Directing
John Sturges
- Titles
- 52movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2006, with a break from 1977 to 2005, busiest in 1946 and 1950 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 45titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Great Escape90/100
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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Western 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Mystery 3
- Intrigue 3
- Western 3
- Friendship 3
- Historical Drama 3
- World War II 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Espionage 2
- Melancholy 2
- Political Intrigue 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
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
Robert SurteesCinematographerThe Satan Bug, The Hallelujah Trail, Escape from Fort Bravo, The Law and Jake Wade
Spencer TracyActorBad Day at Black Rock, The Old Man and the Sea, The People Against O'Hara
Anne FrancisActorBad Day at Black Rock, The Satan Bug, The Scarlet Coat
Michael DuaneActorAlias Mr. Twilight, Keeper of the Bees, Shadowed
William CampbellActorEscape from Fort Bravo, The People Against O'Hara, Backlash
Steve McQueenActorThe Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Never So Few
Donald PleasenceActorThe Great Escape, The Eagle Has Landed, The Hallelujah Trail
Movies and TV shows
451970s
4 titles · average score 61
73
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Director
52
McQ (1974)
Director
50
Chino (1973)
Director, Producer
68
Joe Kidd (1972)
Director
1960s
10 titles · average score 62
62
Marooned (1969)
Director
54
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Director
69
Hour of the Gun (1967)
Director, Producer
62
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Producer, Director
60
The Satan Bug (1965)
Producer, Director
90
The Great Escape (1963)
Director, Producer
48
Sergeants 3 (1962)
Director
53
A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)
Director
48
By Love Possessed (1961)
Director
77
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Director, Producer
1950s
21 titles · average score 62
44
Never So Few (1959)
Director
58
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
Director
67
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Director
57
Backlash (1956)
Director
87
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Director
40
Underwater! (1955)
Director
61
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Director
57
Jeopardy (1953)
Director
69
Mystery Street (1950)
Director
1940s
10 titles · average score 57
62
The Walking Hills (1949)
Director
50
The Sign of the Ram (1948)
Director
Best Man Wins (1948)
Director
56
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
