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J. Lee Thompson

Director

J. Lee Thompson

Born August 1, 1914 in Bristol, England, UKDied August 30, 200248 films

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Guns of Navarone poster7.3The Guns of Navarone1961Conquest of the Planet of the Apes poster6.2Conquest of the Planet of the Apes1972Battle for the Planet of the Apes poster5.7Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973Mackenna's Gold poster6.6Mackenna's Gold1969Ice Cold in Alex poster7.3Ice Cold in Alex195810 to Midnight poster6.210 to Midnight1983Death Wish 4: The Crackdown poster5.7Death Wish 4: The Crackdown1987King Solomon's Mines poster5.4King Solomon's Mines1985

Filmography

48 films as director
  1. 1989Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsDirector
  2. 1988Messenger of DeathDirector
  3. 1987Death Wish 4: The CrackdownDirector
  4. 1986FirewalkerDirector
  5. 1986Murphy's LawDirector
  6. 1985King Solomon's MinesDirector
  7. 1985The AmbassadorDirector
  8. 1984The Evil That Men DoDirector
  9. 198310 to MidnightDirector
  10. 1981Happy Birthday to MeDirector
  11. 1980CaboblancoDirector
  12. 1979The PassageDirector
  13. 1978The Greek TycoonDirector
  14. 1977The White BuffaloDirector
  15. 1976St. IvesDirector
  16. 1976WidowDirector
  17. 1975The Blue KnightDirector
  18. 1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudDirector
  19. 1974Huckleberry FinnDirector
  20. 1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesDirector
  21. 1972A Great American TragedyDirector
  22. 1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesDirector
  23. 1970Brotherly LoveDirector
  24. 1969The ChairmanDirector
  25. 1969Mackenna's GoldDirector
  26. 1969Before Winter ComesDirector
  27. 1966Eye of the DevilDirector
  28. 1965Return from the AshesDirector
  29. 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Director
  30. 1964What a Way to Go!Director
  31. 1963Kings of the SunDirector
  32. 1962Taras BulbaDirector
  33. 1962Cape FearDirector
  34. 1961The Guns of NavaroneDirector
  35. 1960I Aim at the StarsDirector
  36. 1959North West FrontierDirector
  37. 1959No Trees in the StreetDirector
  38. 1959Tiger BayDirector
  39. 1958Ice Cold in AlexDirector
  40. 1957Woman in a Dressing GownDirector
  41. 1957The Good CompanionsDirector
  42. 1956Yield to the NightDirector
  43. 1955An Alligator Named DaisyDirector
  44. 1955As Long as They're HappyDirector
  45. 1954For Better, for WorseDirector
  46. 1954The Weak and the WickedDirector
  47. 1953The Yellow BalloonDirector
  48. 1950Murder Without CrimeDirector