↑Franklin, Richard (July 2002). "John Ford". Senses of Cinema (21). I read Senses of Cinema's call for contributions on "Great Directors" with interest. Among the list of directors to be profiled were Cox (Paul) and Cronenberg (David), both of whom I've met. But among the list of those for whom you were looking for "expressions of interest" I noted Ford (John), who I am delighted to say I also met and who is quite simply the greatest director of all time. For the neophyte seeking acquaintance with Ford's art, Franklin recommends viewing ten of Ford's films in a specific sequence.
↑Dirks, Tim. "Greatest film directors of all time". filmsite.org. In addition to his own unranked list of the 50 greatest directors, Dirks reproduces several ranked listings of film directors; John Ford appears on all these lists.
Astle, Randy (2012). "Mormons and Cinema". Dalam Hunter, J. Michael (ed.). Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon. ABC-CLIO. hlm.12. ISBN9780313391675. OCLC776495102. Shot around the Moab area and based on the story of the regions actual settlers, the film tells the story of a south-bound pioneer company, their non-Mormon wagon masters and the misfits, outcasts, and outlaws they encounter along the way. The Mormons are immediately humanized and equated with the other downtrodden groups they encounter, most notably the Navajo.;
