Directing
John Sturges
Born 1910-01-03
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Department: Directing
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).
Known For
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The Great Escape
1963
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The Magnificent Seven
1960
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Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
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Joe Kidd
1972
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
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The Eagle Has Landed
1976
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Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
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Ice Station Zebra
1968
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The Old Man and the Sea
1958
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McQ
1974
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (57 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Eagle Has Landed | Director | Movie | 1976 |
 | McQ | Director | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Valdez Horses | Director | Movie | 1973 |
| The Valdez Horses | Producer | Movie | 1973 |
 | Joe Kidd | Director | Movie | 1972 |
 | Marooned | Director | Movie | 1969 |
 | Ice Station Zebra | Director | Movie | 1968 |
 | Hour of the Gun | Director | Movie | 1967 |
| Hour of the Gun | Producer | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Hallelujah Trail | Director | Movie | 1965 |
| The Hallelujah Trail | Producer | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Satan Bug | Producer | Movie | 1965 |
| The Satan Bug | Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Great Escape | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| The Great Escape | Producer | Movie | 1963 |
 | A Girl Named Tamiko | Director | Movie | 1962 |
 | Sergeants 3 | Director | Movie | 1962 |
 | By Love Possessed | Director | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Magnificent Seven | Producer | Movie | 1960 |
| The Magnificent Seven | Director | Movie | 1960 |
 | Never So Few | Director | Movie | 1959 |
 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Director | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Old Man and the Sea | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Law and Jake Wade | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | Saddle the Wind | Other | Movie | 1958 |
 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Director | Movie | 1957 |
 | Backlash | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Scarlet Coat | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Underwater! | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Bad Day at Black Rock | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Fast Company | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Jeopardy | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Girl in White | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | It's a Big Country | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | The People Against O'Hara | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Kind Lady | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Magnificent Yankee | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | Right Cross | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | Mystery Street | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Capture | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Walking Hills | Director | Movie | 1949 |
 | Best Man Wins | Director | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Sign of the Ram | Director | Movie | 1948 |
 | Thunderbolt | Director | Movie | 1947 |
 | Keeper of the Bees | Director | Movie | 1947 |
 | For the Love of Rusty | Director | Movie | 1947 |
 | Alias Mr. Twilight | Director | Movie | 1946 |
 | Shadowed | Director | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Man Who Dared | Director | Movie | 1946 |
 | Syncopation | Editor | Movie | 1942 |
 | Scattergood Meets Broadway | Editor | Movie | 1941 |
 | Tom, Dick and Harry | Editor | Movie | 1941 |
 | They Knew What They Wanted | Editor | Movie | 1940 |