FILM DIRECTOR

J. Lee Thompson

1914 - 2002

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John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure films. His works included mainstream critical and commercial successes like Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tiger Bay (1959), North West Frontier (also 1959), The Guns of Navarone (1961), the original Cape Fear (1962), and Mackenna's Gold (1969). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. Lee Thompson has received more than 528,447 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). J. Lee Thompson is the 378th most popular film director (up from 441st in 2019), the 1,467th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,717th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, J. Lee Thompson ranks 378 out of 2,041. Before him are Alexandre Astruc, Alain Tanner, Neil Jordan, Veit Harlan, Giuseppe De Santis, and Yann Arthus-Bertrand. After him are Saul Bass, Alexander Korda, Roland Joffé, Joe Dante, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Patrice Leconte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, J. Lee Thompson ranks 95. Before him are Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Carlos Castillo Armas, Annie Fischer, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Marcel Bich, and Nicanor Parra. After him are Eugene Nida, Bill Finger, Birabongse Bhanudej, Jens Otto Krag, Edward Schillebeeckx, and Álvaro del Portillo. Among people deceased in 2002, J. Lee Thompson ranks 91. Before him are Katy Jurado, Lionel Hampton, Juan Antonio Bardem, Branko Stanković, Dee Dee Ramone, and Igor Ansoff. After him are Eugenio Coșeriu, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Karel Reisz, Gustaaf Deloor, Jacques Massu, and Nikolai Amosov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. Lee Thompson ranks 1,467 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon Stock (1164), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Sean Harris (1966), Elihu Thomson (1853), Robert Stephenson (1803), and Thomas Wyatt (1503). After him are David Garrick (1717), Edward Young (1683), John Graunt (1620), Roland Joffé (1945), Janick Gers (1957), and Ealhswith (852).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, J. Lee Thompson ranks 23. Before him are Frank Lloyd (1886), David Hamilton (1933), John Schlesinger (1926), Adrian Lyne (1941), John Boorman (1933), and Anthony Minghella (1954). After him are Roland Joffé (1945), Sam Mendes (1965), John Guillermin (1925), Michael Anderson (1920), David Yates (1963), and Ken Russell (1927).

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Filmography

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
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In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
Jun 29o 19726.2 / 10
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Jun 15o 19735.7 / 10
The Guns of Navarone
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A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Apr 27o 19617.3 / 10