James Clavell

Screenwriter · 1924–1994 · Sydney

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.

Filmography

WRITER · 14

Tai-Pan1986
The Children's Story1982
Shogun1980
The Last Valley1971
To Sir, with Love1967
The Sweet and the Bitter1967
King Rat1965
The Satan Bug1965
633 Squadron1964
The Great Escape1963
Walk Like a Dragon1960
Five Gates to Hell1959
Watusi1959
The Fly1958

ACTOR · 1

The Making of Shōgun2003

DIRECTOR · 7

The Children's Story1982
The Last Valley1971
Where's Jack?1969
To Sir, with Love1967
The Sweet and the Bitter1967
Walk Like a Dragon1960
Five Gates to Hell1959

PRODUCER · 5

The Last Valley1971
To Sir, with Love1967
The Great Escape1963
Walk Like a Dragon1960
Five Gates to Hell1959

SERIES · 6

Shōgun2024 · Source work
Noble House1988 · Source work
Shōgun1980 · Executive producer, Source work
Ripcord1961 · Director
The Detectives1959 · Director
The Rifleman1958 · Director

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