The Great Escape
1963
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John Eliot Sturges (/ ˈ s t ɜːr dʒ ɪ s /; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films 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).
John Sturges was an American film director, mostly remembered for his outstanding Western films. He directed classics such as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and Bad Day at Black Rock, and won a Golden Boot Award for his lifelong contribution to the Western genre.
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May 8, 2024 · John Sturges was an American director best known for taut war movies and westerns. His films include such classics as Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Magnificent Seven (1960), and The Great Escape (1963).
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John Sturges was an American film director, mostly remembered for his outstanding Western films. He also directed film noir, crime, historical, and sports films, and won a Golden Boot Award for his lifelong contribution to the Western genre.
- January 3, 1910
- August 18, 1992
Aug 22, 1992 · John Sturges, the director of action films like "The Magnificent Seven," "The Great Escape," "Gunfight at the O K Corral" and "Ice Station Zebra," died on Tuesday at French Hospital, near his...
The Magnificent Seven: Directed by John Sturges. With Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz. Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
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Nov 15, 2022 · John Sturges doesn't have quite the same reputation as Akira Kurosawa or his contemporaries. Despite directing a dozen westerns, he is still overshadowed by the likes of John Ford,...
