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Joseph Sargent

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Joseph Sargent

Born July 22, 1925 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USADied December 22, 201463 films

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Joseph Sargent (July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. He directed many television movies, but his best known feature film works are probably White Lightning, MacArthur, Nightmares, and Jaws: The Revenge, with his most popular film being The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. He has won four Emmy Awards. He is the father of anime dubbing voice actress Lia Sargent.

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Something the Lord Made posterFirst watchSomething the Lord Made20048.0A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three poster7.5The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974Colossus: The Forbin Project poster6.9Colossus: The Forbin Project1970White Lightning poster6.1White Lightning1973Jaws: The Revenge poster4.1Jaws: The Revenge1987Abraham poster7.1Abraham1993MacArthur poster6.2MacArthur1977Playing for Time poster6.9Playing for Time1980Sybil poster6.7Sybil2007

Filmography

63 films as director
  1. 2008Sweet Nothing in My EarDirector
  2. 2007SybilDirector
  3. 2005Warm SpringsDirector
  4. 2004Something the Lord MadeDirector
  5. 2003Out of the AshesDirector
  6. 2001BojanglesDirector
  7. 2000For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval StoryDirector
  8. 2000Vola sciusciùDirector
  9. 1999A Lesson Before DyingDirector
  10. 1998Crime and PunishmentDirector
  11. 1998The WallDirector
  12. 1998The Long Island IncidentDirector
  13. 1997Miss Evers' BoysDirector
  14. 1997Mandela and de KlerkDirector
  15. 1995My AntoniaDirector
  16. 1993AbrahamDirector
  17. 1993SkylarkDirector
  18. 1992Somebody's DaughterDirector
  19. 1992Miss Rose WhiteDirector
  20. 1991Never ForgetDirector
  21. 1990The Love She SoughtDirector
  22. 1990Ivory HuntersDirector
  23. 1990Caroline?Director
  24. 1990The IncidentDirector
  25. 1989Day OneDirector
  26. 1989The Karen Carpenter StoryDirector
  27. 1987Jaws: The RevengeDirector
  28. 1987Passion FlowerDirector
  29. 1986Of Pure BloodDirector
  30. 1986There Must Be a PonyDirector
  31. 1985Love Is Never SilentDirector
  32. 1984Terrible Joe MoranDirector
  33. 1983Choices of the HeartDirector
  34. 1983Memorial DayDirector
  35. 1983NightmaresDirector
  36. 1982Tomorrow's ChildDirector
  37. 1981FreedomDirector
  38. 1980Coast to CoastDirector
  39. 1980Playing for TimeDirector
  40. 1980Amber WavesDirector
  41. 1979GoldengirlDirector
  42. 1977MacArthurDirector
  43. 1975The Night That Panicked AmericaDirector
  44. 1975Friendly PersuasionDirector
  45. 1975HustlingDirector
  46. 1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeDirector
  47. 1973SunshineDirector
  48. 1973White LightningDirector
  49. 1973The Man Who Died TwiceDirector
  50. 1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersDirector
  51. 1972The ManDirector
  52. 1972Man on a StringDirector
  53. 1971LongstreetDirector
  54. 1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the SpringDirector
  55. 1970TribesDirector
  56. 1970Colossus: The Forbin ProjectDirector
  57. 1969The ImmortalDirector
  58. 1968The Sunshine PatriotDirector
  59. 1968The Hell with HeroesDirector
  60. 1967The Spy in the Green HatDirector
  61. 1966Gallegher Goes WestDirector
  62. 1966One Spy Too ManyDirector
  63. 1959Street FighterDirector