John Sturges

John Sturges

Director 33 / Actor 2 · 1946 – 2021 · 🎬 35 · 🇺🇸 United States

John Eliot Sturges 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). In 2013 and 2018, respectively, The Magnificent Seven and Bad Day at Black Rock were selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

All · 35 🎬 Movies · 35

Drama Western Adventure Thriller Crime

Highlights

Never So Few

Never So Few

1959

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

1958

Frequent Collaborators

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

5 shared

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

4 shared

Charles Stevens

4 shared

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

3 shared

John Anderson

John Anderson

3 shared

W. R. Burnett

3 shared

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🎬 Movies

Never So Few

Never So Few

director

1959

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

director

1959

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

director

1958

The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade

director

1958

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

director

1957

Backlash

Backlash

director

1956

The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

director

1955

Underwater!

Underwater!

director

1955

Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

director

1955

Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

director

1953

Jeopardy

Jeopardy

director

1953

The Girl in White

The Girl in White

director

1952

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

director

1951

Right Cross

Right Cross

director

1950

Mystery Street

Mystery Street

director

1950

The Capture

The Capture

director

1950

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