James Bridges

American film director and screenwriter (1936-1993)

James McKeen Bridges was an American screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor. He was a two-time Oscar nominee: once for Best Original Screenplay for The China Syndrome and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Paper Chase.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 6 films (1966–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1966 The Appaloosa. Universal Pictures 98 min 35mm Color sound
1967 The Flim Flam Man ?Great Plains Instructional TV Library 104 min 16mm Color sound
1967 The Flim-Flam Man. Lawrence Turman Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project Universal Pictures 100 min Color sound
1979 The China Syndrome James Bridges 117 min Color
1980 Urban Cowboy James Bridges 135 min Color