Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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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.
J. Lee Thompson. Director: The Guns of Navarone. J. Lee Thompson was born on 1 August 1914 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).
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May 29, 2023 · For a novice film director, Thompson has a firm grasp of cinematic technique, amplifying and to a certain extent opening up his play; the claustrophobia and closed-in tension remain, but Thompson deploys a visually diverse strategy to induce the panic and noirish fatalism that hinges on love, jealousy, and sinister motives. Murder Without Crime ...
John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
J. Lee Thompson. Director: The Guns of Navarone. J. Lee Thompson was born on 1 August 1914 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).
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Sep 6, 2002 · J. Lee Thompson, the director of ''The Guns of Navarone,'' the original ''Cape Fear'' and dozens of other films in England and the United States, died on Friday at his summer home in Sooke ...
Sep 3, 2002 · British director J. Lee Thompson, whose more than 50 films included the original "Cape Fear," "The Guns of Navarone," "Planet of the Apes" sequels and nine Charles Bronson movies, has died.
