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John Sturges

 

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Director / Producer
1911 - 1992
Born January 3, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Key Genres: Western, Drama, Adventure  TSPDT Rating: 7
Key Collaborators: Ferris Webster (Editor), Cedric Gibbons (Production Designer), Charles Lang (Cinematographer), Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer), Kirk Douglas (Leading Player), Steve McQueen (Leading Player), James Garner (Leading Player), Robert Ryan (Leading Player), Hal Wallis (Producer), Earl Holliman (Leading Character Player)
Recommended: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Law and Jake Wade (1958), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963)
Worth a Look: The Capture (1950), Kind Lady (1951), Jeopardy (1953), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Last Train from Gun Hill (1959), Marooned (1969)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Remembering John Sturges ] [ Hollywood.com Bio ]
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1,000 Greatest Films: The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963)
250 Quintessential Noir Films: Mystery Street (1950), Jeopardy (1953)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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