Henry Ford: American Experience : Henry Ford

Henry Ford: American Experience : Henry Ford (2013)

Genres - Historical Film, Business  |   Sub-Genres - Biography, Social History  |   Run Time - 117 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Jeff Gemmill

A profile of Henry Ford (1863-1947), the Ford Motor Company founder whose Model T in 1908 changed the auto industry. He also instituted the assembly line (an idea borrowed from the meatpacking industry), introduced the $5/8-hour workday, and investigated employees through his company's Sociological Department. (Anyone who failed to pass muster had wages withheld and/or were fired.) The documentary also details his anti-Semitism, including a newspaper he purchased in order to publicize his views.