List of the best Charlton Heston movies: Ben-Hur(1959), Touch of Evil(1958), Planet of the Apes(1968), The Ten Commandments(1956), The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965), Will Penny(1968), Soylent Green(1973), Khartoum(1966), Midway(1976), 55 Days at Peking(1963), Dark City(1950), The War Lord(1965) ... ...
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1959
203 Minutes
Judah Ben-Hur
Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Stephen Boyd Haya Harareet Hugh Griffith Martha Scott Sam Jaffe Cathy O'Donnell
friend slave sister prince jesus emotional touching desert jerusalem judea revenge betrayal showdown freedom assassination escape revenge rise sacrifice 1st century
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1958
95 Minutes
Ramon Miguel "Mike" Vargas
Charlton Heston Orson Welles Janet Leigh Joseph Calleia Akim Tamiroff Valentin de Vargas Ray Collins Dennis Weaver Joanna Moore Mort Mills Marlene Dietrich
drug enforcement agent police officer criminal wife chilling mexico police station motel country road border crime crooked cops smuggling murder mystery pursuit 1950s
A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
Adventure, Sci-Fi
USA
1968
112 Minutes
Col. George Taylor
Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Maurice Evans James Whitmore James Daly Linda Harrison Robert Gunner
astronaut slave prisoner dark creative outer space desert cave travel accident racism hunting evolution communism escape pursuit rivalry 21st century
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
Drama, History
USA
1956
220 Minutes
Moses
Charlton Heston Yul Brynner Edward G. Robinson Anne Baxter Yvonne De Carlo Debra Paget John Derek Cedric Hardwicke Nina Foch Martha Scott Judith Anderson
prophet slave god jew ruler moses inspiring spectacular emotional profound melodramatic egypt red sea desert redemption religion exile escape sacrifice rise
Moses, an Egyptian Prince, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.
Drama, History
USA
1965
136 Minutes
Michelangelo
Charlton Heston Rex Harrison Diane Cilento Harry Andrews Adolfo Celi Venantino Venantini John Stacy Fausto Tozzi Maxine Audley Tomas Milian
artist pope countess passionate powerful rome mountain sistine chapel michelangelo painting renaissance religion historical events rivalry transformation 16th century
The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
Western
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Charlton Heston Joan Hackett Donald Pleasence Lee Majors Bruce Dern Ben Johnson Slim Pickens Clifton James Anthony Zerbe Roy Jenson G.D. Spradlin
cowboy farmer preacher son mother gritty wild west farmhouse cabin ranch aging rehabilitation loneliness love transformation revenge 1890s
Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by a husbandless woman and her young son.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1973
97 Minutes
Detective Robert Thorn
Charlton Heston Edward G. Robinson Leigh Taylor-Young Chuck Connors Brock Peters Paula Kelly
executive detective best friend concubine bodyguard priest dark suspenseful shocking new york city factory cathedral police station apartment dystopia overpopulation food industry government secrets poverty assisted suicide
A police officer in the year 2022 uncovers the deadly secret behind a mysterious synthetic food.
Drama, History
UK
1966
134 Minutes
Gen. Charles "Chinese" Gordon
Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox Johnny Sekka Michael Hordern Zia Mohyeddin Marne Maitland Nigel Green Hugh Williams
general prophet colonel prime minister soldier brutal gritty tense sudan great britain courage battle uprising following orders death underdog rise rivalry 1880s
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
War
USA
1976
132 Minutes
Captain Matt Garth
Charlton Heston Henry Fonda James Coburn Glenn Ford Hal Holbrook Robert Mitchum Cliff Robertson Toshirô Mifune Robert Wagner Edward Albert Robert Webber
naval officer admiral captain japanese soldier pilot gripping tense thrilling military base aircraft carrier japan world war ii japan naval warfare father/son relationship code breaking battle of midway quest adventure underdog
A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
Drama, History
USA
1963
150 Minutes
Maj. Matt Lewis
Charlton Heston Ava Gardner David Niven Flora Robson John Ireland Harry Andrews Leo Genn Robert Helpmann Icchizo Itami Kurt Kaszner Philippe Leroy
military officer empress diplomat baroness soldier emotional melodramatic gripping compound beijing battle of peking boxer rebellion hostages war love escape rescue love 1900s
During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1950
88 Minutes
Danny Haley
gambler veteran swindler brother detective singer brooding brash thrilling melodramatic casino town united states gambling swindling revenge fall pursuit quest revenge
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.
