The Great Escape
1963
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John Eliot Sturges ( / ˈstɜːrdʒɪs /; 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). In 2013, The Magnificent Seven and 2018, Bad Day at Black Rock were ...
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. By 1930, the village had a population of 64,000 people.
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).
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 home ...
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 age 82.
The Great Escape: Directed by John Sturges. With Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald. Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
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, Howard Hawks ...
