John Sturges

Director and producer. Born 3 January 1910 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. Died 18 August 1992.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

3 January 1910, Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Died

18 August 1992

Active

1955–1976

Frequently works with

Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen

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The arc

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

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $15m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1955–1976

Genres

Drama3
Adventure2
Thriller2
War2
Action1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestBad Day at Black Rock1955

65WorstThe Eagle Has Landed1976

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

131940s

211950s

101960s

41970s

Co-stars most worked with

Charles Bronson2 titles

Steve McQueen2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1956Best Director · Bad Day at Black Rock

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