Directing
John Sturges
Born January 3, 1910 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Died August 18, 1992 · aged 82
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
The Magnificent Seven · 1960The Magnificent Seven
★ 7.51960
MovieWesternAction
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
The Great Escape · 1963The Great Escape
★ 7.91963
MovieAdventureDrama
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.
The Eagle Has Landed · 1976The Eagle Has Landed
★ 6.71976
MovieAdventureDrama
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · 1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
★ 7.01957
MovieWestern
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Joe Kidd · 1972Joe Kidd
★ 6.41972
MovieWesternDrama
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.
The Satan Bug · 1965The Satan Bug
★ 6.11965
MovieScience FictionThriller
A US government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named The Satan Bug because all life can be killed off by it should it escape, may have been stolen.
Last Train from Gun Hill · 1959Last Train from Gun Hill
★ 7.11959
MovieWestern
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.
Bad Day at Black Rock · 1955Bad Day at Black Rock
★ 7.31955
MovieWesternDrama
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.
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