John Sturges

John Sturges

Known for

Directing

Born

January 3, 1910

Birthplace

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Died

August 18, 1992 (aged 82)

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).

Best known work

The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
1960
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
Joe Kidd
Joe Kidd
1972
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra
1968
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea
1958
Marooned
Marooned
1969

Filmography

  1. 2021

    Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2015

    Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 1986

  4. 1976

  5. 1974

    McQ

    Director

  6. 1973

    The Valdez Horses

    Producer, Director

  7. 1972

    Joe Kidd

    Director

  8. 1969

    Marooned

    Director

  9. 1968

  10. 1967

    Hour of the Gun

    Director, Producer

  11. 1965

    The Hallelujah Trail

    Director, Producer

  12. 1965

    The Satan Bug

    Director, Producer

  13. 1963

    The Great Escape

    Director, Producer

  14. 1962

  15. 1962

    Sergeants 3

    Director

  16. 1961

  17. 1960

    The Magnificent Seven

    Producer, Director

  18. 1959

    Never So Few

    Director

  19. 1959

  20. 1958

  21. 1958

  22. 1958

  23. 1957

  24. 1956

    Backlash

    Director

  25. 1955

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