The Great Escape
1963
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John Sturges was an American film director, mostly remembered for his outstanding Western films. In 1992, Sturges was awarded a Golden Boot Award for his lifelong contribution to the Western genre. Sturges was born in the village of Oak Park, Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area.
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...
John Eliot Sturges 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).
Aug 21, 1992 · John Sturges, one of the last of Hollywood’s old-time action directors, whose triumphs at the box-office confounded critics who tried to dismiss him as a “technician,” died Tuesday at...
John Sturges. Highest Rated: 97% Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Lowest Rated: 33% The Hallelujah Trail (1965) Birthday: Jan 3, 1910. Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, USA.
Aug 18, 1992 · 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).
Confronted with a hostile and violent world, the men of John Sturges’s best films—the gunfighters, the servicemen, and the one-armed stranger—responded with courage and determination. And despite Sturges’s casual selfassessment, his skill as a director helped to make them memorable.
