented by Lindsay Anderson, and first aired on the British television series Omnibus.
Direction
Anderson's passionate, slightly unhinged cinephile narration.
Editing
Juxtaposing Ford's humble interviews with his epic visuals.
Director
Andrew Eaton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lindsay Anderson was a founder of the Free Cinema movement and had already directed If....—his Ford obsession was genuine and lifelong.
This aired on BBC's Omnibus, which devoted serious runtime to directors when that was almost unheard of on television. The series itself is a lost monument to film literacy.
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