Directing

J. Lee Thompson

Born 1914-08-01

Bristol, England, UK

Department: Directing

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Prominent works featuring J. Lee Thompson

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

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The Guns of Navarone

1961

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Cape Fear

1962

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King Solomon's Mines

1985

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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987

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Jamaica Inn

1939

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Happy Birthday to Me

1981

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10 to Midnight

1983

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Mackenna's Gold

1969

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (70 titles)

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