Henry Ford / a Sarah Colt Productions film for American Experience ; a production of WGBH Boston ; written, produced, and directed by Sarah Colt.

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Profiles the life of Henry Ford who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century. Through his own fierce determination, he created the Model T, the most successful car in history, and introduced the groundbreaking five-dollar-a-day wage, ushering in the m...

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Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Platt, Oliver
Colt, Sarah
Kusiak, John
Willis, P. Andrew
Baynard, John
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [United States] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2013]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Ford, Henry, > 1863-1947.
Ford Motor Company > History.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Industrialists > United States > Biography.
Automobile industry and trade > United States.
Biographical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Television series.
Genre:
Biography.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Biographical television programs.
Television series.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color and black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:American experience (Television program)
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • The natural-born tinkerer
  • Ford Motor Company incorporates
  • Institutionalizing efficiency
  • Five-dollar day revolutionizes industry
  • High wages with strings attached
  • Boardroom takeover
  • An opinionated folk hero
  • The end of the Model T
  • River Rouge & Greenfield Village
  • Labor battles during the Great Depression
  • Edsel's death
  • Ford's legacy.