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2. The John Ford Influence

When he was considering his aesthetic for Lawrence of Arabia, Director David Lean actually looked to one of Hollywood’s greatest minds, John Ford, the man responsible for more classics than you can count. In particular, Lean looked to The Searchers, the story of a man’s years-long search for his niece. Lean leaned heavily on Ford’s sweeping camera work when thinking about his own epic.

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