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Joseph Sargent

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Sargent (July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. He directed many television movies, but his best known feature film works are probably White Lightning, MacArthur, Nightmares, and Jaws: The Revenge, with his most popular film being The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. He has won four Emmy Awards. He is the father of anime dubbing voice actress Lia Sargent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Sargent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Joseph Sargent in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$60M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

$60M

Standout efficiency

6.4x

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$95M

Combined reported budget

$30M

Gross / budget

3.2x

Bankability Index

40 / 100

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