The Great Escape
1963
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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...
1 Video. 99+ Photos. Action Adventure Drama. Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits. Director. John Sturges. Writers. William Roberts. Akira Kurosawa. Walter Bernstein. Stars. Yul Brynner. Steve McQueen. Charles Bronson. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +2. Add to Watchlist.
Aug 21, 1992 · Aug. 21, 1992 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. 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...
Nov 15, 2022 · John Sturges Believed Anything Could Be A Western, And The Magnificent Seven May Have Proved It. United Artists. By Lee Adams / Nov. 15, 2022 12:34 pm EST. Despite the cultural differences,...
Sturges, John. (b. 3 January 1911 in Oak Park, Illinois; d. 18 August 1992 in San Luis Obispo, California), film director best known for his action films, particularly Westerns. Born John Carne, Sturges was two years old when his parents moved from the Chicago suburb of Oak Park to Santa Monica, California.
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).
“John Sturges was one of cinema’s greatest action directors. His pioneering mastery of the wide screen process is unparalleled. For my money, he's also a candidate for one of last century’s most underrated directors, period. Glenn Lovell's examination of Sturges’s life and films finally corrects this error.”—John Carpenter.
