J. Lee Thompson
- Born
- August 1, 1914
- Died
- August 30, 2002 (88 years old)
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
★ 6.2Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
★ 5.7Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
★ 7.3The Guns of Navarone
1961
★ 7.4Cape Fear
1962
★ 5.4King Solomon's Mines
1985
★ 5.7Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987
★ 6.6Mackenna's Gold
1969
★ 6.0Happy Birthday to Me
1981
★ 6.210 to Midnight
1983
★ 5.3Firewalker
1986
★ 6.1Jamaica Inn
1939
★ 6.1Murphy's Law
1986
Filmography
- 1989Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsFilm · Director★ 5.6
- 1988Future HuntersFilm · Screenplay★ 4.5
- 1988Messenger of DeathFilm · Director★ 6.1
- 1987Death Wish 4: The CrackdownFilm · Director★ 5.7
- 1986FirewalkerFilm · Director★ 5.3
- 1986Murphy's LawFilm · Director★ 6.1
- 1985King Solomon's MinesFilm · Director★ 5.4
- 1985The AmbassadorFilm · Director★ 5.1
- 1984The Evil That Men DoFilm · Director★ 5.8
- 198310 to MidnightFilm · Director, Story★ 6.2
- 1981Happy Birthday to MeFilm · Director★ 6.0
- 1980CaboblancoFilm · Director★ 5.4
- 1979The PassageFilm · Director★ 6.0
- 1978The Greek TycoonFilm · Director★ 5.5
- 1977The White BuffaloFilm · Director★ 6.0
- 1976St. IvesFilm · Director★ 5.8
- 1976WidowFilm · Director
- 1975The Blue KnightFilm · Director
- 1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudFilm · Director★ 5.8
- 1974Huckleberry FinnFilm · Director
- 1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesFilm · Director★ 5.7
- 1972A Great American TragedyFilm · Director
- 1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesFilm · Director★ 6.2
- 1970Brotherly LoveFilm · Director
- 1969The ChairmanFilm · Director★ 5.5
- 1969Mackenna's GoldFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1969Before Winter ComesFilm · Director
- 1966Eye of the DevilFilm · Director★ 6.1
- 1965Return from the AshesFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.2
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Film · Director, Producer
- 1964What a Way to Go!Film · Director★ 7.1
- 1963Kings of the SunFilm · Director★ 6.0
- 1962Taras BulbaFilm · Director★ 6.3
- 1962Cape FearFilm · Director★ 7.4
- 1961The Guns of NavaroneFilm · Director★ 7.3
- 1960I Aim at the StarsFilm · Director
- 1959North West FrontierFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 1959No Trees in the StreetFilm · Director
- 1959Tiger BayFilm · Director★ 7.2
- 1958Ice Cold in AlexFilm · Director★ 7.3
- 1957Woman in a Dressing GownFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.3
- 1957The Good CompanionsFilm · Director, Producer
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeries · Writer
- 1956Yield to the NightFilm · Director★ 6.9
- 1955An Alligator Named DaisyFilm · Director
- 1955As Long as They're HappyFilm · Director
- 1954For Better, for WorseFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1954The Weak and the WickedFilm · Director, Writer
- 1953The Yellow BalloonFilm · Director
- 1950Murder Without CrimeFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1950No Place for JenniferFilm · Writer
- 1949For Them That TrespassFilm · Screenplay
- 1941East of PiccadillyFilm · Screenplay
- 1940The Middle WatchThe Middle WatchFilm · Writer
- 1939Jamaica InnFilm · Dialogue Coach★ 6.1