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John Sturges
American film director (1910-1992) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 82
John Eliot Sturges 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).
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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnFilm1974
McQFilm, Director1972
Joe KiddFilm, Director1968
Ice Station ZebraFilm, Director1965
The Hallelujah TrailFilm, Director, Producer1962
A Girl Named TamikoFilm, Director1959
Last Train from Gun HillFilm, Director1957
Gunfight at the O.K. CorralFilm, Director1955
Bad Day at Black RockFilm, Director1952
The Girl in WhiteFilm, Director1950
Mystery StreetFilm, Director1948
The Sign of the RamFilm, Director1946
The Man Who DaredFilm, Director1910Born3 January 1910People around John
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Charles Bronson John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
Whit Bissell John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)- Bing Russell John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
- Armand Deutsch Produced Right Cross and The Magnificent Yankee
Spencer Tracy John directed Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Steve McQueen John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
Donald Pleasence John directed The Great Escape (1963)
Anne Francis John directed Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Richard Anderson John directed Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Val Avery John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
John Anderson John directed Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Robert J. Wilke John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
William Campbell John directed Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Charles Stevens Also in The Walking Hills and Jeopardy
Glenn Strange John directed Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Rico Alaniz John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
Frank Sinatra John directed Never So Few and Sergeants 3
Kirk Douglas John directed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Robert Duvall John directed The Eagle Has Landed and Joe Kidd
Burt Lancaster John directed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Ernest Borgnine John directed Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
James Coburn John directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
Richard Widmark John directed Backlash and The Law and Jake Wade
James Hong John directed Never So Few and The Satan Bug
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The Great Escape 1963
The Magnificent Seven 1960
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans 2015
Last Train from Gun Hill 1959
Filmography 40
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In 2013 and 2018, respectively, The Magnificent Seven and Bad Day at Black Rock were selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
