Henry Ford FULL DOCUMENTARY | American Experience | PBS America 

I still own my 1926 Ford model T roadster Pickup had it for 26 years so far.

I'm Australian. Ford Motor Company has a proud history in Australia. The Geelong plant the first and the Grandest. My Grandfather drove Fords, my Dad drove Fords, and I will always buy and drive Fords.

Wow. Well done PBS. Just facts. No spin. Refreshing. Really enjoyed. Thank you.

There is a reason we have PBS watch this Doc for just 1 of them, Thank you PBS

This is the kind of tv show I want to watch

What an exceptional documentary.

I so enjoy PBS documentaries.

Recently I went to Same ford plant in Detroit where he stated and now Ford has huge museum , It was a goosebump moments...LEGEND

Interesting fact is that he didn't realize that the world evolved trough a mass consumption mechanism and that consumers minds evolved demanding different products, this is really a great way to study them in favor of your company, analizyng consumers needs is a great practice. This fact is a gift to us from this documentary.

I am not a 'car' person but I am fascinated by the man and his families dynamics

All i have heard are snippets of the Legend. This was an incredible documentary that opened my eyes. Ford was one of the biggest folk heroes America has produced. His criticism of the " money-changers " put him into a very precarious position as far as his place in history. I am more than half-way into the video. So far it seems balanced. I wanted to cry when i found out about " Greenfield Village ". I than wanted to cry again at the end with the death of Henry's son Edsel. This documentary is almost a Greek tragedy. I feel this documentary is a very loving - but very fair description.

My nearly all original 1960 Ford F100 has been with me now for over 20 years. I love it like a brother and keep this documentary in mind next time I give it a spin. Impressive work, thank you very much.

great man and he got it right on all counts.....

Wow What a history lesson and using all that wonderfull original footage to tell the story thanks

He was right about everything.

nobody's perfect. respect legends, learn from them, but don't worship them so we won't repeat the same mistake. great documentary!!!!!!

The archive footages that accompany the impeccable narration makes this that much more compelling….wonderful doc PBS America….

u are excellent at creating incredible videos, because it is a long video we do not even notice the number of minutes, but the quality that is your work.

One of our hero. Way ahead of your time dear sir. Hope yo see more of you in this generation... God Willing

I really enjoyed watching this documentary. At the end of the day Henry Ford was a person with weaknesses like every other human. But he played a big part in the American Dream.

I have a Ford car. I love it. I always dreamt of having a Ford car when I was a kid. Now I have it. Thank you Sir Henry Ford.

There is a reason why the Model T beat out all the other cars from all the other companies - the width of the wheel track exactly matched the carriage ruts left by horse-drawn vehicles; so, where other cars couldn't make it along all the muddy roads of cities at that time, the Model T could use the shallow compacted mud at the bottom of carriage wheel ruts, and drive at normal speed.

Henry Ford is genius by all means 😊 I love American people

The one of the best entrepreneur in the world.

I have been a Ford bloke for over 40 years, Henry was ahead of his time, I also agree with many of his world views, and people should read his book ''The International Jew'', or the the KJV as it also talks about ''them'' as well.

I enjoyed watching this documentary. Many thanks! Very interesting story and very professionally made movie.

Wonderful, comprehensive and informative.. Love every second of it.. Big salute from Somalia 🇸🇴

Very respectable! Thank you for this production😊

God bless Henry Ford a towering figure and a inspiring man and his Model T ford's still survive today and running after 100 years after they were well built and stood the test of time amazing gentleman 🧐

This would make a Oscar winning film 🎥

The family drama throughout the documentary is intriguing. Maybe scratching the surface of the depth, of what lay under their woodpile.

A Brilliantly put together documentary of the Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. I had a potted knowledge but you explained so well the many gaps. Thank you for a very informative and excellently compared Film. Take a Bow all who contributed to making a Brilliant Biography of Henry Ford. I felt so terribly sorry for his son RIP Edsel.

Henry Ford is a legend.

1:30:48 ? how did American Ford workers describe plant security as " The Gestapo " in the late 20s/ early 30s ?

As a guy from Detroit, Ford is a hero. A flawed hero, but after some study, most of our heroes are flawed. Great man.

A well-detailed documentary. Thank you for sharing.

what a shame company leaders these days don't roll up their sleeves. Too busy holding their heartless greed up.

Many thanks for this wonderful documentary. He is the man. Never perfect!

This is a fascinating documentary. The actual footage used throughout, the narration and even the musical score used are all perfect for conveying the information. Made me think a lot of my Grandfather and his work with Clessie Cummins on the diesel engine and early race car in the original building in Columbus, Indiana. Thanks from Cambodia!

Henry being an old man, he took credit for his son’s successful car design, schmuck. Henry didn’t adapt to change very well, this was the perfect time for Edsel to take over since he was modern and was in touch with younger society. The people wanted options and change since the 1920’s went roaring.

So old Henry actually turned into the very kind of person young Henry couldn't stand.

This must be the most well put together documentary I've seen . Well done

What a great documentary.

Wow! This was some high quality stuff. Thank you! Very interesting and very well made ❤

Watching because I want to see if his papers get covered. Edit. Just finished watching. Fantastic documentary 👏 👏👏 The brilliant and the pathetic, the genius and the fool, well done. No wonder he was the "creator" of the society of a brave world. T Have you done Dr Kellogg yet? Another similarly visionary genius and fool.

