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).

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All Crew Directing Editing Production Writing

The Maltese Falcon

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.7

1801 votes

Release Date

Oct 18, 1941

85 years ago
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

8.0

1277 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1948

79 years ago
The African Queen

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.4

1010 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 1952

75 years ago
The Man Who Would Be King

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.5

679 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 1975

51 years ago
The Stranger

Department Writing

Job Co-Writer

Average Rating

7.2

612 votes

Release Date

Jul 02, 1946

80 years ago
Key Largo

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.4

561 votes

Release Date

Jul 16, 1948

78 years ago
The Asphalt Jungle

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.5

514 votes

Release Date

May 12, 1950

77 years ago
Moby Dick

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

448 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1956

70 years ago
The Killers

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.3

411 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 1946

80 years ago
High Sierra

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

339 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 1941

86 years ago
Sergeant York

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.2

224 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1941

85 years ago
Jezebel

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.0

209 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 1938

89 years ago
The Night of the Iguana

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

159 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1964

62 years ago
Beat the Devil

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.1

158 votes

Release Date

Nov 24, 1953

73 years ago
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.9

132 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1957

70 years ago
Moulin Rouge

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.6

105 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1952

74 years ago
The Red Badge of Courage

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.4

64 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1951

75 years ago
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

52 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1938

89 years ago
The Kremlin Letter

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.0

42 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1970

57 years ago
Let There Be Light

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.4

42 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1946

80 years ago
Three Strangers

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

36 votes

Release Date

Jan 28, 1946

81 years ago
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

31 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1940

87 years ago
Juarez

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.5

24 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1939

88 years ago
Report from the Aleutians

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.9

20 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 1943

83 years ago
Mr. North

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.3

20 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1988

38 years ago
We Were Strangers

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.0

18 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1949

78 years ago
Know Your Enemy: Japan

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.9

17 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1945

81 years ago
It Happened in Paris

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.9

9 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1935

92 years ago
Law and Order

Department Writing

Job Adaptation

Average Rating

4.9

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 1932

95 years ago
A House Divided

Department Writing

Job Dialogue

Average Rating

4.8

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1931

95 years ago
Death Drives Through

Department Writing

Job Story

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 1935

92 years ago
The Storm

Department Writing

Job Dialogue

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1930

97 years ago

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