The Plot Thickens

Our fifth season is Decoding John Ford, a seven-episode series about cinema's most mysterious auteur. Using scores of never-before-heard archival interviews, host Ben Mankiewicz strips back John Ford's self-spun mythology to reveal his brilliance behind the camera – alongside the often ugly, uncomfortable truths about his life and movies, asking whether we can ever truly separate art from the artist. Decoding John Ford starts June 6.

TV & Film
Film History
1
The Legend
59 min
2
The Mythmaker
47 min
3
Monument Valley
49 min
4
The Search
48 min
5
The Commander
40 min
6
The Araner
52 min
7
Go West, Young Man
49 min
8
Season 5 Trailer: Decoding John Ford
4 min
9
Introducing: Talking Pictures from TCM and Max
49 min
10
From American Masters: Creative Spark: John Wat...
16 min
11
Bonus Episode: Donald Bogle and Racquel Gates
26 min
12
Bonus Episode: Bob Minor & Jadie David
15 min
13
Bonus Episode: Jacqueline Stewart
30 min
14
Bonus Episode: Quentin Tarantino
33 min
15
Ms. Jackie Brown
47 min
16
I’m Gonna Die For Paul Newman
49 min
17
Looking Good
38 min
18
Bonus: Pam Grier in Italy
8 min
19
The Queen of Blaxploitation
45 min
20
An Actor Prepares
46 min
21
I'm Not From Here
40 min
22
The Black West
44 min
23
Season 4 Trailer: Here Comes Pam
3 min
24
From Revisionist History: Star Struck
35 min
25
Bonus Episode: J.K. Simmons
21 min