John Eliot Sturges (alizaliwa tar. 3 Januari 1910 – 18 Agosti 1992) alikuwa mwongozaji na mtayarishaji wa filamu wa Kimarekani. Alikuwa akifahamika zaidi kama mwasisi wa filamu za bajeti kubwa zilizokuwa zinatengenezwa kati ya mwaka 1950 na 1960. Moja kati ya filamu alizoongoza ni kama ifuatavyo: The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Ice Station Zebra na Marooned. The Man Who Dared (1946) Shadowed (1946) Alias Mr. Twilight (1946) For the Love of Rusty (1947) Keeper of the Bees (1947) Thunderbolt (1947 movie)|Thunderbolt (1947) The Sign of the Ram (1948) Best Man Wins (1948) The Walking Hills (1949) The Magnificent Yankee (1950) The Capture (movie)|The Capture (1950) Mystery Street (1950) Right Cross (1950) Kind Lady (1951) The People Against O'Hara (1951) It's a Big Country (1951) The Girl in White (1952) Jeopardy (1953 film)|Jeopardy (1953) Fast Company (1953 film)|Fast Company (1953) Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Underwater!