Henry Ford's America

Release date: 1977-10-01
Votes: No data for this movie
Genres: Documentary
A study of the automobile and its pervasive effect on the history of North America. Focusing on the Ford dynasty, from the original Henry car through to Henry II, the film demonstrates how society has adapted to fit the needs of the automobile.
Reviews
No reviews for this movie.
Movie Recommendation
No recommendations for this movie.
Similar Movies
Normalisace
1952-01-11There is no descriptionBoblo Boats: A Detroi...
2021-09-22For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the US and Canada. When the vessel comes under threat of ruin, a doctor, psychic and amusement park fanatic unite to save their beloved steamship from the scrapyard. Interweaving local lore and mythology, "Boblo Boats" explores the whitewashed history of amusement parks and one crew's crusade to bring back the memories.Grafická kontrola výr...
1951-01-01There is no descriptionLapsus
2021-08-16The relationship between the city and a car, through a dialogue where a common reality and "making a city" are disputed and revealed.Zkouška vyspělosti
1952-01-01There is no descriptionThe Voice Beneath the...
1956-04-11A documentary about the laying of the first transatlantic telephone line.Endless Letterpress
2019-03-15Facing deteriorating machines and the advance of new technologies, Argentine printing presses are closing up their shops. A group of young designers has rediscovered this great technical innovation in the history of the written word – the typesetting printing press – but the technique is difficult to learn, passed down from master to apprentice. The last press mechanic in the country will be in charge of teaching them so that this historic technique endures.Kainai
1973-01-01On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western plains, the Bloods live on a 1 300-square-kilometer reserve. Many have lacked gainful employment and now pin their hopes on a pre-fab factory they have built. Will the production line and work and wages fit into their cultural pattern of life? The film shows how it is working and what the owners themselves say about their venture.Manufactured Landscap...
2006-09-09MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris.Die autogerechte Stad...
1960-04-20In 1959, Hans Bernhard Reichow published his book "Die autogerechte Stadt - Ein Weg aus dem Verkehrs-Chaos" (The car-friendly city - a way out of traffic chaos), in which he proposed a city oriented towards the needs of motorized private transport. This documentary discusses his idea.Québec...?
1967-01-01This short documentary film is a fascinating portrait of urban and rural Quebec in the late 1960s, as the province entered modernity. The collective work produced for the Quebec Ministry of Industry and Commerce calls on several major Quebec figures.Classic British Cars:...
2021-05-17Find out how the cars were crafted and discover the secret family stories behind the most famous marques including Riley, Standard, Triumph and Jaguar. Legendary racers Rosemary Smith, Pat Quinn and Norman Dewis share their memories of competing Coventry’s cars in some of the world’s most dangerous motorsport events. And, meet the people passionate about preserving the city’s extraordinary motoring heritage.La zuppa del demonio
2014-09-11There is no descriptionSydewayz: Street Graf...
2008-01-01The hottest rides, daredevil maneuvers and pulse-pounding music combine in this trip through California's street racing scene. From East Oakland to Sacramento, crowds gather to witness the illegal excitement. Join them as late-night crews take the wheel for a few seconds of fame and brazen daylight racers burn up the streets to become heroes. Each tricked-out car is designed to create the perfect impression and achieve the sweetest victory.Nos très chers animau...
2025-03-12There is no descriptionLe Nouveau monde
2017-10-14There is no descriptionTurbo Time
1983-08-12Documentary movie about F1 cars and GP motorbikes and there are also some other motorsport stuff here. There are interviews from the legends of the sport.Rallye Ryez - Dompter...
2025-06-04There is no descriptionSteel - Variations on...
1960-04-25There is no descriptionBeyond Fordlandia
2017-01-01An environmental account of Henry Ford’s Amazon experience decades after its failure. The story addressed by the film begins in 1927, when the Ford Motor Company attempted to establish rubber plantations on the Tapajós River, a primary tributary of the Amazon. This film addresses the recent transition from failed rubber to successful soybean cultivation for export, and its implication for land usage.