Ford: The Man and the Machine

Ford: The Man and the Machine

Ford: The Man and the Machine

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Ford: The Man and the Machine

1987

3h 20m

7.3(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Adapted from a book by Robert Lacey, this biographical film chronicles both the private and public life of automobile manufacturer Henry Ford (Cliff Robertson).

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Production Companies

RHI Entertainment

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Cliff Robertson

Henry Ford

Cliff Robertson

Acting

Hope Lange

Clara Ford

Hope Lange

Acting

Heather Thomas

Evangeline Cote

Heather Thomas

Acting

Michael Ironside

Harry Bennett

Michael Ironside

Acting

R.H. Thomson

Edsel Ford

R.H. Thomson

Acting

Lynne Adams

Eleanor

Lynne Adams

Acting

Damir Andrei

Horace Dodge

Damir Andrei

Acting

Denis Forest

Henry II

Denis Forest

Crew

Marco Bianco

Union Activist 3

No Image

Acting

Chuck Collins

William Mayberry

No Image

Acting

Anthony Ulc

Racist Worker #2

Anthony Ulc

Art

Claude Paré

Engineer

Claude Paré

Production

Stefan Wodoslawsky

Sal

No Image

Acting

Donald Lamoreux

Fire Chief

Donald Lamoreux

Acting

Jacob Tierney

Edsel at 5 and 7

Jacob Tierney

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