August 11, 2026
MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) – AFI Movie Club
Two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees were part of the creative team that brought the continuing story of Wyatt Earp to the screen in MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) – including both director John Ford and star Henry Fonda. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MY DARLING CLEMENTINE. Where to stream MY DARLING CLEMENTINE MY DARLING...
March 30, 2026
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1969) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic western directed by Italian master of the genre Sergio Leone, ONCE UPON IN THE WEST (1969) features Charles Bronson, Woody Strode, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Jack Elam and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Henry Fonda – who delivers a chilling performance in a rare villainous role, a subversion of the all-American good guy...
February 21, 2026
12 ANGRY MEN (1957) – AFI Movie Club
Placing a dozen disparate characters into a small and sweltering room to determine the fate of a young man accused of killing his father, director Sidney Lumet’s 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) earned its place on no fewer than five of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating excellence in the art form – including among the...
February 16, 2026
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (1939) – AFI Movie Club
The story of our 16th president’s early days, YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (1939) was brought to the screen by two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director John Ford and star Henry Fonda. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about YOUNG MR. LINCOLN. Where to stream YOUNG MR. LINCOLN YOUNG MR. LINCOLN -...
March 21, 2025
THE LADY EVE (1941) – AFI Movie Club
A classic Preston Sturges screwball comedy, THE LADY EVE (1941) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honorees Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda as a con woman and a hapless heir to a brewery fortune (respectively), who fall in love while on an ocean liner. The film is ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest romances and comedies of all...
July 9, 2024
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from John Steinbeck’s now-classic novel only a year after its publication, THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) was selected for the American Film Institute’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time, with Henry Fonda’s portrayal of Tom Joad ranked among AFI’s greatest screen heroes, and the film itself counted...
July 20, 2023
ON GOLDEN POND (1981) – AFI Movie Club
The story of a New England summer that brings generations of a family together – while also revealing the emotional baggage between them – ON GOLDEN POND (1981) stars father and daughter AFI Life Achievement Award recipients Henry and Jane Fonda, as well as AFI’s #1 ranked screen legend of all time, Katharine Hepburn. The...
August 31, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE LADY EVE
A classic Preston Sturges screwball comedy, THE LADY EVE stars Barbara Stanwyck as a con woman who mesmerizes and, in turn, falls for Henry Fonda's hapless heir to a brewery fortune. The film is ranked on AFI’s lists of the greatest romances and comedies of all time. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE LADY EVE THE LADY EVE - Reelgood GET THE...
November 30, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ON GOLDEN POND
The story of a New England summer that brings generations of a family together – while also revealing the emotional baggage between them – ON GOLDEN POND stars father and daughter AFI Life Achievement Award recipients Henry and Jane Fonda, as well as AFI’s #1 ranked screen legend of all time, Katharine Hepburn. The film…
August 3, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE GRAPES OF WRATH
THE GRAPES OF WRATH was selected for both AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time. Henry Fonda’s character Tom Joad is ranked #12 among AFI’s greatest screen heroes, and the film is ranked #7 as one of the most inspiring films ever. Director John Ford was awarded the…
July 3, 2015
Henry Fonda Talks About His Very First Acting Job: Video
During his long and celebrated career, Henry Fonda racked up a slew of awards, among them an Oscar®, a Tony®, a couple of Golden Globes and, in 1978, the AFI Life Achievement Award. So it's funny to hear one of the greatest movie stars of all time say that he never wanted to be an actor in...
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