Directing
John Sturges
- Titles
- 52movies
- Career
Active from 1946 to 1976, busiest in 1946 and 1950 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Bad Day at Black Rock87/100
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
- World War II 3
- Intrigue 3
- Friendship 3
- Western 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Mystery 3
- Melancholy 2
- Espionage 2
- Tense Showdown 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
Elmer BernsteinComposerThe Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, McQ, The Hallelujah Trail, By Love Possessed, +1 more
Charles BronsonActorThe Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Never So Few, The Valdez Horses
Robert SurteesCinematographerThe Satan Bug, The Hallelujah Trail, Escape from Fort Bravo, 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
Michael DuaneActorKeeper of the Bees, Alias Mr. Twilight, Shadowed
Anne FrancisActorBad Day at Black Rock, The Satan Bug, The Scarlet Coat
Donald PleasenceActorThe Great Escape, The Eagle Has Landed, The Hallelujah Trail
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
49Great
Score 80 to 89
4 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Director
87
The Great Escape (1963)
Director, Producer
80
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Director, Producer
Good
Score 70 to 79
3 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
Decent
Score 60 to 69
15 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
The Girl in White (1952)
Director
69
Mystery Street (1950)
Director
68
Kind Lady (1951)
Director
67
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Director
65
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Director
63
Joe Kidd (1972)
Director
62
Marooned (1969)
Director
62
The Walking Hills (1949)
Director
62
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Director, Producer
61
Hour of the Gun (1967)
Director, Producer
61
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Director
60
The Satan Bug (1965)
Director, Producer
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
20 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
It's a Big Country (1951)
Director
57
Backlash (1956)
Director
57
Jeopardy (1953)
Director
56
The Scarlet Coat (1955)
Director
54
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Director
50
The Valdez Horses (1973)
Producer, Director
49
McQ (1974)
Director
49
By Love Possessed (1961)
Director
46
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
Director
44
Never So Few (1959)
Director
40
Underwater! (1955)
Director
Not rated yet
7 titles
Not rated yet
The Man Who Dared (1946)
Director
Alias Mr. Twilight (1946)
Director
Keeper of the Bees (1947)
Director
For the Love of Rusty (1947)
Director
Best Man Wins (1948)
Director