Adventure
USA
1965
123 Minutes
Chrysagon
Charlton Heston Richard Boone Rosemary Forsyth Maurice Evans Guy Stockwell Niall MacGinnis Henry Wilcoxon James Farentino Woodrow Parfrey John Alderson Allen Jaffe
knight brother bride-to-be duke village elder brooding gripping rousing coast medieval kingdom europe fortress house village desire love triangle brotherhood marriage war love
In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.
Western
USA
1965
124 Minutes
Major Amos Charles Dundee
Charlton Heston Richard Harris Jim Hutton James Coburn Michael Anderson Jr. Senta Berger Mario Adorf Brock Peters Warren Oates Ben Johnson R. G. Armstrong
officer criminal prisoner of war deserter widow native american tense new mexico territory fort mexico village war kidnapping teamwork quest pursuit rivalry 1860s
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1955
105 Minutes
Maj. Bernard R. "Barney" Benson
Charlton Heston Julie Adams William Demarest Tim Considine Sal Mineo Nana Bryant Kay Stewart Mary Field Tim Hovey Donald Keeler Don Haggerty
As a disciplinary measure, the Army transfers a heavy-handed Major to a ROTC academy where he must shape-up cadets and improve the school's overall ratings.
Western
USA
1980
102 Minutes
Charlton Heston Brian Keith Victoria Racimo Stephen Macht John Glover Seymour Cassel David Ackroyd Victor Jory
friend frontiersman love interest fur trapper engaging spirited united states wilderness wild west frontier life friendship survival discovery rivalry 1800s
A pair of grizzled frontiersmen fight Indians, guzzle liquor and steal squaws in their search for a legendary valley 'so full of beaver that they jump right into your traps' in this fanciful adventure.
Drama
USA
1970
134 Minutes
Whip Hoxworth
Charlton Heston Geraldine Chaplin John Phillip Law Tina Chen Alec McCowen Mako
plantation owner laborer wife mistress engineer queen tense moving hawaii plantation ship town settling down new life farming family struggle battle quest escape
The intertwined lives of two kindred souls with ambition begins when Captain Whip Hoxworth discovers that Nyuk Tsin has been smuggled aboard as part of cargo on The Carthaginian, which he ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1976
103 Minutes
Sam Burgade
Charlton Heston James Coburn Barbara Hershey Jorge Rivero Michael Parks Larry Wilcox Morgan Paull Thalmus Rasulala Robert Donner John Quade Christopher Mitchum
outlaw retired sheriff daughter fiancée sheriff criminal brash unrestrained intense dark frontier mountain railway navajo reservation desert american west vengeance violence masculinity abduction
In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Zach Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.
Drama
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Peer Gynt
Charlton Heston Betty Hanisee David Bradley
Gynt, a complete opposite of a hero, is banished from his village for his (in)actions. He then travels the world with more or less the same result.
Adventure
USA
1954
101 Minutes
Harry Steele
tour guide assistant archaeologist political refugee confident gripping melodramatic spirited thrilling machu picchu peru get rich quick archaeology looting crime murder plot ancient civilization incan empire adventure quest
An adventurer searchers for hidden treasure in the Peruvian jungles.
Drama
USA
1963
107 Minutes
Richard "King" Howland
Charlton Heston Yvette Mimieux George Chakiris France Nuyen James Darren Aline MacMahon Elizabeth Allen Vaughn Taylor Marc Marno Philip Ahn Harold Fong
In 1950s Hawaii, a bigoted and ruthless land baron, with political ambitions, bans his sister from marrying a native even though he himself has secretly impregnated a native woman.
