John Calley
ProductionJuly 8, 1930 (81 years old at death)Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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.
Movies
8.0
Movie
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
7.9
Movie
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
7.5
Movie
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
7.0
Movie
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
7.0
Movie
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966
6.9
Movie
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007
6.0
Movie
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
2002
6.0
Movie
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
2001
6.0
Movie
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
6.0
Movie
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
6.0
Movie
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001
6.0
Movie
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006