John Huston

John Huston

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.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Nevada, Missouri, USA
    Birthday
    8/5/1906
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The Return of the King
6.4
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
6.5
The Cardinal
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6.5
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
5.9
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7.9
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7.1
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
8
Arthur Miller: Writer
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7.2
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7
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.3
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Report from the Aleutians
5.7
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
6.4
Breakout
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6.3
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Cannery Row
5.9
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
5.3
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
6.5
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Sherlock Holmes in New York
5.8
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge
4.5
Winter Kills
Winter Kills
5.8
Wise Blood
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6.2
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
7.2
The Wind and the Lion
The Wind and the Lion
6.6
Agee
Agee
5.2
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0
Candy
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5.1
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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
0
Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness
6.2
Tentacles
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4.6
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The Biggest Battle
4.7
Lovesick
Lovesick
5.5
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The Visitor
5.2
Jaguar Lives!
Jaguar Lives!
4
Rocky Road to Dublin
Rocky Road to Dublin
7.2
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A Walk with Love and Death
6
The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter
6.1
De Sade
De Sade
3.4
The Deserter
The Deserter
6
Hollywood on Trial
Hollywood on Trial
5.5
The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle
4.1
We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers
5.9
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
6.4
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
6.5
A Minor Miracle
A Minor Miracle
6.3
The Bridge in the Jungle
The Bridge in the Jungle
5
Head On
3.9
Welles' Language
Welles' Language
6
Observations Under the Volcano
Observations Under the Volcano
2
Two Americans
0
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind
6.7
San Pietro
San Pietro
6
The Screen Director
6
American Caesar
American Caesar
0
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
0
Hell's Heroes
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6.8
The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger
6.6
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.7
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
5.8
Notes from Under the Volcano
Notes from Under the Volcano
0
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
6.4
The Misfits
The Misfits
6.9
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
5
City Lights: John Huston
City Lights: John Huston
0
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
6.7
On the Trail of the Iguana
On the Trail of the Iguana
6
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston
0
Epic
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6.2
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Buñuel
5
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
0
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
0
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.2
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
6.2
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
0
Making 'The Misfits'
Making 'The Misfits'
0
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.4
Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
7.7
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.7
Directed by William Wyler
Directed by William Wyler
0
Annie
Annie
6.5
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
0
Circasia
Circasia
5
Angela
Angela
4.4
Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion
6.5
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
7
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.9
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
0
Lights, Camera, Annie!
0
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
7.9
Ride This Way Grey Horse
0
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
6.3
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
0
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
5.5
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