J. Lee Thompson
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), North West Frontier (also 1959), The Guns of Navarone (1961), the original Cape Fear (1962), and Mackenna's Gold (1969). He also directed cult classics like the Planet of the Apes sequels, The White Buffalo (1977), Happy Birthday to Me (1981), King Solomon's Mines (1985) and several Charles Bronson vehicles for Cannon Films in the 1980s.
Thompson received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The Guns of Navarone. He was also a four-time BAFTA Award nominee (twice for Best Film and twice for Outstanding British Film). He also received accolades from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, and was both a Golden Globe and Directors Guild of America Award nominee.
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Movies (61)
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001 · Self
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
2000 · Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 · Self
Empire of the Censors
1995 · Self
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995 · Self
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990 · Self
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989 · Director
Future Hunters
1988 · Screenplay
Messenger of Death
1988 · Director
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · Director
Firewalker
1986 · Director
Murphy's Law
1986 · Director
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · Director
The Ambassador
1985 · Director
The Evil That Men Do
1984 · Director
10 to Midnight
1983 · Story, Director
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · Director
Caboblanco
1980 · Director
The Passage
1979 · Director
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · Director
The White Buffalo
1977 · Director
St. Ives
1976 · Director
Widow
1976 · Director
The Blue Knight
1975 · Director
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
1975 · Director
Huckleberry Finn
1974 · Director
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · Director
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · Director
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · Director
Brotherly Love
1970 · Director
The Chairman
1969 · Director
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · Director
Before Winter Comes
1969 · Director
Eye of the Devil
1966 · Director
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966 · Self - Interviewee
Return from the Ashes
1965 · Director, Producer
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Director, Producer
What a Way to Go!
1964 · Director
Kings of the Sun
1963 · Director
Taras Bulba
1962 · Director
Cape Fear
1962 · Director
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · Director
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · Director
North West Frontier
1959 · Director
No Trees in the Street
1959 · Director
Tiger Bay
1959 · Director
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · Director
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957 · Director, Producer
The Good Companions
1957 · Director, Producer
Yield to the Night
1956 · Director
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Director
As Long As They're Happy
1955 · Director
For Better, for Worse
1954 · Director, Screenplay
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Writer, Director
The Yellow Balloon
1953 · Director
Murder Without Crime
1950 · Director, Screenplay
No Place for Jennifer
1950 · Writer
For Them That Trespass
1949 · Screenplay
East of Piccadilly
1941 · Screenplay
The Middle Watch
1940 · Writer
Jamaica Inn
1939 · Dialogue Coach
