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    Mystery Street 1950 POSTER

    Mystery Street

    1950

    English

    7.2

    9

    68%

    68%

    blackmail

    boston, massachusetts

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    harvard university

    murder

    Mystery

    police detective

    Thriller

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Walter Burke Walter Burke as An Ornithologist Ned Glass Ned Glass as Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst. John Roy John Roy as Guard Jan Sterling Jan Sterling as Vivian Heldon
    When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
    Never So Few 1959 POSTER

    Never So Few

    1959

    English

    5.8

    8

    40%

    33%

    Action

    burma

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Steve McQueen Steve McQueen as Bill Ringa Robert Bray Robert Bray as Col. Fred Parkson Irene Tedrow Irene Tedrow as Head Nurse Charles Bronson Charles Bronson as Sgt. John Danforth
    A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.
    Underwater! 1955 POSTER

    Underwater!

    1955

    English

    5.3

    10

    13%

    13%

    Action

    Adventure

    caribbean sea

    Drama

    salvage operation

    scuba diving

    shark fishers

    sunken treasure

    treasure hunt

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Gilbert Roland Gilbert Roland as Dominic Quesada Lori Nelson Lori Nelson as Gloria Ric Roman Ric Roman as Jesus Richard Egan Richard Egan as Johnny Gray
    Two scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure, however, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.
    The Hallelujah Trail 1965 POSTER

    The Hallelujah Trail

    1965

    English

    6.5

    6

    33%

    66%

    Action

    cavalry

    Comedy

    native american

    quicksand

    wagon train

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Jerry Gatlin Jerry Gatlin as Brother-in-law #2 Robert J. Wilke Robert J. Wilke as Chief Five Barrels Brian Keith Brian Keith as Frank Wallingham Marshall Reed Marshall Reed as Lt. Carter
    A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
    Last Train from Gun Hill 1959 POSTER

    Last Train from Gun Hill

    1959

    English

    7.3

    10

    91%

    81%

    Action

    Drama

    marshal

    old friends

    Romance

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Brad Dexter Brad Dexter as Beero Kenneth Becker Kenneth Becker as Cowboy Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Craig's Man Waiting in Horseshoe Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones as Linda
    A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.
    Escape from Fort Bravo 1953 POSTER

    Escape from Fort Bravo

    1953

    English

    6.6

    4

    55%

    55%

    Action

    american civil war

    cavalry

    confederate

    Drama

    escape

    pre-code

    Romance

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director William Campbell William Campbell as Cabot Young Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker as Carla Forester Forrest Lewis Forrest Lewis as Dr. Miller John Roy John Roy as Trooper
    A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
    The Capture 1950 POSTER

    The Capture

    1950

    English

    5.9

    1

    9%

    9%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    fugitive

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Juan Varro Juan Varro as Corporal Victor Jory Victor Jory as Father Gomez William Bakewell William Bakewell as Tolin Lew Ayres Lew Ayres as Vanner
    A badly injured fugitive explains to a priest how he came to be in his present predicament.
    Hour of the Gun 1967 POSTER

    Hour of the Gun

    1967

    English

    6.6

    17

    88%

    53%

    Action

    arizona

    doc holliday

    Drama

    revenge

    shootout

    Western

    western town

    wyatt earp

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Jon Voight Jon Voight as Curly Bill Brocius Albert Salmi Albert Salmi as Octavius Roy Monte Markham Monte Markham as Sherman McMasters Richard Bull Richard Bull as Thomas Fitch
    Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.
    Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 POSTER

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955

    English

    7.7

    32

    97%

    87%

    Action

    based on short story

    Crime

    desert

    Drama

    film noir

    murder

    Mystery

    post world war ii

    racism

    Thriller

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as First Train Conductor Lee Marvin Lee Marvin as Hector David John Ericson John Ericson as Pete Wirth Francis McDonald Francis McDonald as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger
    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
    The Walking Hills 1949 POSTER

    The Walking Hills

    1949

    English

    6.4

    6

    Adventure

    detective

    gold

    murder

    Thriller

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Ella Raines Ella Raines as Chris Jackson John Ireland John Ireland as Frazee Jerome Courtland Jerome Courtland as Johnny Edgar Buchanan Edgar Buchanan as Old Willy
    A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.
    Ice Station Zebra 1968 POSTER

