The Great Escape
1963
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John Eliot Sturges (/ ˈ s t ɜːr dʒ ɪ s /; 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).
John Sturges was an American film director, mostly remembered for his outstanding Western films. He also directed film noir, crime, historical, and sports films, and won a Golden Boot Award for his lifelong contribution to the Western genre.
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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).
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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...
Sort by List order. 1. The Great Escape. 1963 2h 52m Approved. 8.2 (260K) Rate. 86 Metascore. Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Director John Sturges Stars Steve McQueen James Garner Richard Attenborough.
John Sturges was an American film director who made classics such as The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven and Ice Station Zebra. Learn more about his life, career and movies on The Movie Database.
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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...
