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John Sturges (1910–1992)

Director | Producer | Editor

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The Magnificent Seven was a major inspiration for Stephen King when writing his fifth Dark Tower novel, Wolves of the Calla. In reference to the film's director, King named the beleaguered farming village Calla Bryn Sturgis. See more trivia »

Born:

John Elliott Sturges
in Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 82) in San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Steve McQueen with his 1957 XKSS Jaguar and Dir. John Sturges at Goldwyn studios Steve McQueen and director, John Sturgess, at Goldwyn Studios, 1960. Steve McQueen and John Sturges on the Goldwyn Studio lot in Hollywood, CA
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1976 The Eagle Has Landed
 
1974 McQ
 
1973 Chino
 
1972 Joe Kidd
 
1969 Marooned
 
1968 Ice Station Zebra
 
1967 Hour of the Gun
 
1965 The Hallelujah Trail
 
1965 The Satan Bug
 
1963 The Great Escape
 
1962 A Girl Named Tamiko
 
1962 Sergeants 3
 
1961 By Love Possessed
 
1960 The Magnificent Seven
 
1959 Never So Few
 
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
 
1958 The Old Man and the Sea
 
1958 The Law and Jake Wade
 
1958 Saddle the Wind (uncredited)
 
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
 
1956 Backlash
 
1955 The Scarlet Coat
 
1955 Underwater!
 
1955 Bad Day at Black Rock
 
1953 Escape from Fort Bravo
 
1953 Fast Company
 
1953 Jeopardy
 
1952 The Girl in White
 
1951 It's a Big Country
 
1951 The People Against O'Hara
 
1951 Kind Lady
 
1950 The Magnificent Yankee
 
1950 Right Cross
 
1950 Mystery Street
 
1950 The Capture
 
1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– Kind Lady (1949)
 
1949 The Walking Hills
 
1948 Best Man Wins
 
1948 The Sign of the Ram
 
1947 Thunderbolt (documentary short) (as Capt John Sturges)
 
1947 Keeper of the Bees
 
1947 For the Love of Rusty
 
1946 Alias Mr. Twilight
 
1946 Shadowed
 
1946 The Man Who Dared
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1973 Chino (producer)
 
1967 Hour of the Gun (producer)
 
1965 The Hallelujah Trail (producer)
 
1965 The Satan Bug (producer)
 
1963 The Great Escape (producer)
 
1960 The Magnificent Seven (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (5 titles)
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spencer Tracy (1977) … Himself
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1966 Late Show London (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.26 (1966) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Return to 'The Great Escape' (video documentary short)
Himself (voice) (archive sound)
 

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