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John Calley
Biography
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman." During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
Top Filmography
5.6
One Night Stand
1997 // MOVIE
7.9
A Decade Under the Influence
2003 // MOVIE
4.3
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007 // MOVIE
6.9
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007 // MOVIE
7.5
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004 // MOVIE
6.0
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 // MOVIE
6.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 // MOVIE
5.8
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 // MOVIE
7.0
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008 // MOVIE
7.0
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966 // MOVIE
8.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008 // MOVIE
6.0
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008 // MOVIE
6.0
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
2002 // MOVIE
6.0
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
2001 // MOVIE
6.0
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001 // MOVIE