Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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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. [1]
- 1937–1989
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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- Bristol, England, UK
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- Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
May 29, 2023 · While these forays into comedy may be “easily dismissed as ephemeral box-office fodder which contribute little to Lee Thompson’s reputation,” Chibnall argues the films marked, “at the time, the British film industry’s growing recognition of his significance.” 4 Colour, high budgets, and popular performers were all indications that Thompson was proceeding upward within the field.
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).
- August 1, 1914
- August 30, 2002
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. He was 88.
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 4, 2002 · J Lee Thompson, who has died aged 88, had all of these, and while he could never be considered in the same British league as David Lean, Michael Powell and Carol Reed, he had many more good films ...
