Personal Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Born / DiedSep 1, 1907 (Died at 95)

Zodiac Sign♍Virgo

Place of BirthGurahumora, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Gura Humorului, Romania)

Career Span1941 – 2002

Known Credits63 Titles

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DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Nathan Juran

Also known as:Nathan Hertz JuranJerry JuranNathan HertzNaftuli Hertz Juran+5 more

Total Works

53 movies • 10 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

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Global Reach

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Biography

Naftuli "Nathan" Hertz Juran (September 1, 1907 - October 23, 2002) was an American film art director and film director who is most noted for winning the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for How Green Was My Valley and for directing science fiction and fantasy films such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. He was also the brother of quality guru Joseph M. Juran.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Nathan Juran's career

7.7

Harvey

1950•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.3

How Green Was My Valley

1941•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.3

Winchester '73

1950•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.9

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

1958•movie

Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 63 titles featuring Nathan Juran

7.7

Harvey

1950•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.3

How Green Was My Valley

1941•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.3

Winchester '73

1950•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.9

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

1958•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Bend of the River

1952•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.7

The Time Tunnel

1966•series

Role: Director

6.2

20 Million Miles to Earth

1957•movie

Role: Director

4.8

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

1958•movie

Role: Director

6.3

First Men in the Moon

1964•movie

Role: Director

7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964•series

Role: Director

7.3

Lost in Space

1965•series

Role: Director

6.7

Body and Soul

1947•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.9

The Razor's Edge

1946•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.0

The Deadly Mantis

1957•movie

Role: Director

6.9

I Wake Up Screaming

1941•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.6

Jack the Giant Killer

1962•movie

Role: Director

6.4

The Black Castle

1952•movie

Role: Director

6.8

Land of the Giants

1968•series

Role: Director

5.1

The Brain from Planet Arous

1957•movie

Role: Director

6.2

The Strange Door

1951•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.0

Daniel Boone

1964•series

Role: Director

5.7

Highway Dragnet

1954•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.4

Thunder on the Hill

1951•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.3

Doctor Blood's Coffin

1961•movie

Role: Original Story

6.3

Tulsa

1949•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.8

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973•movie

Role: Director

5.8

Drums Across the River

1954•movie

Role: Director

6.1

Undertow

1949•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.7

The Golden Blade

1953•movie

Role: Director

6.6

Gunsmoke

1953•movie

Role: Director

7.1

Bright Victory

1951•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.7

Law and Order

1953•movie

Role: Director

6.1

The Other Love

1947•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.5

Dr. Renault's Secret

1942•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.2

Tumbleweed

1953•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Belle Starr

1941•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.4

Good Day for a Hanging

1959•movie

Role: Director

6.0

The Crooked Web

1955•movie

Role: Director

4.8

Hellcats of the Navy

1957•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Fury

1955•series

Role: Director

5.4

Cave of Outlaws

1951•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.4

Siege of the Saxons

1963•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Deported

1950•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.3

Charley's Aunt

1941•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.6

Land Raiders

1969•movie

Role: Director

6.4

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.3

Untamed Frontier

1952•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.9

It's Everybody's War

1942•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.1

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942•movie

Role: Art Direction

5.9

East of Sudan

1964•movie

Role: Director

4.4

Meet Danny Wilson

1952•movie

Role: Art Direction

7.4

Men Into Space

1959•series

Role: Director

6.2

My Friend Flicka

1955•series

Role: Director

5.8

Flight of the Lost Balloon

1961•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Boy Who Caught a Crook

1961•movie

Role: Writer

6.8

Crossroads

1955•series

Role: Director

6.3

Reunion in Reno

1951•movie

Role: Art Direction

6.3

World of Giants

1959•series

Role: Director

10.0

Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria

1958•movie

Role: Director

10.0

Mantelli e spade insanguinate

1959•movie

Role: Director

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000•movie

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The Big Moment

1954•movie

Role: Director