John Huston

Regista, Attore, Sceneggiatore, Produttore, Montatore

5 agosto 1906 — 28 agosto 1987 (81 anni)
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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Film e Serie su Plex

  • L'uomo che volle farsi re
    L'uomo che volle farsi re1975
  • Lo straniero
    Lo straniero1946
  • Gli spostati
    Gli spostati1961
  • La voce nella tempesta
    La voce nella tempesta1939
  • Il sergente York
    Il sergente York1941
  • The Dead - Gente di Dublino
    The Dead - Gente di Dublino1987
  • Moulin Rouge
    Moulin Rouge1952
  • 10 secondi per fuggire
    10 secondi per fuggire1975
  • Stridulum
    Stridulum1979
  • Candy e il suo pazzo mondo
    Candy e il suo pazzo mondo1968
  • Tiro incrociato
    Tiro incrociato1979
  • San Pietro
    San Pietro1945
  • Il triangolo delle Bermude
    Il triangolo delle Bermude1978
  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia2013
  • WWII: La campagna delle Aleutine
    WWII: La campagna delle Aleutine1943
  • Nel mirino del giaguaro
    Nel mirino del giaguaro1979
  • La spina dorsale del diavolo
    La spina dorsale del diavolo1970
  • 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe
    100 Years of Marilyn Monroe2026

Famoso per

  • Il tesoro della Sierra Madre
    Il tesoro della Sierra Madre1948
  • Il mistero del falco
    Il mistero del falco1941
  • Chinatown
    Chinatown1974
  • La regina d'Africa
    La regina d'Africa1951
  • L'uomo che volle farsi re
    L'uomo che volle farsi re1975
  • L'onore dei Prizzi
    L'onore dei Prizzi1985
  • Giungla d'asfalto
    Giungla d'asfalto1950
  • Annie
    Annie1982
  • L'isola di corallo
    L'isola di corallo1948
  • Fuga per la vittoria
    Fuga per la vittoria1981
  • Gli spostati
    Gli spostati1961
  • Moby Dick - La balena bianca
    Moby Dick - La balena bianca1956
  • Figlia del vento
    Figlia del vento1938
  • Lo straniero
    Lo straniero1946
  • The Dead - Gente di Dublino
    The Dead - Gente di Dublino1987
  • Moulin Rouge
    Moulin Rouge1952
  • L'anima e la carne
    L'anima e la carne1957
  • Città amara - Fat City
    Città amara - Fat City1972
  • Il tesoro dell'Africa
    Il tesoro dell'Africa1953
  • Una pallottola per Roy
    Una pallottola per Roy1941

Filmografia

2026
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe · as (archive Footage)Su Plex
2021
2018
The Other Side of the Wind · as J.j. 'jake' Hannaford
2013
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Glennon (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1987
Mister Corbett's Ghost · as Soul Collector
1986
Momo · as Meister Hora
1985
The Black Cauldron · as Narrator (voice)
1985
Epic · as The Narrator (us Version)
1985
1985
A Minor Miracle · as Father Cardenas
1983
Lovesick · as Larry Geller, M.d.
1982
Annie · as Actor On Radio (uncredited)
1982
Cannery Row · as Narrator
1980
Head On · as Clarke Hill
1980
The Return of the King · as Gandalf (voice)
1979
Wise Blood · as Grandfather
1979
Winter Kills · as Pa Kegan
1979
Jaguar Lives! · as Ralph RichardsSu Plex
1979
The Visitor · as Jerzy ColsowiczSu Plex
1978
The Word (1978) · as Nathan Randall
1978
The Bermuda Triangle · as EdwardSu Plex
1978
The Biggest Battle · as Sean O'hara
1977
The Hobbit · as Gandalf The Grey (voice)
1977
Angela · as Hogan
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange · as Ambassador Henderson Granville
1977
Tentacles · as Ned Turner
1976
Hollywood on Trial · as Narrator
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York · as Professor James Moriarty
1975
The Wind and the Lion · as John Hay
1975
Breakout · as Harris WagnerSu Plex
1974
Chinatown · as Noah Cross
1973
1972
1971
Man in the Wilderness · as Captain Filmore Henry
1970
1970
The Devil's Backbone · as General MilesSu Plex
1970
Myra Breckinridge · as Buck Loner
1970
The Kremlin Letter · as Admiral
1969
A Walk with Love and Death · as Robert The Elder
1969
De Sade · as The Abbe
1968
Candy · as Dr. Arnold DunlapSu Plex
1967
Casino Royale · as M / General Mactarry
1966
1966
ABC Stage 67 · as Narrator
1965
1965
National Geographic Specials · as Narrator (voice)
1963
The Cardinal · as Kardinal Glennon
1963
The List of Adrian Messenger · as Lord Ashton (uncredited)
1962
Freud · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1961
The Misfits · as Extra In Blackjack Scene (uncredited)Su Plex
1956
Moby Dick · as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
1951
The Red Badge of Courage · as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
1949
We Were Strangers · as Señor Muñoz
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre · as American In Tampico In White Suit (uncredited)
1945
San Pietro · as NarratorSu Plex
1943
Report from the Aleutians · as Narrator (voice)Su Plex
1930
The Storm · as Extra
1929
Hell's Heroes · as Church Member (uncredited)
1929
The Shakedown · as Extra

