John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 - 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure films.
His works included mainstream critical and commercial successes like Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tiger Bay (1959… Read more
Known for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972 Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 The Guns of Navarone 1961 Cape Fear 1962 ★ 7.3 Ice Cold in Alex 1958
★ 7.1 What a Way to Go! 1964
★ 7.2 Tiger Bay 1959
★ 6.8 North West Frontier 1959
★ 6.9 Yield to the Night 1956
★ 7.5 A Great American Tragedy 1972
★ 7.5 As Long As They're Happy 1955
★ 10 Widow 1976
★ 6.5 The Weak and the Wicked 1954
★ 7 The Blue Knight 1975
★ 6.5 Brotherly Love 1970
★ 6.5 I Aim at the Stars 1960
★ 7 The Good Companions 1957
★ 6.4 An Alligator Named Daisy 1955
★ 6.3 Taras Bulba 1962
★ 6.3 Woman in a Dressing Gown 1957
★ 6 Murder Without Crime 1950
★ 6.2 Return from the Ashes 1965
★ 6 The Yellow Balloon 1953
★ 6 Before Winter Comes 1969
★ 6.2 Kings of the Sun 1963
★ 6 Huckleberry Finn 1974
★ 5.8 For Better, for Worse 1954
★ 5.8 No Trees in the Street 1959
★ 6.1 Eye of the Devil 1966
★ 6.2 10 to Midnight 1983
★ 6 The Passage 1979
★ 6.1 Murphy's Law 1986
★ 6 Messenger of Death 1988
★ 5.4 The Chairman 1969
★ 5.5 The Greek Tycoon 1978
★ 3.8 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
★ 5.8 The Reincarnation of Peter Proud 1975
★ 5.7 St. Ives 1976
★ 6 Happy Birthday to Me 1981
★ 5.1 The Ambassador 1985
★ 5.3 Caboblanco 1980
★ 5.8 The Evil That Men Do 1984
★ 5.5 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects 1989
★ 5.3 Firewalker 1986
★ 5.4 King Solomon's Mines 1985
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