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John Sturges

Directing
82 years oldOak Park, Illinois, USA

Biography

John Eliot Sturges was an American film director. His movies include Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963) and Ice Station Zebra (1968).

Personal Details

Born
January 3, 1910 - August 18, 1992 (age 82)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

John Elliott Sturges

Movies (50)

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
7.2

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
7.2

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

as Self (archive footage)

2015

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8.0

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

as Self

1986

The Eagle Has Landed
6.6

The Eagle Has Landed

Director (Directing)

1976

McQ
6.1

McQ

Director (Directing)

1974

The Valdez Horses
5.4

The Valdez Horses

Director (Directing)

1973

Joe Kidd
6.4

Joe Kidd

Director (Directing)

1972

Marooned
5.9

Marooned

Director (Directing)

1969

Ice Station Zebra
6.3

Ice Station Zebra

Director (Directing)

1968

Hour of the Gun
6.5

Hour of the Gun

Director (Directing)

1967

The Hallelujah Trail
6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

Director (Directing)

1965

The Satan Bug
6.1

The Satan Bug

Producer (Production)

1965

The Great Escape
7.9

The Great Escape

Director (Directing)

1963

A Girl Named Tamiko
5.0

A Girl Named Tamiko

Director (Directing)

1962

Sergeants 3
5.4

Sergeants 3

Director (Directing)

1962

By Love Possessed
4.9

By Love Possessed

Director (Directing)

1961

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

The Magnificent Seven

Producer (Production)

1960

Never So Few
5.4

Never So Few

Director (Directing)

1959

Last Train from Gun Hill
7.1

Last Train from Gun Hill

Director (Directing)

1959

The Old Man and the Sea
6.5

The Old Man and the Sea

Director (Directing)

1958

The Law and Jake Wade
6.6

The Law and Jake Wade

Director (Directing)

1958

Saddle the Wind
6.5

Saddle the Wind

Other (Directing)

1958

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Director (Directing)

1957

Backlash
6.5

Backlash

Director (Directing)

1956

The Scarlet Coat
6.4

The Scarlet Coat

Director (Directing)

1955

Underwater!
5.4

Underwater!

Director (Directing)

1955

Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3

Bad Day at Black Rock

Director (Directing)

1955

Escape from Fort Bravo
6.2

Escape from Fort Bravo

Director (Directing)

1953

Fast Company
7.0

Fast Company

Director (Directing)

1953

Jeopardy
6.6

Jeopardy

Director (Directing)

1953

The Girl in White
6.7

The Girl in White

Director (Directing)

1952

It's a Big Country
5.3

It's a Big Country

Director (Directing)

1951

The People Against O'Hara
5.7

The People Against O'Hara

Director (Directing)

1951

Kind Lady
7.0

Kind Lady

Director (Directing)

1951

The Magnificent Yankee
5.4

The Magnificent Yankee

Director (Directing)

1950

Right Cross
6.6

Right Cross

Director (Directing)

1950

Mystery Street
6.7

Mystery Street

Director (Directing)

1950

The Capture
6.1

The Capture

Director (Directing)

1950

The Walking Hills
6.0

The Walking Hills

Director (Directing)

1949

Best Man Wins
6.7

Best Man Wins

Director (Directing)

1948

The Sign of the Ram
5.9

The Sign of the Ram

Director (Directing)

1948

Thunderbolt
6.1

Thunderbolt

Director (Directing)

1947

Keeper of the Bees

Keeper of the Bees

Director (Directing)

1947

For the Love of Rusty

For the Love of Rusty

Director (Directing)

1947

Alias Mr. Twilight
5.3

Alias Mr. Twilight

Director (Directing)

1946

Shadowed
6.0

Shadowed

Director (Directing)

1946

The Man Who Dared
3.0

The Man Who Dared

Director (Directing)

1946

Syncopation
6.2

Syncopation

Editor (Editing)

1942

Scattergood Meets Broadway

Scattergood Meets Broadway

Editor (Editing)

1941

Tom, Dick and Harry
5.7

Tom, Dick and Harry

Editor (Editing)

1941