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J. Lee Thompson
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In short · Directed for seven decades — 54 credits.
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46 credits
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects(1989)
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Messenger of Death(1988)
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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown(1987)
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Murphy's Law(1986)
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Firewalker(1986)
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King Solomon's Mines(1985)
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The Ambassador(1984)
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The Evil That Men Do(1984)
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10 to Midnight(1983)
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Happy Birthday to Me(1981)
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Cabo Blanco(1980)
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The Passage(1979)
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The Greek Tycoon(1978)
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The White Buffalo(1977)
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St. Ives(1976)
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The Reincarnation of Peter Proud(1975)
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Huckleberry Finn(1974)
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes(1973)
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes(1972)
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A Great American Tragedy(1972)
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Brotherly Love(1970)
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Before Winter Comes(1969)
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Mackenna's Gold(1969)
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The Chairman(1969)
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Eye of the Devil(1966)
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!(1965)
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Return from the Ashes(1965)
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What a Way to Go!(1964)
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Kings of the Sun(1963)
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Taras Bulba(1962)
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Awards & Nominations
2 nominationsGolden Globe Awards
- Nom1961Golden Globe — Best Director
Academy Awards
- Nom1961Oscar — Directing
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- Anthony Quinn: An OriginalSelf · 1990
- All Eyes on Sharon TateSelf - Interviewee · 1966
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