Facinating. I have always adored classic cars, and even painted pictures of them. What history. A man to both be admired and detested. His poor son never got his dues and died from the misty of his father . What a visionary Henry Ford was. Such a shame to be such a bully and controller.

Background score of this Video is so amazing

A very well-done documentary. Thanks for the creators.

Really Enjoyed that. Fascinating I live Essex outskirts of E.London U.K had a massive Ford Plant Dagenham. All my youth pretty much dominated the area. Employment Dad worked there his dad then you. Every 1 drove a Ford. Like all car manufacturers here in u.k all gone. Little bit remains. Small engine dept.

Another great doc!

Wonderful documentary - thank you

Excellent documentary, thank you

tks for this documentary!

Henry Ford could not do the complex math and physics when designing a car, but I heard that he had a brilliant engineer working for him who did most of the ground work and Henry would check over it, make any changes and pass it. That is how, I suppose, the model 'T' came into being. It isn't an ordinary car, upon closer look you can see it has many aspects of a properly engineered vehicle for the time when proper roads were few and especially the rural folk were far out in the outback. The railways had laid the foundations for connecting the country and Henry must have thought the car would do the same at a personal level. The 'Fordlandia' project was mentioned, but in passing toward the end. I think this was one of Henry's brilliant projects to warrant in depth presentation. Ford also had an assembly plant in Japan back then, which churned out cars in tendem with Japanese home grown manufacturers. I am not sure if Ford had in Henry's time a plant in India, which is a major market (GM had an assembly plant there in the 30's), and latin America.

This reminds me of one of my dearest friends and mentors Bill Beckie

She in my opinion is a verry credible witness I believe her 100 percent can't wait for episode 2 keep the good work up we have a right to know the truth

Wow, what a riveting story. Thanks

Great job PBS. Thanks guys good documentary

Henry Ford for president ...today !

he never smoked he never drank!! MY MAN

one of the smartest man in human history

Wow! That was fantastic. I did not know how much of an influence Henry Ford had on America. So much happened during his lifetime. Super interesting documentary!

Wow congrats galing naman so great inspired to you'

George Westinghouse not only came first, but he did a lot more to usher on the modern world that we live in. It's wrong to give all the credit to Henry Ford alone.

Nice doco, very informative.

Brilliant documentary

An outstanding personality with extreme innovation and dynamics. Not very known, he invented a car mainly built and powered by hemp. Too bad that didn’t evolve. I can’t understand why he was a strong antisemite and even supported the Nazis quite heavily. Well, even in a brilliant mind , some crude weirdness can hide. But it definitely wasn’t fair to reduce him on this facet, even when it’s standing out that significant. Great documentary 👍🪬👀🇨🇭

What a fantastic documentary

Fordlandia, one can criticize him for some things there, but rubber, back in the day was seriously silly to get. The prices jumped up and down free willy nilly. So the idea to have his own rubber plantation was really really smart.

Thank you for an honest, well researched and presented look at a remarkable man. He was a visionary and genius…but he was deeply flawed, and the two sides of his nature could never be at peace. Despite his best efforts, his Son remained a good man, and raised his own children without the prejudices and narcissism of his Father, thanks, I’m sure to his Mother’s influence.🖤🇨🇦

Ford is one of the 100 geniuses who lived throughout history

A man well ahead of his time

Inspiring!

Visionario y revolucionario de todos los tiempos, grande Henry Ford!

He was an outlier...his genius came about after 30 years old..rare

Henry ford: Join the team or get out! That’s great!

great narration guys

Thank you

Great docu ...

Hey Mate. You are great at what you do. Keep it up. I love your videos.

A great man that changed the world but refused to accept change around him

Brilliant documentary. Very sad about his son and the internal stress he suffered

My grandfather knew the Fords. I have photos of him with the Ford family. I never knew the history until now

Great story telling

One of most respected technocrat, businessman

Great documentary, thank you. 1:49:39 My only quibble is with "the most influential industrialist of his time" claim. Production lines remain to this day but I suggest the spreading of AC power by Tesla was even more influential.

What does Lee van Cleef on 40:28? Never knew he worked on the Ford plant.

Good old Henry certainly proved war being good for business to be correct

he's alien level

Outstanding 🦘🌏😎👍

Well Done PBS

Determination!!! 💥

Very informative - to know the corporate practices he used and how he bungled the right of workers to unionize; at the personal level, it is inspiring to know how hard work and passion can lead to success. I wonder, for social responsibility, did he put up a foundation or an organization to perpetuate his ideas?

Henry was correct aboot the chosen ones.

TRUE LEGEND.

Henry Ford was a hypocrite. He became what he accused the Jews of being. Henry Ford tried to come across as an American patriot advancing his country providing it was done under his rules, he was the boss and held the ultimate power. My dad worked as a conveyor belt worker at the Dagenham, UK plant in 1962. At that time my dad was earning £20 a week, which back then was higher than the standard wage. But they not only expected sweat and toil, they wanted blood and the workers were treated like crap and ruled with an iron hand. Dad told me men were peeing and crapping themselves because they were not given time to use a toilet. This was not just work this was hard labour and after 4 months my dad left, it physically and mentally exhausted him. I can remember even at the UK factories there were constant strikes and eventually the Dagenham plant shut down.

Nice documentary.

Good job bud keep it up

You can tell by the way he swings an ax, he is the real deal.

Great Tv series!