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"John Sturges is the most underrated director in the history of Hollywood." —producer Robert E. Relyea Escape Artist —based on Glenn Lovell's extensive interviews with John Sturges, his wife and children, and numerous stars including Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, and Jane Russell—is the first biography of the director of such acclaimed films as The Magnificent Seven , The Great Escape , and Bad Day at Black Rock .
Sep 2, 2013 · John Sturges is considered by many to be one of the most underrated filmmakers since the beginning of cinema. His films The Great Escape , The Magnificent Seven , and Bad Day at Black Rock tell stories about courage and the "essential decency of man," all with the noble intention and ultimate goal of entertaining an audience.
The Magnificent Seven, the iconic western by John Sturges, is a celebrated adaptation of the legendary Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai, By Sven Mikulec This is the sole reason we spent half of our preadolescence prancing around our houses with plastic guns, cowboy hats and an overwhelming desire to become heroes.
John Eliot Sturges (1910 – 1992) 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). Sturges was born in Oak Park. He started his career in Hollywood as an editor in 1932.
John Sturges, film director, born Oak Park Illinois 3 January 1910, died San Luis Obispo California 18 August 1992. JOHN STURGES is a rather curious case in Hollywood history: a director ...
Oct 17, 2018 · Laura, Allegra, Allison And Vanessa, Montalivet, France. The profile for Jock Sturges on Artory. Browse works by Jock Sturges here, research their provenance history, and register works that you own by this artist on the Artory Registry.
John Sturges was an American film director, mostly remembered for his outstanding Western films. In 1992, Sturges was awarded a Golden Boot Award for his lifelong contribution to the Western genre. Sturges was born in the village of Oak Park, Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area. By 1930, the village had a population of 64,000 people.
