List of the best Anthony Quayle movies: East of Sudan(1964), Serious Charge(1959), Woman in a Dressing Gown(1957), Pursuit of the Graf Spee(1956), It Takes a Thief(1959), Ice Cold in Alex(1958), The Wrong Man(1956), Anne of the Thousand Days(1969), King of the Wind(1989), The Nelson Affair(1973), Holocaust 2000(1978), No Time for Tears(1957) ... ...
Adventure
UK
1964
84 Minutes
Private Baker
Anthony Quayle Sylvia Sims Jenny Agutter Derek Fowlds Johnny Sekka Harold Coyne Joseph Layode Ellario Pedro Desmond Davies Derek Bloomfield Edward Ellis
englishman trooper governess officer brash passionate powerful sudan boat nile river colonialism exploitation quest rescue love 1880s
During the Mahdist insurrection in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, veteran colonial Private Baker teams up with freshly arrived gentleman Murchison, trying to evacuate from southern Barash the ... See full summary »
Drama
1959
105 Minutes
Howard Phillips
Anthony Quayle Sarah Churchill Andrew Ray Irene Browne Percy Herbert Noel Howlett Wensley Pithey Leigh Madison Judith Furse Jean Cadell Wilfrid Brambell
vicar petty criminal pregnant teen jealous woman parishioner wrongly accused brooding melodramatic intense dark engaging uneasy england wrongfully accused allegation teen pregnancy small-town life religion child abuse discovery
A punk (Andrew Ray) commits murder and accuses the new minister (Anthony Quayle) in town of the crime.
Drama
UK
1957
93 Minutes
husband wife mistress son emotional moving house bedroom hotel office divorce adultery loyalty family temptation forbidden love fall 1950s
A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and is planning to leave his family for her.
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
Commodore Harwood
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Crime, Drama
1959
89 Minutes
Jayne Mansfield Anthony Quayle Carl Mohner Peter Reynolds John Bennett Barbara Mullen Peter Pike Robert Brown Dermot Walsh Edward Judd John Stratton
thief man gang leader woman gangster widower thrilling suspenseful engaging emotional intense united states prison heist gangs love interest attraction danger love adventure
Jailed for his role in a gang heist and ditched by its female leader (Jayne Mansfield), a widower (Anthony Quayle) decides to keep the loot.
War
UK
1958
132 Minutes
Captain van der Poel
soldier nurse captain driver nun spy brooding suspenseful melodramatic north africa ambulance bar car desert journey espionage secret identity world war ii military discovery
During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
105 Minutes
Frank O'Connor
Henry Fonda Vera Miles Anthony Quayle Harold J. Stone Esther Minciotti Charles Cooper Nehemiah Persoff Laurinda Barrett Norma Connolly Doreen Lang Lola D'Annunzio
musician wife attorney judge criminal suspenseful disturbing thrilling engaging new york city prison courtroom mistaken identity robbery coincidence trial mental breakdown money escape quest
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Drama, History
UK
1969
145 Minutes
Cardinal Wolsey
Richard Burton Geneviève Bujold Irene Papas Anthony Quayle John Colicos Michael Hordern Katharine Blake Peter Jeffrey Joseph O'Conor William Squire Valerie Gearon
king queen cardinal maid pope heir dark hedonistic england royal court london king henry viii anne boleyn catherine of aragon divorce religion royalty forbidden love fall 16th century
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Adventure
UK
1989
101 Minutes
Lord Granville
Navin Chowdhry Frank Finlay Jenny Agutter Anthony Quayle Richard Harris Glenda Jackson
In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel, evil and good and thus begins the life of Sham.
Drama, History
UK
1973
118 Minutes
Lord Minto
Glenda Jackson Peter Finch Michael Jayston Anthony Quayle Margaret Leighton Dominic Guard Nigel Stock Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Young George Matcham visits his uncle Lord Nelson and the vulgar Lady Hamilton. With the clear eyes of youth, he measures Nelson's stature and notes his feet of clay. And yet, Nelson is a ... See full summary »
Horror
1978
102 Minutes
Professor Griffith
Kirk Douglas Agostina Belli Simon Ward Anthony Quayle Virginia McKenna Alexander Knox
A designer (Kirk Douglas) of nuclear-power plants learns his son (Simon Ward) is the Antichrist and a big fan of fission.
