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John Sturges

Director

John Sturges

Born January 3, 1910 in Oak Park, Illinois, USADied August 18, 199243 films

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).

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The Great Escape posterFirst watchThe Great Escape19637.9The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Magnificent Seven poster7.5The Magnificent Seven1960Bad Day at Black Rock poster7.3Bad Day at Black Rock1955Gunfight at the O.K. Corral poster7.0Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957The Eagle Has Landed poster6.7The Eagle Has Landed1976Joe Kidd poster6.4Joe Kidd1972Last Train from Gun Hill poster7.1Last Train from Gun Hill1959Ice Station Zebra poster6.4Ice Station Zebra1968The Old Man and the Sea poster6.5The Old Man and the Sea1958

Filmography

43 films as director
  1. 1976The Eagle Has LandedDirector
  2. 1974McQDirector
  3. 1973The Valdez HorsesDirector
  4. 1972Joe KiddDirector
  5. 1969MaroonedDirector
  6. 1968Ice Station ZebraDirector
  7. 1967Hour of the GunDirector
  8. 1965The Hallelujah TrailDirector
  9. 1965The Satan BugDirector
  10. 1963The Great EscapeDirector
  11. 1962A Girl Named TamikoDirector
  12. 1962Sergeants 3Director
  13. 1961By Love PossessedDirector
  14. 1960The Magnificent SevenDirector
  15. 1959Never So FewDirector
  16. 1959Last Train from Gun HillDirector
  17. 1958The Old Man and the SeaDirector
  18. 1958The Law and Jake WadeDirector
  19. 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralDirector
  20. 1956BacklashDirector
  21. 1955The Scarlet CoatDirector
  22. 1955Underwater!Director
  23. 1955Bad Day at Black RockDirector
  24. 1953Escape from Fort BravoDirector
  25. 1953Fast CompanyDirector
  26. 1953JeopardyDirector
  27. 1952The Girl in WhiteDirector
  28. 1951It's a Big CountryDirector
  29. 1951The People Against O'HaraDirector
  30. 1951Kind LadyDirector
  31. 1950The Magnificent YankeeDirector
  32. 1950Right CrossDirector
  33. 1950Mystery StreetDirector
  34. 1950The CaptureDirector
  35. 1949The Walking HillsDirector
  36. 1948Best Man WinsDirector
  37. 1948The Sign of the RamDirector
  38. 1947ThunderboltDirector
  39. 1947Keeper of the BeesDirector
  40. 1947For the Love of RustyDirector
  41. 1946Alias Mr. TwilightDirector
  42. 1946ShadowedDirector
  43. 1946The Man Who DaredDirector