J. Lee Thompson
About
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Also Known As
John Lee Thompson
Birth Place
Bristol, England, GB
Died
August 30, 2002
Cause of Death
Died Of Congestive Heart Failure
Biography
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Multi-talented figure from the stage who landed his first screen role in 1935. A competent technician, Thompson made his directorial debut in 1950 and went on to produce a considerable volume of British and American features, notably "The Guns of Navarone" (1961) and "Cape Fear" (1962). Thompson has also directed nine Charles Bronson vehicles....
Biography
Multi-talented figure from the stage who landed his first screen role in 1935. A competent technician, Thompson made his directorial debut in 1950 and went on to produce a considerable volume of British and American features, notably "The Guns of Navarone" (1961) and "Cape Fear" (1962). Thompson has also directed nine Charles Bronson vehicles.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
(1989)
Director
Messenger Of Death
(1988)
Director
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
(1987)
Director
Firewalker
(1986)
Director
Murphy's Law
(1986)
Director
The Ambassador
(1985)
Director
King Solomon's Mines
(1985)
Director
The Evil That Men Do
(1984)
Director
10 To Midnight
(1983)
Director
Caboblanco
(1981)
Director
Code Red
(1981)
Director
Happy Birthday to Me
(1980)
Director
The Passage
(1979)
Director
The Greek Tycoon
(1978)
Director
The White Buffalo
(1977)
Director
St. Ives
(1976)
Director
Widow
(1976)
Director
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
(1975)
Director
Huckleberry Finn
(1974)
Director
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
(1973)
Director
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(1972)
Director
A Great American Tragedy
(1972)
Director
Brotherly Love
(1970)
Director
Before Winter Comes
(1969)
Director
Mackenna's Gold
(1969)
Director
The Chairman
(1969)
Director
Eye of the Devil
(1967)
Director
Return From the Ashes
(1965)
Director
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(1965)
Director
No Tree in the Street
(1964)
Director
What a Way To Go!
(1964)
Director
Kings of the Sun
(1963)
Director
Cape Fear
(1962)
Director
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Director
The Guns of Navarone
(1961)
Director
Flame Over India
(1960)
Director
North West Frontier
(1959)
Director
Tiger Bay
(1959)
Director
Ice Cold in Alex
(1958)
Director
As Long as They're Happy
(1957)
Director
An Alligator Named Daisy
(1957)
Director
Woman In A Dressing Gown
(1957)
Director
Blonde Sinner
(1956)
Director
For Better For Worse
(1954)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
(1988)
Writer (Feature Film)
10 To Midnight
(1983)
From Story
10 To Midnight
(1983)
Story By
For Better For Worse
(1954)
Screenplay
Producer (Feature Film)
Return From the Ashes
(1965)
Producer
Woman In A Dressing Gown
(1957)
Producer
Blonde Sinner
(1956)
Prod devised by
Production Companies (Feature Film)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(1965)
Company
Return From the Ashes
(1965)
Company
What a Way To Go!
(1964)
Company
No Tree in the Street
(1964)
Company
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Track 29
(1988)
Other
Cast (Special)
Anthony Quinn
(1990)
Cast (Short)
ALL EYES ON SHARON TATE
(1966)
Himself
Life Events
1931
Acted with the Nottingham Repertory Company
1934
Turned to screenwriting
1936
First screenplay, "The Middle Watch"
1950
Directed first feature, "Murder Without Crime"
Photo Collections
16 Photos
Cape Fear - Pressbook
Here is the original campaign book (pressbook) for Cape Fear (1962). Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
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