WRITER · FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
James Clavell
1924–199421 credits since 1958
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ABOUT JAMES
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian (later naturalized American) novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels and their televised adaptations, along with such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born10 October 1924
Died7 September 1994
BirthplaceSydney, Australia
Known forWriting
On Cineora14 of 21 titles
Known for
The titles people know James from.
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IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 14
- Average IMDb
- 7.2
- Highest rated
- ShōgunIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1958
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Filmography
The 2020s
1 title · IMDb 8.6 on averageSeriesNovel · 10 episodes
The 1980s
5 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
SeriesNovel · 4 episodes
MovieNovel
Director · Novel
Novel
SeriesNovel · Creator · Executive Producer · 5 episodes
The 1970s
1 title · IMDb 7.0 on averageMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
The 1960s
9 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
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The Sweet and the Bitter
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Director · 1 episode
The 1950s
5 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageSeriesDirector · 1 episode
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in James’s titles.
John Rhys-DaviesShōgun and Noble House
James DonaldThe Great Escape and King Rat
John SturgesDirector · The Great Escape and The Satan Bug
John BarryComposer · King Rat and The Last Valley
Maurice JarreComposer · Shōgun and Tai-Pan
Kurt NeumannDirector · The Fly and Watusi
Christian RobertsTo Sir, with Love and The Last Valley