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John Huston
Directing

John Huston
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1906-08-05,Nevada, Missouri, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961), Fat City (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Prizzi's Honor (1985). In his early years, Huston studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris. He explored the visual aspects of his films throughout his career, sketching each scene on paper beforehand, then carefully framing his characters during the shooting. While most directors rely on post-production editing to shape their final work, Huston instead created his films while they were being shot, with little editing needed. Some of Huston's films were adaptations of important novels, often depicting an "heroic quest," as in Moby Dick, or The Red Badge of Courage. In many films, different groups of people, while struggling toward a common goal, would become doomed, forming "destructive alliances," giving the films a dramatic and visual tension. Many of his films involved themes such as religion, meaning, truth, freedom, psychology, colonialism, and war. Huston has been referred to as "a titan", "a rebel", and a "renaissance man" in the Hollywood film industry. Author Ian Freer describes him as "cinema's Ernest Hemingway"—a filmmaker who was "never afraid to tackle tough issues head on." During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Oscar nominations, winning twice. He directed both his father, Walter Huston, and daughter, Anjelica Huston, to Oscar wins. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Return of the King

6.4

The Return of the King
1980-05-11

6.5

The Hobbit
1977-11-27

6.5

The Cardinal
1963-12-12

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

5.9

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1989-01-01

7.9

Chinatown
1974-06-20

7.1

Momo
1986-07-16

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948-01-15

Arthur Miller: Writer

7.2

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017-12-08

7

Moby Dick
1956-06-27

The Bible: In the Beginning...

7.3

The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966-09-28

Report from the Aleutians

5.7

Report from the Aleutians
1943-07-30

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

6.4

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966-11-30

6.3

Breakout
1975-05-21

5.9

Cannery Row
1982-02-12

5.276

Casino Royale
1967-04-13

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

6.5

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972-12-18

Sherlock Holmes in New York

5.8

Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976-10-18

Myra Breckinridge

4.5

Myra Breckinridge
1970-06-24

5.8

Winter Kills
1979-05-11

6.2

Wise Blood
1979-10-24

John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul

7.2

John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
2021-11-28

The Wind and the Lion

6.6

The Wind and the Lion
1975-05-22

5.2

Agee
1980-11-14

Hollywood and the Stars

0

Hollywood and the Stars
1964-05-04

5.1

Candy
1968-12-17

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

0

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998-10-02

Man in the Wilderness

6.2

Man in the Wilderness
1971-11-24

4.632

Tentacles
1977-02-25

The Biggest Battle

4.7

The Biggest Battle
1978-02-07

5.5

Lovesick
1983-02-18

5.179

The Visitor
1979-03-14

4

Jaguar Lives!
1979-08-09

Rocky Road to Dublin

7.2

Rocky Road to Dublin
1968-09-30

A Walk with Love and Death

5.974

A Walk with Love and Death
1969-10-05

The Kremlin Letter

6.1

The Kremlin Letter
1970-02-01

3.4

De Sade
1969-08-27

6

The Deserter
1970-12-04

Hollywood on Trial

5.5

Hollywood on Trial
1976-11-01

The Bermuda Triangle

4.096

The Bermuda Triangle
1978-02-10

We Were Strangers

5.9

We Were Strangers
1949-04-27

The Red Badge of Courage

6.4

The Red Badge of Courage
1951-09-27

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

6.5

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003-09-30

A Minor Miracle

6.3

A Minor Miracle
1983-05-31

The Bridge in the Jungle

5

The Bridge in the Jungle
1971-01-01

3.857

Head On
1980-09-08

Welles' Language

6

Welles' Language
1990-01-01

Observations Under the Volcano

2

Observations Under the Volcano
1984-07-03

0

Two Americans
1929-06-22

The Other Side of the Wind

6.7

The Other Side of the Wind
2018-11-02

6

San Pietro
1945-05-03

The Screen Director

6

The Screen Director
1951-03-12

American Caesar

0

American Caesar
1983-01-01

Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

0

Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
1997-01-05

6.8

Hell's Heroes
1929-12-27

The List of Adrian Messenger

6.6

The List of Adrian Messenger
1963-05-23

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

5.711

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973-06-15

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

5.8

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
2017-06-09

Notes from Under the Volcano

0

Notes from Under the Volcano
1984-09-09

The Black Cauldron

6.416

The Black Cauldron
1985-07-24

6.9

The Misfits
1961-02-01

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

5

Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987-12-31

City Lights: John Huston

0

City Lights: John Huston
1979-10-10

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

6.7

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010-03-23

On the Trail of the Iguana

6

On the Trail of the Iguana
1964-04-30

Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

0

Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston
1982-03-26

6.2

Epic
1985-05-13

4.7

Buñuel
1984-01-01

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy

0

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
1970-02-17

Bogart: The Untold Story

0

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997-01-05

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

7.2

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018-08-31

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

6.2

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005-07-17

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

0

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017-12-13

Making 'The Misfits'

0

Making 'The Misfits'
2002-10-02

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

5.4

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985-03-03

Happy Birthday, Marilyn!

0

Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
1980-01-01

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

7.7

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28

And the Oscar Goes To...

6.97

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

6.7

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014-12-12

Directed by William Wyler

0

Directed by William Wyler
1986-05-01

6.512

Annie
1982-05-21

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

0

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
1978-12-19

5

Circasia
1976-04-08

4.4

Angela
1977-11-10

Freud: The Secret Passion

6.5

Freud: The Secret Passion
1962-12-12

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

7

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020-11-26

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

6.9

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010-05-05

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

8

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001-10-07

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

0

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
1983-01-01

Lights, Camera, Annie!

0

Lights, Camera, Annie!
1982-03-07

7.9

Five Came Back
2017-03-31

Ride This Way Grey Horse

0

Ride This Way Grey Horse
1970-01-01

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

6.3

Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000-09-05

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

0

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

0

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985-05-05

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.3

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985-09-29

The Merv Griffin Show

5.3

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Rhinemann Exchange

6.125

The Rhinemann Exchange
1977-03-10

Appointment With Destiny

0

Appointment With Destiny
1971-11-19

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

4.5

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

5

The Word
1978-11-12

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

5.7

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

National Geographic Specials

5.2

National Geographic Specials
1965-09-10

The Dick Cavett Show

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06