John Sturges is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Other and Editor American born on 3 january 1910 at Oak Park (USA)
John Sturges
John Sturges participated to
50 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
9 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Director
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Directed by John Sturges,
Gary NelsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
WesternActors Burt Lancaster,
Kirk Douglas,
Rhonda Fleming,
Jo Van Fleet,
John Ireland,
Lyle BettgerRating70%
In Fort Griffin, Texas, Ed Bailey (Lee Van Cleef) comes looking to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of gunslinger John H. "Doc" Holliday (Kirk Douglas). Seeing him in a bar, Holliday's girl, Kate Fisher (Jo Van Fleet), returns to Holliday's room, where the two argue—while Holliday throws knives at the wall—once she brings up Holliday's once-prominent family. At the same time, well-known marshal Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) arrives in Fort Griffin thinking he will take outlaws Ike Clanton (Lyle Bettger) and Johnny Ringo (John Ireland) into custody, but instead finds out that the local sheriff, Cotton Wilson (Frank Faylen), released them despite the outstanding warrants for their arrest. Holliday refuses to help the lawman, holding a grudge against Wyatt's brother, Morgan. Holliday kills Bailey with a knife-throw when Bailey attempts to shoot him in the back. Holliday is arrested for murder, though Wyatt and Kate allow him to escape from a lynch mob., 2h45
Directed by John Sturges,
John FlynnOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Prison films,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Motocyclette,
Political films,
Évasion,
Disaster films,
Films about aviation accidents or incidents,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors Steve McQueen,
James Garner,
Richard Attenborough,
James Donald,
Charles Bronson,
Donald PleasenceRating81%
In 1943, having expended enormous resources on recapturing escaped Allied prisoners of war (POWs), the Germans move the most determined to a new, high-security prisoner of war camp. The commandant, Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger (Hannes Messemer), tells the senior British officer, Group Captain Ramsey (James Donald), "There will be no escapes from this camp." Von Luger points out the various features of the new camp designed to prevent escape, as well as the perks the prisoners will receive as an incentive not to try. After several failed escape attempts on the first day, the POWs settle into life at the prison camp., 1h24
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Action,
Adventure,
WesternActors Clint Eastwood,
Robert Duvall,
John Saxon,
Dick Van Patten,
Paul Koslo,
Don StroudRating64%
Set In the early 1900s, Clint Eastwood stars as Joe Kidd, a former bounty hunter who is in jail for hunting on Indian land and disturbing the peace in the New Mexican town of Sinola. Mexican bandito/revolutionary Luis Chama (John Saxon) has organized a peasant revolt against the local landowners, who are throwing the poor off land that rightfully belongs to them., 2h8
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai filmsActors Yul Brynner,
Eli Wallach,
Steve McQueen,
James Coburn,
Robert Vaughn,
Charles BronsonRating76%
A Mexican village is periodically raided for food and supplies by Calvera (Eli Wallach) and his bandits. As he and his men ride away from their latest visit, Calvera promises to return to loot the village again. Taking what meager goods they have, the village leaders ride to a town just inside the American border hoping to barter for weapons to defend themselves. While there, they encounter Chris Adams (Yul Brynner), a veteran Cajun gunslinger. After listening to their tale, Chris suggests that the village hire gunfighters, which would be cheaper than guns and ammunition. The village men relentlessly try to convince him to be their gunman. At first he agrees only to help them find men, but later he decides to recruit six other men to help him defend the village, despite the poor pay offered., 1h52
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Poésie,
Adaptation d'un poèmeActors Frank Sinatra,
Dean Martin,
Peter Lawford,
Sammy Davis Jr.,
Joey Bishop,
Ruta LeeRating59%
L'action se déroule à Medicine Bend, une bourgade sur les hauteurs montagneuses du Dakota. Attaquée par des Indiens, la personne chargée du télégraphe a le temps, avant sa mort, d'envoyer un message au fort McClelland. Le colonel Collingwood, le commandant du fort, envoie sur place une escouage dirigée par trois amis : les sergents Merry, Deal et Barrett. Un ancien esclave noir, qui souhaite s'engager dans l'U.S. Cavalry, les suit malgré l'interdiction qui lui en a été signifiée. Une fois arrivés à Medicine Bend, l'équipe ne trouve aucune trace des habitants et sont attaqués par les guerriers de Mountain Hawk., 2h14
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
AdventureThemes Space adventure films,
La fin du monde,
Films about music and musicians,
Dans l'espace,
Films about the Apollo program,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Musical films,
Space opera,
Disaster films,
American disaster filmsActors Gregory Peck,
Richard Crenna,
David Janssen,
James Franciscus,
Gene Hackman,
Lee GrantRating59%
Three American astronauts – commander Jim Pruett (Richard Crenna), "Buzz" Lloyd (Gene Hackman), and Clayton "Stoney" Stone (James Franciscus) – are the first crew of an experimental space station on an extended duration mission. While returning to Earth, the main engine on the Apollo spacecraft Ironman One fails. Mission Control determines that Ironman does not have enough backup thruster capability to initiate atmospheric reentry, or to re-dock with the station and wait for rescue. The crew is marooned in orbit., 1h34
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
WesternThemes Films about sexuality,
Rape in fiction,
Erotic films,
Rape and revenge films,
Auto-justiceActors Kirk Douglas,
Anthony Quinn,
Carolyn Jones,
Earl Holliman,
Brad Dexter,
Brian G. HuttonRating72%
Two old friends, Matt Morgan (Douglas) and Craig Belden (Quinn), now find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Belden is the de facto ruler of the town of Gun Hill, a rich cattle baron. Morgan is a U.S. marshal living in another town with his Native American wife (played by Ziva Rodann) and young son, Petey., 2h4
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Political filmsActors Frank Sinatra,
Gina Lollobrigida,
Peter Lawford,
Steve McQueen,
Richard Johnson,
Paul HenreidRating57%
Shot on location in Burma, Thailand and Ceylon, the film follows Captain Tom Reynolds (Sinatra) and his fellow OSS operatives, Captain Grey Travis (Lawford) and Corporal Bill Ringa (McQueen), leading Kachin natives in fighting the Japanese in Burma in World War II despite a lack of support from their commanders., 1h26
Directed by Henry King,
Fred Zinnemann,
John Sturges,
Don AlvaradoOrigin USAGenres Drama,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Vieillesse,
Mise en scène d'un poissonActors Spencer Tracy,
Harry Bellaver,
Don Diamond,
Don Alvarado,
Tony Rosato,
Mauritz HugoRating68%
Spencer Tracy is the Old Man, a Cuban fisherman who tries to haul in a huge fish that he catches far from shore.