Writer · Director · Producer
James Clavell
James Clavell has worked on 16 movies and 6 TV shows, between 1958 and 2024. On Nahoko: 8 movies and 4 TV shows. Best known for The Great Escape, The Fly and To Sir, with Love.
- Born
- 10 October 1924
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- 7 September 1994 (aged 69)
- Also known as
- Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell
- Activities
- Writer · Director · Producer · Creator
- Nationality
- United States, Australia
- Career start
- 1958
- Education
- University of Birmingham
Known for
Where to watch
United States
9 of their 12 titles are streaming right now in United States.
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Biography
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian (later naturalized American) novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels and their televised adaptations, along with such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love.
Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1958
- Titles on Nahoko
- 8 movies and 4 TV shows
- Main genres
- Drama, Adventure, War
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 6.9 IMDb
- Most voted
- The Great Escape
- Box office
- $57.1M, led by To Sir, with Love ($42.4M)
Filmography 12
2024
- ShōgunTV showTV show · Story
★ 8.6
1988
- Noble HouseTV showTV show · Story
★ 7.6
1986
- Tai-PanMovieMovie · Story
★ 5.6
1980
- ShogunTV showTV show · Story · Executive producer · CreatorRent/Buy★ 8.1
1971
- The Last ValleyMovieMovie · Director · Writer · Producer★ 7.0
1967
- To Sir, with LoveMovieMovie · Director · Writer · ProducerRent/Buy★ 7.6
1965
- King RatMovieMovie · Story
★ 7.5 - The Satan BugMovieMovie · Writer
★ 6.1
1964
- 633 SquadronMovieMovie · Writer★ 6.4
1963
- The Great EscapeMovieMovie · Writer · Producer
★ 8.2
1958
- The FlyMovieMovie · Writer★ 7.1
- The RiflemanTV showTV show · Director★ 8.3
More credits 10
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2003
- The Making of ShōgunMovieMovie
1982
- The Children's StoryMovieMovie · Director · Story
1980
- ShogunMovieMovie · Story
1969
- Where's Jack?MovieMovie · Director
1967
- The Sweet and the BitterMovieMovie · Director · Writer
1961
- RipcordTV showTV show · Director
1960
- Walk Like a DragonMovieMovie · Director · Writer · Producer
1959
- Five Gates to HellMovieMovie · Director · Writer · Producer
- The DetectivesTV showTV show · Director
- WatusiMovieMovie · Writer