J. Lee Thompson

Director. Born 1 August 1914 in Bristol, England, UK. Died 30 August 2002.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

1 August 1914, Bristol, England, UK

Died

30 August 2002

Active

1961–1973

Frequently works with

Arthur P. Jacobs, Gregory Peck, Roddy McDowall, Severn Darden

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

61Fi1m

56Critics

We rate J.’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $150m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1961–1973

Genres

Action2
Drama2
Science Fiction2
Adventure1
Crime1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestCape Fear1962

Battle for the Planet of the Apes poster

36WorstBattle for the Planet of the Apes1973

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11930s

31940s

151950s

121960s

121970s

121980s

Co-stars most worked with

Gregory Peck2 titles

Roddy McDowall2 titles

Severn Darden2 titles

Producers most worked with

Arthur P. Jacobs2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1962Best Director · The Guns of Navarone

Golden Globes1 nominated

Nominated1961Best Director · The Guns of Navarone

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.