Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with J. Lee Thompson, the veteran, British-born director of The Guns of Navarone. I found Lee to be a truly wonderful person to chat with - very easy going and likable, with more than his share of funny and interesting stories to tell, amassed over a life-long career that spans more than sixty years.
Occupations. Film director. screenwriter. producer. Years active. 1937–1989. John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of kitchen sink realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure films.
May 29, 2023 · b. 1 August, 1914, Bristol, England, UKd. 30 August, 2002, Sooke, British Columbia, Canada. He directed some of the most famous actors in film history, from Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn, to Shirley MacLaine, Jacqueline Bisset, and Lauren Bacall. An Oscar-nominated filmmaker and winner of three prizes at the Berlin ...
Cinematography, Editing, Filmmaking, Interview, Screenwriting 101. ‘Cape Fear’: How Scorsese Added Complexity and Humanity to a Beloved Classic. By Sven Mikulec. Back in 1962, J. Lee Thompson made a cinematic adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s novel The Executioners. Written by James R. Webb, Cape Fearstarred Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum ...
Oct 16, 2017 · Bronson and Thompson would follow up Messenger of Death with Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989), an extremely sleazy crime thriller, more akin to the works of Michael Winner than J.Lee Thompson.
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Sep 9, 2014 · Cape Fear, an extremely tight and taut psychological noir thriller, released in 1962, is arguably J. Lee Thompson’s masterpieces. That it was a follow-up to The Guns of Navarone, an all-star WWII adventure, which was his most commercially popular film, attests to this director’s incredible creativity over a short period of time.
J. Lee Thompson is a Professor for the History Department in the Lamar University with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2012 Interview. The year with the...
