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Director

John Sturges

Directing

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Directed credits

41

Prolific

Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.6

Low visibility

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Directed movies: 41Directed series: 0All crew credits: 48

TMDB ID: 14520

IMDb ID: nm0836328

Known for: Directing

Born: January 3, 1910

Died: August 18, 1992

Age: 82

Place of birth: Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1940 - 2021

Years active: 82

Average TMDB rating: 6.44

Wikidata: Q361670

Also known as

John Elliott Sturges

Frequent jobs

Director (41)Editor (4)Producer (2)Other (1)

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).

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