The career of John Ford considered by some to be America s greatest film director spanned nearly half a century With masterpieces like Stagecoach The Informer The Grapes of Wrath and The Searchers he was one of the world s most popular filmmakers and one of the most universally admired About John Ford is a critical interpretation and a personal tribute Lindsay Anderson s comprehensive survey of Ford s work has the authority of a writer who was himself a distinguished filmmaker and the portrait that emerges has the vividness and warmth of friendship About John Ford leaves no room for challenge David Robinson The Times London