1988
Mr. North · as Screenplay
1980
1975
The Man Who Would Be King · as ScreenplaySu Plex
1970
The Kremlin Letter · as Screenplay
1964
The Night of the Iguana · as Screenplay
1962
Freud · as Screenplay
1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison · as Screenplay
1956
Moby Dick · as Screenplay
1953
Beat the Devil · as Screenplay
1952
Moulin Rouge · as ScreenplaySu Plex
1951
The African Queen · as Screenplay
1951
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Screenplay
1950
The Asphalt Jungle · as Screenplay
1949
We Were Strangers · as Screenplay
1948
Key Largo · as Screenplay
1948
1946
1946
Three Strangers · as Screenplay
1945
1945
San PietroSu Plex
1944
1943
1941
The Maltese Falcon · as Screenplay
1941
Sergeant York · as ScreenplaySu Plex
1941
High Sierra · as Screenplay
1940
1939
Juarez · as Screenplay
1939
Wuthering Heights · as Contributing WriterSu Plex
1938
1938
Jezebel · as Screenplay

2024
Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes · as Self - Film Director & Friend
2023
Call Me Kate · as Self
2023
Mcaine. An Anagram of Cinema · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes · as Self - Film Director, The Asphalt Jungle (1950) & The Misfits (1961)
2021
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul · as Self (archive Footage)
2021
Ennio · as SelfSu Plex
2019
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die · as Self (archive Footage)
2018
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead · as Self (archive Footage)
2018
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer · as Self (archive Footage)
2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies · as Self (archive Footage)
2017
Five Came Back · as Self (archive Footage)
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2014
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe · as Self (archive Footage)Su Plex
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen · as Self (archive Footage)
2010
2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Self (archive Footage)
2004
The Making of 'Rocky Road to Dublin' · as Self (archive Footage)
2004
Pele Forever · as Self (archive Footage)
2004
2003
2000
1997
Sean Connery: An Intimate Portrait · as Self (archive Footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story · as Self (archive Footage)
1997
1996
We Remember Marilyn · as SelfSu Plex
1993
1990
1988
1988
1986
The 58th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter
1985
American Masters · as Self
1984
1984
Buñuel · as Self
1981
1979
Agee · as Self
1977
The Hollywood Greats · as Self - Director
1976
1975
Arena (1975) · as Self
1975
1974
1973
1971
Film · as Self
1971
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1968
1968
The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestSu Plex
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Self
1965
The Hollywood Squares · as Self - Mr. X 'x'
1964
Cinema · as Self
1964
The 36th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1963
1963
Telescope · as Self
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - Guest
1959
CBS Reports · as Self
1957
1956
The Steve Allen Show · as Self - Receiving Award
1955
1953
1948

1980
Let There Be Light · as Cinematographer
1961
The Asphalt Jungle · as Based On Screenplay By
1946
The Stranger · as Co-WriterSu Plex
1945
San Pietro · as CinematographerSu Plex
1935
It Happened in Paris · as Adaptation
1935
1934
The Mighty Barnum · as Contract Writer
1932
Law and Order · as Adaptation
1932
Murders in the Rue Morgue · as Added Dialogue
1931
A House Divided · as Dialogue
1930
The Storm · as Dialogue