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John Sturges

American film director (1910–1992)

2.04body-of-work score · ranked #517 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
January 3, 1910 · Oak Park
Died
August 18, 1992 · San Luis Obispo
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film producer, film editor, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955 · United States · mystery, drama, crime

    National Film Registry (inducted 2018) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.624 citations
  2. 2
    The Great Escape

    1963 · United States · war, drama, adventure

    Empire 500 (2008) #82 · Criterion Collection spine #1027 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.513 citations
  3. 3
    The Old Man and the Sea

    1958 · United States · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1958 #3

    0.501 citation
  4. 4
    The Magnificent Seven

    1960 · United States · western, drama, action

    National Film Registry (inducted 2013) · Empire 500 (2008) #217

    0.422 citations

Complete filmography

All 43 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1946Alias Mr. Twilight
  • 1946Shadowed
  • 1946The Man Who Dared
  • 1947For the Love of Rusty
  • 1947Keeper of the Bees
  • 1947Thunderbolt!
  • 1948Best Man Wins
  • 1948The Sign of the Ram
  • 1950Mystery Street
  • 1950Right Cross
  • 1950The Capture
  • 1950The Magnificent Yankee
  • 1950The Walking Hills
  • 1951It's a Big Country
  • 1951Kind Lady
  • 1951The People Against O'Hara
  • 1952The Girl in White
  • 1953Escape from Fort Bravo
  • 1953Fast Company
  • 1953Jeopardy
  • 1955Bad Day at Black Rock
  • 1955The Scarlet Coat
  • 1955Underwater!
  • 1956Backlash
  • 1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
  • 1958The Law and Jake Wade
  • 1958The Old Man and the Sea
  • 1959Last Train from Gun Hill
  • 1959Never So Few
  • 1960The Magnificent Seven
  • 1961By Love Possessed
  • 1962A Girl Named Tamiko
  • 1962Sergeants 3
  • 1963The Great Escape
  • 1965The Hallelujah Trail
  • 1965The Satan Bug
  • 1967Hour of the Gun
  • 1968Ice Station Zebra
  • 1969Marooned
  • 1972Joe Kidd
  • 1973Chino
  • 1974McQ
  • 1976The Eagle Has Landed