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John Flynn (I) (1932–2007)

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Writer

John Flynn was a very fine, efficient and sadly underrated director who excelled at making mean'n'lean crime pictures. His movies are distinguished by tight plots, a hard, no-nonsense tone, and a taut, streamlined and fiercely economical directorial style. John was born on March 14, 1932 in Chicago... See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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(age 75) in Pacific Palisades, California, USA
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2001 Protection
 
1999 Absence of the Good (TV movie)
 
1994 Brainscan
 
1993 Scam (TV movie)
 
1992 Nails (TV movie)
 
1991 Out for Justice
 
1989 Lock Up
 
1987 Best Seller
 
1983 Touched
 
1983 Lone Star (TV movie)
 
1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story (TV movie)
 
1980 Defiance
 
1977 Rolling Thunder
 
1973 The Outfit
 
1972 The Jerusalem File
 
1968 The Sergeant
 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (assistant director)
 
1964 What a Way to Go! (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1963 Kings of the Sun (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1963 The Great Escape (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1962 Two for the Seesaw (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1962 Kid Galahad (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
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1983 Lone Star (TV movie)
 
1973 The Outfit (writer)
 
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1961 West Side Story (script supervisor - uncredited)
 

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Protection -- This realistic documentary/drama is a harsh/realistic look at social services based in Canada. Out for Justice -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Bros. Lock Up -- US Home Video Trailer from Tri Star
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I just have a fairly direct style of filmmaking. See more »

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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Directors Branch). See more »

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