John Barry

Production designer. Born 3 July 1935 in London, England, UK. Died 1 June 1979.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

3 July 1935, London, England, UK

Died

1 June 1979

Active

1971–1980

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

83Fi1m

74Critics

We rate John’s work 9 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.6bn across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1971–1980

Genres

Science Fiction4
Action3
Adventure3
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestThe Empire Strikes Back1980

74WorstSuperman II1980

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61960s

111970s

31980s

12000s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1978Best Production Design · Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Other awards1 won

Won1979Saturn Awards: Best Set Decoration · Superman

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.