Directing
John Sturges
- Titles
- 52movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19462006
- Directed
- 45titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Great Escape80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Crime5.4average 3.7
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Adrenaline6.1average 5.1
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Tension7.0average 6.1
- Violence5.2average 4.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Western 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Western 3
- Social Commentary 3
- World War II 3
- Friendship 3
- Intrigue 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Mystery 3
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- FFerris WebsterEditorThe Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Hour of the Gun, Never So Few, Ice Station Zebra, +10 more
Charles BronsonActorThe Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Never So Few, Chino
Robert SurteesCinematographerThe Satan Bug, Escape from Fort Bravo, The Hallelujah Trail, The Law and Jake Wade
Charles LangCinematographerThe Magnificent Seven, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Last Train from Gun Hill, A Girl Named Tamiko
Dimitri TiomkinComposerGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Last Train from Gun Hill, The Old Man and the Sea, Jeopardy
Elmer BernsteinComposerThe Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, McQ, A Girl Named Tamiko
Donald PleasenceActorThe Great Escape, The Eagle Has Landed, The Hallelujah Trail
Michael DuaneActorKeeper of the Bees, Shadowed, Alias Mr. Twilight
Anne FrancisActorBad Day at Black Rock, The Satan Bug, The Scarlet Coat
Steve McQueenActorThe Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Never So Few
William CampbellActorEscape from Fort Bravo, The People Against O'Hara, Backlash
Spencer TracyActorBad Day at Black Rock, The Old Man and the Sea, The People Against O'Hara
Movies and TV shows
491970s
4 titles · average score 62
67
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Director
61
McQ (1974)
Director
57
Chino (1973)
Producer, Director
64
Joe Kidd (1972)
Director
1960s
10 titles · average score 63
58
Marooned (1969)
Director
64
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Director
65
Hour of the Gun (1967)
Director, Producer
61
The Satan Bug (1965)
Director, Producer
63
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Director, Producer
80
The Great Escape (1963)
Director, Producer
56
Sergeants 3 (1962)
Director
53
A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)
Director
51
By Love Possessed (1961)
Director
76
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Director, Producer
1950s
21 titles · average score 64
56
Never So Few (1959)
Director
67
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
Director
67
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Director
65
Backlash (1956)
Director
74
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Director
54
Underwater! (1955)
Director
64
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Director
66
Jeopardy (1953)
Director
69
Mystery Street (1950)
Director
1940s
14 titles · average score 62
62
The Walking Hills (1949)
Director
Best Man Wins (1948)
Director
The Sign of the Ram (1948)
Director
64
Thunderbolt (1947)
Director
For the Love of Rusty (1947)
Director
Keeper of the Bees (1947)
Director
The Man Who Dared (1946)
Director
59
Shadowed (1946)
Director
Alias Mr. Twilight (1946)
Director
65
Syncopation (1942)
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