John Eliot Sturges was an American film director. His movies 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). In 2013, The Magnificent Seven was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". He was not related to director Preston Sturges.
John Sturges
Active - 1939 - 2021 |
Birth - Jan 3, 1910 |
Death - Aug 18, 1992 |
Genres - Drama, Action-Adventure, Western, Crime, Thriller
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Subgenres - Western Film, Film Noir, Courtroom, Historical Film, Romantic Comedy
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Western Film, Film Noir, Courtroom, Historical Film, Romantic Comedy, Sport Film, Spy, Spy Film, Survival Film, Trial Film, Biographical Film, Boxing Film, Epic Film, Ghost Film, Legal Drama, Mockumentary, Prison Film, Propaganda Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Spaghetti Western, Treasure Hunt Film, World War II Propaganda