John Sturges

American film director (1910–1992)

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). 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".

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 23 films (1941–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1976	The Eagle Has Landed	John Sturges	135 min		Color
1968	Ice Station Zebra	Filmways Pictures Inc	2:32:00	16mm	Color	sound
1965	The Hallelujah Trail.	Mirisch-Kappa	149 min	35mm	Color	sound
1964	Hollywood and the stars.	The great directors sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Sydney Field ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Nicholas Noxon ; series producer-director, Jack Haley, Jr.	26	16mm	B&W	sound
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	John Sturges	122 min	16mm	Color
1956	Backlash	John Sturges
1956	The Old Man and the Sea	WNET/13	86 min	16mm	B&W
1956	The old man and the sea	John Sturges	86 min		Color
1955	Bad day at Black Rock	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation: Publisher	1:21:00	16mm	Color	sound
1954	Bad Day At Black Rock.	Loew’s Incorporated	81 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1950	RIGHT CROSS	John Sturges	90 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1950	The Magnificent Yankee ▶	John Sturges	89 min		B&W
1950	The Magnificent Yankee.	Loew's Inc.	89 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	The Walking Hills.	John Sturges	78 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	The Best Man Wins.	John Sturges	8 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	The Sign Of The Ram.	John Sturges	88 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	For The Love Of Rusty.	John Sturges	69 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	Keeper Of The Bees.	John Sturges	68 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1946	ALIAS MR. TWILIGHT.	John Sturges	69 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1946	Shadowed.	John Sturges	7 reels		B&W
1946	The Man Who Dared.	John Sturges	7 reels		B&W
1942	Syncopation.	William Dieterle	88 min.		B&W
1941	Scattergood Meets Broadway.	RKO	68 min.	16mm	B&W	Sound