Writing
James Clavell
Born October 10, 1924 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Died September 7, 1994
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.
Known for
7.9 TMDB
The Great Escape
Screenplay, Producer
8.4 TMDB
Shōgun
Novel
7.0 TMDB
The Fly
Screenplay
7.5 TMDB
To Sir, with Love
Director, Producer, Writer
8.1
Shōgun
Executive Producer, Novel, Creator
7.1 TMDB
King Rat
Novel
6.2 TMDB
633 Squadron
Screenplay
6.5 TMDB
The Last Valley
Writer, Director, Producer
6.1 TMDB
The Satan Bug
Screenplay
7.1 TMDB
The Rifleman
Director
7.1 TMDB
Noble House
Novel
5.3 TMDB
Tai-Pan
Novel
5.8 TMDB
Watusi
Writer
6.7 TMDB
The Detectives
Director
5.6 TMDB
Five Gates to Hell
Screenplay, Director, Producer
7.5 TMDB
Where's Jack?
Director
6.3 TMDB
Walk Like a Dragon
Director, Writer, Producer
8.0 TMDB
The Children's Story
Director, Novel
5.7 TMDB
Shogun
Novel
6.7 TMDB
Ripcord
Director
Filmography
- 2024ShōgunNovelSeries
- 2003The Making of ShōgunMovie
- 1988Noble HouseNovelSeries
- 1986Tai-PanNovelMovie
- 1982The Children's StoryDirector, NovelMovie
- 1980ShogunNovelMovie
- 1980ShōgunExecutive Producer, Novel, CreatorSeries
- 1971The Last ValleyWriter, Director, ProducerMovie
- 1969Where's Jack?DirectorMovie
- 1967The Sweet and the BitterDirector, WriterMovie
- 1967To Sir, with LoveDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
- 1965King RatNovelMovie
- 1965The Satan BugScreenplayMovie
- 1964633 SquadronScreenplayMovie
- 1963The Great EscapeScreenplay, ProducerMovie
- 1963World in ActionSeries
- 1961RipcordDirectorSeries
- 1960Walk Like a DragonDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1959The DetectivesDirectorSeries
- 1959Five Gates to HellScreenplay, Director, ProducerMovie
- 1959WatusiWriterMovie
- 1958The RiflemanDirectorSeries
- 1958The FlyScreenplayMovie