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John Sturges

Director · 45 credits · 31 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Great Escape (1963)

Directed movies (43 total, ranked by score)

  1. For the Love of Rusty

    1947

    Drama

    31

  2. Never So Few

    1959 · ★ 5.5 (71 votes)

    War, Drama, Adventure

    32

  3. Underwater!

    1955 · ★ 5.5 (28 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    33

  4. Sergeants 3

    1962 · ★ 5.8 (11 votes)

    Western, Comedy

    34

  5. The Girl in White

    1952 · ★ 6.7 (5 votes)

    Drama, History

    35

  6. Right Cross

    1950 · ★ 7.3 (7 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Best Man Wins

    1948 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    37

  8. By Love Possessed

    1961 · ★ 4.9 (9 votes)

    Drama

    38

  9. Keeper of the Bees

    1947 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    39

  10. Shadowed

    1946 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Crime, Mystery

    40

  11. Fast Company

    1953 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    41

  12. The Valdez Horses

    1973 · ★ 5.4 (62 votes)

    Western, Action, Adventure

    42

  13. The Man Who Dared

    1946 · ★ 3.8 (5 votes)

    Crime, Adventure, Drama

    43

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.