J. Lee Thompson

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J. Lee Thompson

Directing August 1, 1914

Bristol, England, UK

​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…

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

6.2 1972 Movie
Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

5.7 1973 Movie
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

7.3 1961 Movie
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

7.4 1962 Movie
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

5.4 1985 Movie
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

5.7 1987 Movie
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

6.1 1939 Movie
10 to Midnight

10 to Midnight

6.2 1983 Movie
Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

6.0 1981 Movie
Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

6.6 1969 Movie
Firewalker

Firewalker

5.3 1986 Movie
Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

6.1 1986 Movie

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Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2001
    The Making of 'Cape Fear'

    Movie Self

  2. 2000
    The Unforgettable Diana Dors

    Movie Self

  3. 1998
    Behind the Planet of the Apes

    Movie Self

  4. 1995
    Empire of the Censors

    Movie Self

  5. 1995
    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Movie Self

  6. 1990
    Anthony Quinn: An Original

    Movie Self

  7. 1989
    Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

    Movie Director

  8. 1988
    Future Hunters

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1988
    Messenger of Death

    Movie Director

  10. 1987
    Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

    Movie Director

  11. 1986
    Firewalker

    Movie Director

  12. 1986
    Murphy's Law

    Movie Director

  13. 1985
    King Solomon's Mines

    Movie Director

  14. 1985
    The Ambassador

    Movie Director

  15. 1984
    The Evil That Men Do

    Movie Director

  16. 1983
    10 to Midnight

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1981
    Happy Birthday to Me

    Movie Director

  2. 1980
    Caboblanco

    Movie Director

  3. 1979
    The Passage

    Movie Director

  4. 1978
    The Greek Tycoon

    Movie Director

  5. 1977
    The White Buffalo

    Movie Director

  6. 1976
    St. Ives

    Movie Director

  7. 1976
    Widow

    Movie Director

  8. 1975
    The Blue Knight

    Movie Director

  9. 1975
    The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

    Movie Director

  10. 1974
    Huckleberry Finn

    Movie Director

  11. 1973
    Battle for the Planet of the Apes

    Movie Director

  12. 1972
    A Great American Tragedy

    Movie Director

  13. 1972
    Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

    Movie Director

  14. 1970
    Brotherly Love

    Movie Director

  15. 1969
    The Chairman

    Movie Director

  16. 1969
    Mackenna's Gold

    Movie Director

  17. 1969
    Before Winter Comes

    Movie Director

  18. 1966
    Eye of the Devil

    Movie Director

  19. 1966
    All Eyes on Sharon Tate

    Movie Self - Interviewee

  20. 1965
    Return from the Ashes

    Movie Director

  21. 1965
    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    Movie Director

  22. 1964
    What a Way to Go!

    Movie Director

  23. 1963
    Kings of the Sun

    Movie Director

  24. 1962
    Taras Bulba

    Movie Director