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J. Lee Thompson

DIRECTOR · FROM BRISTOL, UK

J. Lee Thompson

1914–200254 credits since 1940

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In the pictureThe Guns of Navarone

ABOUT J.

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born1 August 1914

Died30 August 2002

BirthplaceBristol, UK

Known forDirecting

On Cineora41 of 54 titles

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Known for

The titles people know J. from.

The Guns of Navarone poster

Movie

The Guns of Navarone

1961IMDb7.5

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes poster

Movie

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972IMDb6.1

Battle for the Planet of the Apes poster

Movie

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973IMDb5.4

Cape Fear poster

Movie

1962IMDb7.7

King Solomon's Mines poster

Movie

King Solomon's Mines

1985IMDb5.2

Happy Birthday to Me poster

Movie

Happy Birthday to Me

1981IMDb6.0

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown poster

Movie

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987IMDb5.5

10 to Midnight poster

Movie

1983IMDb6.3

Mackenna's Gold poster

Movie

Mackenna's Gold

1969IMDb6.7

Firewalker poster

Movie

1986IMDb5.2

Ice Cold in Alex poster

Movie

Ice Cold in Alex

1958IMDb7.7

Murphy's Law poster

Movie

1986IMDb5.9

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 41
Average IMDb: 6.1
Highest rated: Cape FearIMDb 7.7
Working since: 1940

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

54 credits

The 1980s

12 titles · IMDb 5.5 on average

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects poster

Movie

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989IMDb5.5

Director

Future Hunters poster

Movie

1988IMDb4.4

Screenplay

Messenger of Death poster

Movie

Messenger of Death

1988IMDb5.5

Director

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown poster

Movie

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987IMDb5.5

Director

Firewalker poster

Movie

1986IMDb5.2

Director

Murphy's Law poster

Movie

1986IMDb5.9

Director

King Solomon's Mines poster

Movie

King Solomon's Mines

1985IMDb5.2

Director

The Ambassador poster

Movie

1985IMDb5.4

Director

The 1970s

12 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average

The Passage poster

Movie

1979IMDb6.0

Director

The Greek Tycoon poster

Movie

The Greek Tycoon

1978IMDb5.4

Director

The White Buffalo poster

Movie

The White Buffalo

1977IMDb6.2

Director

St. Ives poster

Movie

1976IMDb6.2

Director

Not on Cineora

Widow

1976

Director

Not on Cineora

The Blue Knight

1975

Director

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud poster

Movie

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

1975IMDb6.4

Director

Huckleberry Finn poster

Movie

Huckleberry Finn

1974IMDb5.6

Director

The 1960s

12 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

The Chairman poster

Movie

1969IMDb5.6

Director

Mackenna's Gold poster

Movie

Mackenna's Gold

1969IMDb6.7

Director

Before Winter Comes poster

Movie

Before Winter Comes

1969IMDb5.8

Director

Eye of the Devil poster

Movie

Eye of the Devil

1966IMDb6.1

Director

Return from the Ashes poster

Movie

Return from the Ashes

1965IMDb7.0

Director · Producer

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! poster

Movie

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965IMDb5.0

Director · Producer

What a Way to Go! poster

Movie

What a Way to Go!

1964IMDb6.9

Director

Kings of the Sun poster

Movie

Kings of the Sun

1963IMDb6.1

Director

The 1950s

15 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

North West Frontier poster

Movie

North West Frontier

1959IMDb7.1

Director

No Trees in the Street poster

Movie

No Trees in the Street

1959IMDb6.0

Director

Tiger Bay poster

Movie

1959IMDb7.4

Director

Ice Cold in Alex poster

Movie

Ice Cold in Alex

1958IMDb7.7

Director

Woman in a Dressing Gown poster

Movie

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957IMDb7.2

Director · Producer

Not on Cineora

The Good Companions

1957

Director · Producer

Not on Cineora

Armchair Theatre

1956

Writer · 1 episode

Yield to the Night poster

Movie

Yield to the Night

1956IMDb7.1

Director

The 1940s

3 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

For Them That Trespass poster

Movie

For Them That Trespass

1949IMDb6.6

Screenplay

Not on Cineora

East of Piccadilly

1941

Screenplay

The Middle Watch

Not on Cineora

The Middle Watch

1940

Writer

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in J.’s titles.

Charles BronsonDeath Wish 4: The Crackdown, 10 to Midnight and 7 more

Gilbert TaylorCinematographer · Ice Cold in Alex, Yield to the Night and 4 more

Gregory PeckThe Guns of Navarone, Cape Fear and 2 more

Herbert LomKing Solomon's Mines, North West Frontier and 2 more

Anthony QuayleThe Guns of Navarone, Ice Cold in Alex and 2 more

Natalie TrundyConquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes and 2 more

Jerry GoldsmithComposer · King Solomon's Mines, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud and 2 more

Álex Phillips Jr.Cinematographer · King Solomon's Mines, Firewalker and 2 more

Roddy McDowallConquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes and 1 more

David NivenThe Guns of Navarone, Eye of the Devil and 1 more