    Ice Station Zebra

    1968

    English

    6.6

    12

    44%

    58%

    Action

    Adventure

    arctic polar circle region

    based on novel or book

    cold war

    espionage

    satellite

    submarine

    Thriller

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Gerald S. O'Loughlin Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn Michael T. Mikler Michael T. Mikler as Lt. Courtney Cartwright Tony Bill Tony Bill as Lt. Russell Walker William O'Connell William O'Connell as Survivor
    A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated Arctic research encampment called Ice Station Zebra, belonging to the British, which starts sending out distress signals before falling silent. The atomic submarine Tigerfish, commanded by Cmdr. James Ferraday (Rock Hudson), is dispatched to save them.
    The Eagle Has Landed 1976 POSTER

    The Eagle Has Landed

    1976

    English

    6.9

    35

    71%

    67%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    benito mussolini

    british politics

    Drama

    england

    nazi

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Robert Duvall Robert Duvall as Colonel Radl John Standing John Standing as Father Verecker Jenny Agutter Jenny Agutter as Molly Michael Caine Michael Caine as Oberst Kurt Steiner
    When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
    Le Mans 1971 POSTER

    Le Mans

    1971

    English

    6.7

    21

    71%

    79%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    le mans

    motorsport

    race car crash

    race car driver

    road trip

    sense of guilt

    Sport

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Ronald Leigh-Hunt Ronald Leigh-Hunt as David Townsend Steve McQueen Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney Jean-Claude Bercq Jean-Claude Bercq as Paul-Jacques Dion Michele Scalera Michele Scalera as Vito Scaliso
    Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.
    The Law and Jake Wade 1958 POSTER

    The Law and Jake Wade

    1958

    English

    6.8

    3

    61%

    61%

    Drama

    ghost town

    loot

    outlaw

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Eddie Firestone Eddie Firestone as Burke Rory Mallinson Rory Mallinson as Deputy Robert Taylor Robert Taylor as Jake Wade Dean Smith Dean Smith as Soldier
    Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.
    Backlash 1956 POSTER

    Backlash

    1956

    English

    6.6

    2

    42%

    42%

    apache nation

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    gunfight

    native american

    search

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Jack Williams Jack Williams as Castro Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as Hotel Clerk Robert J. Wilke Robert J. Wilke as Jeff Welker Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as Sgt. George Lake
    Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he keeps meeting liberated woman Karyl Orton, who may be on a similar mission. Renewed Apache hostilities and an impending range war provide complications.
    Marooned 1969 POSTER

    Marooned

    1969

    English

    5.9

    14

    86%

    44%

    Action

    Adventure

    astronaut

    Drama

    hurricane

    nasa

    oxygen

    rescue mission

    Sci-Fi

    space mission

    Thriller

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Vincent Van Lynn Vincent Van Lynn as Aerospace Journalist Lee Grant Lee Grant as Celia Pruett Gregory Peck Gregory Peck as Charles Keith John Roy John Roy as Guest in Observation Room
    After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.
    Chino 1973 POSTER

    Chino

    1973

    Italian

    6.0

    5

    34%

    34%

    Action

    Adventure

    ambush

    bride

    canyon

    Drama

    fistfight

    horse

    shootout

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Jill Ireland Jill Ireland as Catherine Charles Bronson Charles Bronson as Chino Valdez Vincent Van Patten Vincent Van Patten as Jamie Wagner José Nieto José Nieto as Mexican
    Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Reluctantly, Chino agrees to take him in and teach him the art of raising, breaking and breeding horses, until the pair finally begin to accept each other.
    The Satan Bug 1965 POSTER

    The Satan Bug

    1965

    English

    6.1

    6

    57%

    46%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    biological weapon

    california

    Crime

    florida

    Mystery

    robbery

    Sci-Fi

    suicide

    Thriller

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Henry Beckman Henry Beckman as Dr. Baxter Richard Basehart Richard Basehart as Dr. Gregor Hoffman Richard Bull Richard Bull as Eric Cavanaugh Paul Sorensen Paul Sorensen as SDI Agent Posing
    A US government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named The Satan Bug because all life can be killed off by it should it escape, may have been stolen.
    McQ 1974 POSTER

    McQ

    1974

    English

    6.2

    11

    40%

    56%

    Action

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    police lieutenant

    Thriller

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Leslie Carlson Leslie Carlson as Radical Richard Kelton Richard Kelton as Radical William Bryant William Bryant as Stan Boyle Clu Gulager Clu Gulager as Toms
    Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957 POSTER

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    1957

    English

    7.1

    23

    87%

    70%

    Action

    arizona

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    u.s. marshal

    Western

    wyatt earp

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Bartender Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper as Billy Clanton John Ireland John Ireland as Johnny Ringo Rhonda Fleming Rhonda Fleming as Laura Denbow
    Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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