John Sturges
John Sturges is known for The Great Escape (1963), The Magnificent Seven (1960), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955).
Biography
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).
Questions about John Sturges
How many John Sturges films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 48 films with John Sturges, from 1940 to 2021.
What is the best rated John Sturges film?
The best rated John Sturges film in the catalogue is The Great Escape (1963), rated 7.9.
What was the first John Sturges film?
The first John Sturges film in the catalogue is Mystery Street, from 1950.
Who has John Sturges worked with the most?
In the catalogue, John Sturges shares the most credits with Ferris Webster (10 films), Charles Bronson (4 films) and Robert Surtees (4 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Director (1956)
Known for
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7.9 The Great Escape
1963
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7.5 The Magnificent Seven
1960
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7.0 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
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6.4 Joe Kidd
1972
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6.7 The Eagle Has Landed
1976
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7.3 Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
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6.4 Ice Station Zebra
1968
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7.1 Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
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6.5 The Old Man and the Sea
1958
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6.1 The Satan Bug
1965
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6.1 McQ
1974
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5.5 Never So Few
1959
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · film producer · film editor · director · producer
- Notable works
- The Magnificent Seven · The Old Man and the Sea · Marooned · Bad Day at Black Rock · The Great Escape · Escape from Fort Bravo · Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
48 films — 48 in the catalogue
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7.0 Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
2021 · Self (archive footage)
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7.2 Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015 · Self (archive footage)
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8.3 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986 · Self
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6.7
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
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6.1
McQ
1974
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6.4
Joe Kidd
1972
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6.0 Marooned
1969
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6.4
Ice Station Zebra
1968
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6.5 Hour of the Gun
1967
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6.1 The Hallelujah Trail
1965
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6.1
The Satan Bug
1965
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7.9
The Great Escape
1963
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5.2 By Love Possessed
1961
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7.5
The Magnificent Seven
1960
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5.5
Never So Few
1959
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7.1
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
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6.5
The Old Man and the Sea
1958
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6.7 The Law and Jake Wade
1958
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7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
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6.5 Backlash
1956
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6.6 The Scarlet Coat
1955
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7.3
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
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6.3 Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
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7.5 Fast Company
1953
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6.7 Jeopardy
1953
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7.1 The Girl in White
1952
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5.9 It's a Big Country
1951
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5.8 The People Against O'Hara
1951
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7.0 Kind Lady
1951
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6.8 Mystery Street
1950
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6.0 The Walking Hills
1949
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6.2 Thunderbolt
1947
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7.0 For the Love of Rusty
1947
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6.1 Alias Mr. Twilight
1946
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7.3 Shadowed
1946
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6.8 Syncopation
1942
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7.5 Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941
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7.0 Best Man Wins
1948
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3.8 The Man Who Dared
1946
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5.6 The Valdez Horses
1973
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5.8 Sergeants 3
1962
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5.5 Underwater!
1955
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7.3 Right Cross
1950
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6.2 The Capture
1950
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10.0 Keeper of the Bees
1947
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6.0 Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
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6.0 They Knew What They Wanted
1940
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6.0 The Sign of the Ram
1948
People data: TMDb.
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