John Huston

Regissör, Skådespelare, Författare, Producent, Editor

5 augusti 1906 — 28 augusti 1987 (81 år)
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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Filmer och Serier på Plex

  • Främlingen
    Främlingen1946
  • De missanpassade
    De missanpassade1961
  • Svindlande höjder
    Svindlande höjder1939
  • Minnen av lycka
    Minnen av lycka1987
  • Målaren på Moulin Rouge
    Målaren på Moulin Rouge1952
  • Breakout
    Breakout1975
  • Satans lilla flicka
    Satans lilla flicka1979
  • Candy
    Candy1968
  • Livsfarligt uppdrag
    Livsfarligt uppdrag1979
  • San Pietro
    San Pietro1945
  • Enkel till helvetet
    Enkel till helvetet1978
  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia2013
  • Report from the Aleutians
    Report from the Aleutians1943
  • Jaguar Lives!
    Jaguar Lives!1979
  • Djävulens ryggrad
    Djävulens ryggrad1970
  • 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe
    100 Years of Marilyn Monroe2026

Känd för

  • Sierra Madres skatt
    Sierra Madres skatt1948
  • Riddarfalken från Malta
    Riddarfalken från Malta1941
  • Chinatown
    Chinatown1974
  • Afrikas drottning
    Afrikas drottning1951
  • Mannen som ville bli kung
    Mannen som ville bli kung1975
  • Prizzis heder
    Prizzis heder1985
  • I asfaltens djungel
    I asfaltens djungel1950
  • Annie
    Annie1982
  • Stormvarning utfärdad
    Stormvarning utfärdad1948
  • Den sista matchen
    Den sista matchen1981
  • De missanpassade
    De missanpassade1961
  • Moby Dick
    Moby Dick1956
  • Främlingen
    Främlingen1946
  • Minnen av lycka
    Minnen av lycka1987
  • Målaren på Moulin Rouge
    Målaren på Moulin Rouge1952
  • Vem vet, Mr Allison
    Vem vet, Mr Allison1957
  • Fat City - chansernas stad
    Fat City - chansernas stad1972
  • Skälmarnas marknad
    Skälmarnas marknad1953
  • Sierra
    Sierra1941
  • Häng dom snabbt
    Häng dom snabbt1972

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