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.
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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.3644 |
| Birthday | 1906-08-05 |
| Place of Birth | Nevada, Missouri, USA |
| Also Known As | John Marcellus Huston, Τζον Χιούστον, 존 휴스턴, Джон Хʼюстон, |
1980
The Return of the King
6.41/227
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
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1977
The Hobbit
6.586/378
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1963
The Cardinal
6.5/54
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
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1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
6/12
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.
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1974
Chinatown
7.906/4393
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1986
Momo
7/79
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1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
8/1385
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2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
7.1/21
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Moby Dick
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1966
The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.326/302
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1943
Report from the Aleutians
6.109/23
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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
6.7/7
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1975
Breakout
6.3/112
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1982
Cannery Row
5.9/49
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1967
Casino Royale
5.242/853
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1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
6.519/184
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Sherlock Holmes in New York
6.013/38
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1970
Myra Breckinridge
4.555/55
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1979
Winter Kills
5.71/69
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1979
Wise Blood
6.4/113
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2021
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
6.778/9
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1975
The Wind and the Lion
6.481/214
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The Wind and the Lion
1980
Agee
5.6/5
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1968
Candy
5.1/85
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Candy
1998
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
8/1
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1971
Man in the Wilderness
6.269/104
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1977
Tentacles
4.6/122
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Tentacles
1978
The Biggest Battle
4.7/17
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1983
Lovesick
5.867/15
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Lovesick
1979
The Visitor
5.335/127
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The Visitor
1979
Jaguar Lives!
4.2/14
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1968
Rocky Road to Dublin
7/7
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1969
A Walk with Love and Death
5.938/24
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1970
The Kremlin Letter
5.918/49
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1969
De Sade
3.4/18
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1970
The Deserter
6.5/6
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1976
Hollywood on Trial
5.9/7
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1978
The Bermuda Triangle
4.1/60
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1949
We Were Strangers
6.341/22
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We Were Strangers
1951
The Red Badge of Courage
6.465/71
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2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
7.375/4
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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1983
A Minor Miracle
6.8/4
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1971
The Bridge in the Jungle
5.833/6
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1980
Head On
4/9
A young couple gets so caught up in their sexual games and role playing that they begin to act them out in public.
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Head On
1990
Welles' Language
7.3/3
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1984
Observations Under the Volcano
4.5/2
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1929
Two Americans
7/1
Presents Lincoln's difficulties with Gen. McClellan and Secretary of State Seward, over the selection of a commander of the Army of the Potomac. Linco...
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2018
The Other Side of the Wind
6.698/240
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1945
The Battle of San Pietro
6.119/80
This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this locat...
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The Battle of San Pietro
1951
The Screen Director
7/2
A behind-the-scenes look at all the responsibilities (and headaches) a director assumes when making a motion picture.
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The Screen Director
1983
American Caesar
10/1
Documentary of Douglas MacArthur
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American Caesar
1997
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
8/1
This documentary, originally presented on the television series The South Bank Show, covers actor Humphrey Bogart's life and career, including archiva...
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Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
1929
Hell's Heroes
7.1/21
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1963
The List of Adrian Messenger
6.7/96
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The List of Adrian Messenger
1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.683/1099
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes
2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
5.625/4
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1984
Notes from Under the Volcano
9/1
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of John Huston's "Under the Volcano" (1984).
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1985
The Black Cauldron
6.435/1471
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1961
The Misfits
6.962/449
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviato...
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The Misfits
1987
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
6.25/4
Mr Corbett is a cruel employer to Ben Partridge. One night on New Years Eve Ben is sent out to deliver some medicine. Along the way he wishes his mast...
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Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1979
City Lights: John Huston
0/0
American film director John Huston is interviewed in this episode of a Canadian television series.
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City Lights: John Huston
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
7/12
The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real...
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1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
6.5/4
Behind the scenes documentary of the filming of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.
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On the Trail of the Iguana
1982
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston
0/0
Bill Moyers interviews film director and actor John Huston who discusses his career and the process of filmmaking. Includes a documentary segment on H...
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1985
Epic
7.125/4
During a massive flood, two children are rescued by a family of dingoes, which subsequently raises them as their own. When the children come of age, t...
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Epic
1984
Buñuel
6/6
Completed a year after his death in 1983, this program presents the definitive biography of Spain’s renowned Surrealist film maker and iconoclast, Lui...
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1970
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
10/1
A documentary story of a man of our times- In a period when his country was tormented by conflict and violencei he perceived and embraced the struggle...
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The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
0/1
Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends a...
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Bogart: The Untold Story
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.123/150
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other...
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
6.833/6
How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to wa...
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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2017
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
0/0
An account of the life and work of Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941) narrated by US actress Anjelica Huston.
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Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2002
Making 'The Misfits'
7/1
A behind-the-scenes and in-depth look at the making of John Huston's The Misfits (1961).
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1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.786/14
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1980
Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
10/1
A mediocre countryside actress is invited to a Budapest casting call. She hopes she might become the new Marilyn Monroe.
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Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8/7
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5/37
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
1986
Directed by William Wyler
0/0
A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a...
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1982
Annie
6.546/795
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy"...
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Annie
1978
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
0/0
B. Traven is one of the most mysterious figures of the 20th century. He wrote The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and a dozen other fine books which have...
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B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
1976
Circasia
5/1
Happenings in a small Irish traveling circus.
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Circasia
1977
Angela
4.9/8
A war vet finds out that a former prostitute had his baby. Doubting it's his, he gives it away, so she reports him. Twenty years later, she still want...
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Angela
1962
Freud: The Secret Passion
6.488/82
An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of...
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Freud: The Secret Passion
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
7.075/20
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.645/39
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8.5/2
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1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
0/0
Narrated by actor Christopher Lee, this documentary details the life of timeless Hollywood adventure hero and sex symbol Errol Flynn, who swung his wa...
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Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
1982
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
7/1
An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director...
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2017
Five Came Back
7.9/45
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1970
Ride This Way Grey Horse
0/0
Making of A Walk with Love and Death.
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Ride This Way Grey Horse
2000
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
6.4/10
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1985
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
7/1
From the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia to the New York City docks where he worked as a customs inspector, this outstanding documentary tracks...
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2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
5.286/7
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1984
To The Western World
0/0
The travels OF J.M. Synge and Jack Yeats in Connemara, Ireland in 1905.
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1979
John Huston's Dublin
0/0
Actor John Huston examines his adopted city of Dublin.
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John Huston's Dublin
2004
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
8.5/2
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2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
7.2/5
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2004
Pelé Forever
7.2/35
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1982
The Orson Welles Story
8.5/2
Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film.
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2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2/1
An oral history of the 1986 film adaptation of "The Name of the Rose", gathering together the memories of several members of the surviving cast/crew.
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2023
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
7/7
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2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2/1
We thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz and gossip to the scandals and censor...
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2011
Marilyn at the Movies
0/0
Through film trailers and newsreel footage, this program pays tribute to Marilyn Monroe's silver screen legacy -- and The Misfits director John Huston...
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2026
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe
9/1
An exploration of Marilyn Monroe's life, legacy, and lasting impact a century after her birth, revealing the complex woman behind the iconic image.
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2023
The Myth of Marilyn Monroe
0/0
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1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
6.688/16
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