J. Lee Thompson
Directing
1914-08-01 · Bristol, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001 · Movie
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
2000 · Movie
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 · Movie
Empire of the Censors
1995 · Movie
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995 · Movie
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990 · Movie
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989 · Movie
Future Hunters
1988 · Movie
Messenger of Death
1988 · Movie
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · Movie
Firewalker
1986 · Movie
Murphy's Law
1986 · Movie
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · Movie
The Ambassador
1985 · Movie
The Evil That Men Do
1984 · Movie
10 to Midnight
1983 · Movie
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · Movie
Caboblanco
1980 · Movie
The Passage
1979 · Movie
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · Movie
The White Buffalo
1977 · Movie
St. Ives
1976 · Movie
Widow
1976 · Movie
The Blue Knight
1975 · Movie
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
1975 · Movie
Huckleberry Finn
1974 · Movie
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · Movie
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · Movie
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · Movie
Brotherly Love
1970 · Movie
The Chairman
1969 · Movie
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · Movie
Before Winter Comes
1969 · Movie
Eye of the Devil
1966 · Movie
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966 · Movie
Return from the Ashes
1965 · Movie
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Movie
What a Way to Go!
1964 · Movie
Kings of the Sun
1963 · Movie
Taras Bulba
1962 · Movie
Cape Fear
1962 · Movie
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · Movie
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · Movie
North West Frontier
1959 · Movie
No Trees in the Street
1959 · Movie
Tiger Bay
1959 · Movie
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · Movie
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957 · Movie
The Good Companions
1957 · Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series
Yield to the Night
1956 · Movie
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Movie
As Long As They're Happy
1955 · Movie
For Better, for Worse
1954 · Movie
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Movie
The Yellow Balloon
1953 · Movie
Murder Without Crime
1950 · Movie
No Place for Jennifer
1950 · Movie
For Them That Trespass
1949 · Movie
East of Piccadilly
1941 · Movie
The Middle Watch
1940 · Movie
Jamaica Inn
1939 · Movie