---
title: 'John Briley'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film screenwriter'
  - 'literary scholar'
  - 'librettist'
  - 'novelist'
  - 'film producer'
born: '1925-06-25'
died: '2019-12-14'
birthplace: 'Kalamazoo'
deathplace: 'Sarasota'
films_in_library: 15
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/john-briley'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Briley'
wikidata: 'Q1699413'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Briley

film screenwriter, literary scholar, librettist, novelist, film producer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2006 · [Salvage](https://cinepixo.com/movies/salvage-2006) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [Molokai: The Story of Father Damien](https://cinepixo.com/movies/molokai-the-story-of-father-damien-1999) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1992 · [Christopher Columbus: The Discovery](https://cinepixo.com/movies/christopher-columbus-the-discovery-1992) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [Sandino](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sandino-1990) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Cry Freedom](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cry-freedom-1987) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Tai-Pan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tai-pan-1986) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Marie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/marie-1985) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Enigma](https://cinepixo.com/movies/enigma-1983) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Gandhi](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gandhi-1982) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [Eagle's Wing](https://cinepixo.com/movies/eagles-wing-1979) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [The Medusa Touch](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-medusa-touch-1978) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1975 · [That Lucky Touch](https://cinepixo.com/movies/that-lucky-touch-1975) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1972 · [Pope Joan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pope-joan-1972) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious](https://cinepixo.com/movies/situation-hopeless-but-not-serious-1965) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [Children of the Damned](https://cinepixo.com/movies/children-of-the-damned-1964) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/john-briley
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