FILM DIRECTOR

John Sturges

1910 - 1992

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John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sturges has received more than 725,715 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). John Sturges is the 245th most popular film director (down from 210th in 2019), the 1,627th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,389th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Film Director.

John Sturges is most famous for directing the films "The Great Escape" and "Bad Day at Black Rock."

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  • 2.89

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Sturges ranks 245 out of 2,041. Before him are Jafar Panahi, Michael Moore, James Ivory, Yılmaz Güney, Bertrand Tavernier, and Víctor Erice. After him are Lucio Fulci, Karel Zeman, G. W. Pabst, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Tsui Hark, and Edward Dmytryk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, John Sturges ranks 63. Before him are Dorothy Vaughan, August Landmesser, Imi Lichtenfeld, Tancredo Neves, Lobsang Rampa, and Pavel Batitsky. After him are Miguel Najdorf, Eero Saarinen, Karel Zeman, A. J. Ayer, Tjalling Koopmans, and Kim Yong-sik. Among people deceased in 1992, John Sturges ranks 47. Before him are Mohamed Boudiaf, Jean-Claude Pascal, Albert Pierrepoint, Denholm Elliott, Lella Lombardi, and Abbas al-Musawi. After him are Markos Vafeiadis, Arletty, James Stirling, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Peter D. Mitchell, and Lina Bo Bardi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Sturges ranks 1,627 out of 20,380. Before him are Emmett Till (1941), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), Kirk Hammett (1962), Mariah Carey (1969), Helen Hayes (1900), and Richard Smalley (1943). After him are George C. Scott (1927), Raymond A. Spruance (1886), Harvey Milk (1930), Luke Perry (1966), Maria Shriver (1955), and Edward W. Morley (1838).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Sturges ranks 64. Before him are Nicholas Ray (1911), Arthur Penn (1922), Gus Van Sant (1952), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Michael Moore (1954), and James Ivory (1928). After him are Peter Bogdanovich (1939), Richard Fleischer (1916), Robert Aldrich (1918), John Frankenheimer (1930), Joseph Losey (1909), and Robert J. Flaherty (1884).

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Filmography

The Great Escape
Director
The 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 the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Jul 3o 19637.948 / 10
The Magnificent Seven
Director
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Oct 12o 19607.522 / 10
Bad Day at Black Rock
Director
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
Jan 13o 19557.3 / 10