Biography
John Sturges was an American director best known for action-inflected Westerns and tense ensemble pieces like Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), and The Great Escape (1963). He is often credited for the strong character-based drama he brought to the genre material he worked with.
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Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1976 |
The Eagle Has Landed |
| 1974 |
McQ |
| 1973 |
Chino |
| 1972 |
Joe Kidd |
| 1971 |
Le Mans |
| 1969 |
Marooned |
| 1968 |
Ice Station Zebra |
| 1967 |
Hour of the Gun |
| 1965 |
The Hallelujah Trail |
The Satan Bug |
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| 1963 |
A Girl Named Tamiko |
The Great Escape |
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| 1962 |
Sergeants 3 |
| 1961 |
By Love Possessed |
| 1960 |
Les Sept Mercenaires |
| 1959 |
Last Train from Gun Hill |
Never So Few |
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| 1958 |
Saddle the Wind |
The Law and Jake Wade |
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The Old Man and the Sea |
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| 1957 |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
| 1956 |
Backlash |
| 1955 |
Bad Day at Black Rock |
The Scarlet Coat |
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Underwater! |
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| 1953 |
Escape from Fort Bravo |
Fast Company |
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Jeopardy |
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| 1952 |
The Girl in White |
| 1951 |
It's a Big Country |
Kind Lady |
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The People Against O'Hara |
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| 1950 |
Mystery Street |
Right Cross |
|
The Capture |
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The Magnificent Yankee |
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| 1949 |
The Walking Hills |
| 1948 |
Best Man Wins |
The Sign of the Ram |
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| 1947 |
For the Love of Rusty |
Keeper of the Bees |
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| 1946 |
Alias Mr. Twilight |
Shadowed |
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The Man Who Dared |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1947 |
Thunderbolt |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1973 |
Chino |
| 1967 |
Hour of the Gun |
| 1965 |
The Hallelujah Trail |
The Satan Bug |
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| 1963 |
The Great Escape |
| 1960 |
Les Sept Mercenaires |
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1942 |
Syncopation |
| 1941 |
Scattergood Meets Broadway |
Tom Dick and Harry |
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| 1940 |
They Knew What They Wanted |
| 1939 |
Gunga Din |
Actor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie - a.f. |
| 2019 |
The Directors (series) - a.f. |
John Sturges - a.f. (S03E01) |
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| 2015 |
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans - a.f. |
| 2014 |
I Am Steve McQueen - a.f. |
| 2005 |
The 100 Greatest War Films (TV movie) |
| 1967 |
Lionpower From MGM |
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