John Sturges
Directing

John Sturges

Born 1910-01-03 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA · Died 1992-08-18

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).

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Known for

The Great Escape★ 7.9Viewing moment
The Great Escape
1963
The Magnificent Seven★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Magnificent Seven
1960
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral★ 7Viewing moment
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Ice Station Zebra★ 6.2Viewing moment
Ice Station Zebra
1968
The Eagle Has Landed★ 6.6Viewing moment
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
Last Train from Gun Hill★ 7Viewing moment
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
The Old Man and the Sea★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Old Man and the Sea
1958
Escape from Fort Bravo★ 6.1Viewing moment
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
Joe Kidd★ 6.5Viewing moment
Joe Kidd
1972
McQ★ 6Viewing moment
McQ
1974
Bad Day at Black Rock★ 7.3Viewing moment
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
Hour of the Gun★ 6.4Viewing moment
Hour of the Gun
1967
Underwater!★ 5.6Viewing moment
Underwater!
1955
Never So Few★ 5.4Viewing moment
Never So Few
1959
Chino★ 5.2Viewing moment
Chino
1973
The Law and Jake Wade★ 6.6Viewing moment
The Law and Jake Wade
1958
The Hallelujah Trail★ 6Viewing moment
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
Marooned★ 6.2Viewing moment
Marooned
1969
The People Against O'Hara★ 5.2Viewing moment
The People Against O'Hara
1951
Jeopardy★ 6.5Viewing moment
Jeopardy
1953
The Satan Bug★ 6.4Viewing moment
The Satan Bug
1965
The Magnificent Yankee★ 5.4Viewing moment
The Magnificent Yankee
1950
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans★ 7.1Viewing moment
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
Sergeants 3★ 5.4Viewing moment
Sergeants 3
1962
Backlash★ 6.3Viewing moment
Backlash
1956
Saddle the Wind★ 6.5Viewing moment
Saddle the Wind
1958
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn★ 8.5Viewing moment
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
By Love Possessed★ 5.1Viewing moment
By Love Possessed
1961
The Scarlet Coat★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Scarlet Coat
1955
The Walking Hills★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Walking Hills
1949
Mystery Street★ 6.8Viewing moment
Mystery Street
1950
The Sign of the Ram★ 6.1Viewing moment
The Sign of the Ram
1948
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie★ 7.4Viewing moment
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
2021
They Knew What They Wanted★ 5.3Viewing moment
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
The Capture★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Capture
1950
Thunderbolt★ 6.4Viewing moment
Thunderbolt
1947
For the Love of RustyViewing moment
For the Love of Rusty
1947
Tom, Dick and Harry★ 5.2Viewing moment
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
ShadowedViewing moment
Shadowed
1946
It's a Big Country★ 5Viewing moment
It's a Big Country
1951

Frequent collaborators

William TuttleWilliam TuttleElmer BernsteinElmer BernsteinSteve McQueenSteve McQueenErnest BorgnineErnest BorgnineRichard WidmarkRichard WidmarkJohn McIntireJohn McIntireEdgar BuchananEdgar BuchananJohn FrankenheimerJohn Frankenheimer