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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Western 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- World War II 3
- Friendship 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Intrigue 3
- Western 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Mystery 3
- Tense Showdown 2
- Melancholy 2
- Espionage 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- FFerris WebsterEditorThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Never So Few, Hour of the Gun, Ice Station Zebra, +10 more
Elmer BernsteinComposerThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, McQ, The Hallelujah Trail, By Love Possessed, +1 more
Charles BronsonActorThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Never So Few, The Valdez Horses
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
Robert SurteesCinematographerThe Satan Bug, Escape from Fort Bravo, The Hallelujah Trail, The Law and Jake Wade
Anne FrancisActorBad Day at Black Rock, The Satan Bug, The Scarlet Coat
Donald PleasenceActorThe Great Escape, The Eagle Has Landed, The Hallelujah Trail
Michael DuaneActorKeeper of the Bees, Alias Mr. Twilight, Shadowed
Spencer TracyActorBad Day at Black Rock, The Old Man and the Sea, The People Against O'Hara
William CampbellActorEscape from Fort Bravo, The People Against O'Hara, Backlash
Steve McQueenActorThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Never So Few
Movies and TV shows
61970s
1 title · average score 51
51
The Valdez Horses (1973)
Producer, Director
1960s
5 titles · average score 66
61
Hour of the Gun (1967)
Director, Producer
56
The Satan Bug (1965)
Director, Producer
48
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Director, Producer
87
The Great Escape (1963)
Producer, Director
80
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Producer, Director