Drama
1957
86 Minutes
Dr. Graham Seagrave
Anna Neagle George Baker Sylvia Syms Anthony Quayle Flora Robson Alan White
Drama, War
UK|USA
1961
157 Minutes
Maj. Roy Franklin
Gregory Peck David Niven Anthony Quinn Stanley Baker Anthony Quayle James Darren Irene Papas Gia Scala James Robertson Justice Richard Harris
captain explosives expert resistance fighter security head soldier sister engaging tense brash gripping intense greece boat mountain village island cliff sabotage covert operations mountain climbing
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Horror
UK
1966
94 Minutes
Doctor Murray
John Neville Donald Houston John Fraser Georgia Brown Anthony Quayle Barbara Windsor Robert Morley Cecil Parker Frank Finlay Kay Walsh
lord serial killer duke prime minister doctor inspector chilling gripping witty london murder corruption insanity discovery mystery wretched excess 1880s
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Drama
UK
1969
103 Minutes
Brigadier Bewley
David Niven Topol Anna Karina John Hurt Anthony Quayle Ori Levy
british officer interpreter refugee civilian love interest russian amusing engaging lighthearted quirky austria refugee camp world war ii refugees helping others desertion displacement discovery escape love
After World War II, in an Austrian camp for displaced people, an interpreter mediates between the British and the Soviets regarding the fate of various refugees.
Musical, Comedy
1955
101 Minutes
Gen. Orlovsky
Anton Walbrook Emeric Pressburger Michael Redgrave Ludmilla Tcherina Mel Ferrer Anthony Quayle Dennis Price Anneliese Rothenberger Oskar Sima Richard Marner Nicholas Bruce
In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda (Ludmilla Tcherina) and her husband (Michael Redgrave) become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada
1979
121 Minutes
Sir Charles Warren
Christopher Plummer James Mason Donald Sutherland David Hemmings Susan Clark Anthony Quayle John Gielgud Frank Finlay
detective killer doctor watson prostitute police officer psychic brooding dark suspenseful gripping england street underworld london mass murder detective work psychic phenomena jack the ripper sherlock holmes investigation
Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
Drama, History
USA
1964
153 Minutes
Verulus
Sophia Loren Alec Guinness Stephen Boyd James Mason Christopher Plummer Anthony Quayle John Ireland Mel Ferrer Omar Sharif Eric Porter
soldier emperor heir daughter senator barbarian thrilling tense brooding rome battlefield frontier palace roman empire corruption decadence power play rebellion showdown fall
The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.
Comedy
USA
1972
87 Minutes
The King
Woody Allen Burt Reynolds Lynn Redgrave John Carradine Lou Jacobi Louise Lasser Anthony Quayle Tony Randall Gene Wilder Erin Fleming Elaine Giftos
doctor queen journalist scientist outlandish amusing laboratory new york city countryside subconscious mind sex love marriage fantasy love quest 1970s
Seven stories are trying to answer the question: what is sex? Or maybe they are not trying.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
UK
1962
216 Minutes
Col. Harry Brighton
Peter O'Toole Alec Guinness Anthony Quinn Omar Sharif Jack Hawkins Jose Ferrer Claude Rains Anthony Quayle Arthur Kennedy Donald Wolfit I.S. Johar
journalist prince soldier military officer spectacular profound army base desert arabia world war i armed conflict culture clash redemption man vs. nature t.e. lawrence quest rise 1910s
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Drama, War
UK
1965
116 Minutes
Bamford
Sophia Loren George Peppard Trevor Howard John Mills Richard Johnson Tom Courtenay Jeremy Kemp Anthony Quayle Lilli Palmer Paul Henreid Helmut Dantine
lieutenant woman spy prime minister general colonel suspenseful intense germany london holland underground world war ii special ops espionage military working undercover quest sacrifice 1940s
Allied agents attempt to infiltrate the Nazis' rocket research site.
Drama, History
UK
1962
101 Minutes
Alec Guinness Dirk Bogarde Maurice Denham Nigel Stock Richard Carpenter Peter Gill David Robinson Robin Stewart Ray Brooks Peter Greenspan Anthony Quayle
captain lieutenant cabin boy sailor tense thrilling ship ocean naval warfare mutiny napoleonic wars leadership adventure rivalry 1800s
On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
Romance
UK
1988
90 Minutes
Phil Collins Julie Walters Larry Lamb Stephanie Lawrence Ellie Beaven Michael Attwell Ralph Brown Christopher Ellison Sheila Hancock Martin Jarvis Anthony Quayle
thief criminal wife daughter frenetic offbeat quirky mexico london heist train robbery family dysfunction father/daughter relationship husband/wife relationship buster edwards escape sacrifice 1960s
Based on the story of Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards (Phil Collins), one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963.
Romance
UK
1938
96 Minutes
Leslie Howard Wendy Hiller Wilfrid Lawson Marie Lohr David Tree Scott Sunderland Jean Cadell Everley Gregg Leueen MacGrath Esme Percy
flower girl professor socialite father charming endearing witty london party household class distinctions love culture clash transformation love 1910s
A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
Crime, Drama
UK
1966
100 Minutes
Senta Berger Stephen Boyd Yul Brynner Bob Cunningham Gilda Dahlberg Angie Dickinson Georges Geret Hugh Griffith Jack Hawkins Rita Hayworth Trevor Howard
Three thugs--Tom, Dick and Harry (a woman)--break into the penthouse apartment of an adulterous couple and proceed to terrorize them, but as it turns out, things aren't exactly what they seem to be.