John Huston

John Huston

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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…

Filmography

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100 Years of Marilyn Monroe ★ 9.0 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe 2026 MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema ★ 7.2 MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema 2023 An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 2022 John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul ★ 6.8 John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul 2021 Morceaux de Cannes ★ 2.0 Morceaux de Cannes 2021 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die ★ 7.2 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die 2020 Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast ★ 5.0 Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast 2019 The Other Side of the Wind ★ 6.7 The Other Side of the Wind 2018 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead ★ 7.1 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018 Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street 2017 Arthur Miller: Writer ★ 7.1 Arthur Miller: Writer 2017 Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies ★ 5.8 Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies 2017 Five Came Back ★ 7.9 Five Came Back 2017 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles ★ 6.5 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014 Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe ★ 7.2 Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 2012 Marilyn at the Movies Marilyn at the Movies 2011 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff ★ 6.6 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010 Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen ★ 7.0 Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen 2010 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons ★ 6.8 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 2005 The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin ★ 8.5 The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin 2004 Pelé Forever ★ 7.2 Pelé Forever 2004 Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' ★ 7.4 Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' 2003 Making 'The Misfits' ★ 7.0 Making 'The Misfits' 2002 Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies ★ 8.5 Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies 2001 Federico Fellini's Autobiography ★ 6.4 Federico Fellini's Autobiography 2000 Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery ★ 8.0 Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery 1998 Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid ★ 8.0 Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid 1997 Bogart: The Untold Story Bogart: The Untold Story 1997 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker ★ 8.0 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991 Welles' Language ★ 7.3 Welles' Language 1990 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick ★ 6.0 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 1988 Mr. Corbett's Ghost ★ 6.3 Mr. Corbett's Ghost 1987 Momo ★ 7.0 Momo 1986 Directed by William Wyler Directed by William Wyler 1986 The Black Cauldron ★ 6.4 The Black Cauldron 1985 Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise ★ 7.0 Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise 1985 Epic ★ 7.1 Epic 1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey ★ 5.8 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985 Notes from Under the Volcano ★ 9.0 Notes from Under the Volcano 1984 Observations Under the Volcano ★ 4.5 Observations Under the Volcano 1984 To The Western World To The Western World 1984 Buñuel ★ 6.0 Buñuel 1984 A Minor Miracle ★ 6.8 A Minor Miracle 1983 Lovesick ★ 5.7 Lovesick 1983 American Caesar ★ 10.0 American Caesar 1983 Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler 1983 Annie ★ 6.6 Annie 1982 The Orson Welles Story ★ 9.0 The Orson Welles Story 1982 Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston 1982 Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical ★ 7.0 Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical 1982 Cannery Row ★ 5.9 Cannery Row 1982 Agee ★ 5.6 Agee 1980 Head On ★ 4.0 Head On 1980 The Return of the King ★ 6.4 The Return of the King 1980 Happy Birthday, Marilyn! ★ 10.0 Happy Birthday, Marilyn! 1980 John Huston's Dublin John Huston's Dublin 1979 Wise Blood ★ 6.4 Wise Blood 1979 City Lights: John Huston City Lights: John Huston 1979 Jaguar Lives! ★ 4.2 Jaguar Lives! 1979 Winter Kills ★ 5.8 Winter Kills 1979 The Visitor ★ 5.3 The Visitor 1979 B.Traven: A Mystery Solved B.Traven: A Mystery Solved 1978 The Word ★ 4.8 The Word 1978 The Bermuda Triangle ★ 4.1 The Bermuda Triangle 1978 The Biggest Battle ★ 4.7 The Biggest Battle 1978 The Hobbit ★ 6.6 The Hobbit 1977 Angela ★ 4.7 Angela 1977 The Rhinemann Exchange ★ 6.5 The Rhinemann Exchange 1977 Tentacles ★ 4.6 Tentacles 1977 Hollywood on Trial ★ 5.9 Hollywood on Trial 1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York ★ 6.0 Sherlock Holmes in New York 1976 Circasia ★ 5.0 Circasia 1976 The Wind and the Lion ★ 6.5 The Wind and the Lion 1975 Breakout ★ 6.3 Breakout 1975 Spécial cinéma ★ 9.5 Spécial cinéma 1974 Chinatown ★ 7.9 Chinatown 1974 Battle for the Planet of the Apes ★ 5.7 Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ★ 6.3 The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ★ 6.5 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972 Man in the Wilderness ★ 6.2 Man in the Wilderness 1971