Writing
Nunnally Johnson
Born December 5, 1897 · Columbus, Georgia, USA
Died March 27, 1977 · aged 79
Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977) was an American filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed motion pictures. Johnson was born in Columbus, Georgia. He began his career as a journalist, writing for the Columbus Enquirer Sun, the Savannah Press, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and the New York Herald Tribune. He also wrote short stories and a collection of these, There Ought T…
Known For
The Dirty Dozen · 1967The Dirty Dozen
★ 7.61967
MovieActionAdventure
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
How to Marry a Millionaire · 1953How to Marry a Millionaire
★ 6.81953
MovieComedyRomance
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
The Grapes of Wrath · 1940The Grapes of Wrath
★ 7.81940
MovieDrama
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
The Woman in the Window · 1944The Woman in the Window
★ 7.41944
MovieCrimeDrama
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
Jesse James · 1939Jesse James
★ 6.61939
MovieWestern
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Flaming Star · 1960Flaming Star
★ 6.51960
MovieWestern
Pacer Burton, a young man of mixed Kiowa and white heritage, is caught between two worlds as conflict erupts between Native Americans and white settlers in Texas.
The Keys of the Kingdom · 1944The Keys of the Kingdom
★ 7.11944
MovieDrama
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
The Road to Glory · 1936The Road to Glory
★ 6.51936
MovieDramaWar
The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.
