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John Huston

John Huston

Directing

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Return of the King
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The Return of the King

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The Return of the King
Gandalf (voice)
Poster for The Hobbit
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The Hobbit

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The Hobbit
Gandalf the Grey (voice)
Poster for The Cardinal
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The Cardinal

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The Cardinal
Kardinal Glennon
Poster for John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
Poster for Chinatown
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Chinatown

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Chinatown
Noah Cross
Poster for Momo
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Momo

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Momo
Meister Hora
Poster for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
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Arthur Miller: Writer

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Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
Poster for Moby Dick
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Moby Dick

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Moby Dick
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
Poster for The Bible: In the Beginning...
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The Bible: In the Beginning...

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The Bible: In the Beginning...
Noah

Production

Poster for The Man Who Would Be King
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The Man Who Would Be King

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The Man Who Would Be King
Director
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The Man Who Would Be King

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The Man Who Would Be King
Screenplay
Poster for The African Queen
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The African Queen

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The African Queen
Director
Poster for Moby Dick
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Moby Dick

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Moby Dick
Director
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Moby Dick

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Moby Dick
Screenplay
Poster for The Bible: In the Beginning...
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The Bible: In the Beginning...

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The Bible: In the Beginning...
Director
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Moby Dick

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Moby Dick
Producer
Poster for Jezebel
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Jezebel

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Jezebel
Screenplay
Poster for The Maltese Falcon
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The Maltese Falcon

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The Maltese Falcon
Director
Poster for The Maltese Falcon
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The Maltese Falcon

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The Maltese Falcon
Screenplay

Gallery

John Huston portrait
John Huston portrait
John Huston portrait
John Huston portrait
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