Comedy
USA
1962
101 Minutes
Captain Paul MacDougall, Benny the Snatch, Narrator
Charlton Heston Elsa Martinelli Harry Guardino Salvatore Baccaloni Marietto Gabriella Pallotta
soldier spy resistance fighter father pregnant woman fiancé amusing endearing incredible italy household aviary party world war ii duty misunderstanding secret plans espionage love adventure
In 1944, two American spies, posing as priests, infiltrate German occupied Rome to relay information to HQ but can only communicate via pigeons due to the imposed radio silence.
Adventure
USA
1982
101 Minutes
Director
Charlton Heston Nick Mancuso Kim Basinger John Marley Dale Wilson Ricky Zantolas Marie George
adventurer miner crazy person young person colleague missing person bleak chilling eerie gripping powerful suspenseful mountain british columbia canada missing persons search party plane crash treasure isolation
A couple of youngish adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Director
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Drama
USA
1954
83 Minutes
Dr. Tom Owen
fiancée doctor socialite nurse brother miner melodramatic somber pittsburgh doctor's office house coal mine coal mining difficult decision wealth class distinctions engagement love triangle love growing up
A doctor returning from the Korean War to his hometown in Pennsylvania must choose what next to do with his life
Western
USA
1953
105 Minutes
Ed Bannon
Charlton Heston Jack Palance Katy Jurado Brian Keith Mary Sinclair Milburn Stone Richard Shannon Lewis Martin Frank de Kova Robert Wilke Peter Coe
chief scout cavalry captain apache native american native american chief amusing melodramatic tense thrilling fiery united states wild west ambush native americans apaches u.s. army western films adventure
Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of aiding in bringing peace to the region, despite opposition from both the Army and the Apaches.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1974
107 Minutes
Alan Murdock
Charlton Heston Karen Black George Kennedy Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Susan Clark Helen Reddy Linda Blair Dana Andrews Sid Caesar Myrna Loy Nancy Olson
pilot stewardess airline employee air traffic controller passenger boyfriend campy tense emotional thrilling airplane airport washington, d.c. los angeles cockpit plane crash flying disaster rescue communication
A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Ireland
1991
103 Minutes
Sherlock Holmes
Charlton Heston Richard Johnson Susannah Harker John Castle Clive Wood Simon Callow James Coyle
When a courier at the D-Day Courier Service mistakenly finds a pile of money in his regular delivery, he does some digging only to discover that the messenger company is a front for a drug ... See full summary »
Western
1953
101 Minutes
Captain William Frank "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Charlton Heston Rhonda Fleming Forrest Tucker Jan Sterling Michael Moore Porter Hall Richard Shannon Henry Brandon Stuart Randall Lewis Martin Pat Hogan
buffalo bill wild bill hickok native american outlaw suspenseful rousing spirited fiery gripping gutsy wild west pony express mail communication shoot out adventure quest 1860s
Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) clear the way for a mail route west to California.
Drama
1978
111 Minutes
Capt. Paul Blanchard
Charlton Heston David Carradine Stacy Keach Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Rosemary Forsyth Dorian Harewood Hilly Hicks Michael O'Keefe Christopher Reeve
navy seal naval officer navy brat tense suspenseful thrilling submarine ocean disaster navy sea rescue rescue escape 1970s
A Navy captain (David Carradine) uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
Adventure
1972
100 Minutes
John Thornton
Charlton Heston Raimund Harmstorf Michèle Mercier George Eastman Sancho Gracia Rik Battaglia Maria Rohm Juan Luis Galiardo
prospector mail carrier partner love interest thief sled dog thrilling dark alaska mining camp tundra forest arctic california prospecting dogs dognapping daunting task wilderness adventure
The sled dog Buck helps a roughneck (Charlton Heston) and his partner to cover a lot of territory in Alaska.
Mystery & Thriller
1976
116 Minutes
Capt. Peter Holly
Charlton Heston John Cassavetes Beau Bridges Marilyn Hassett David Janssen Jack Klugman Gena Rowlands Walter Pidgeon Brock Peters David Groh Mitchell Ryan
police captain swat officer gambler pickpocket girlfriend sniper brutal tense gripping dark los angeles coliseum tower football game command center los angeles terrorism disaster shooting spree hysteria race against time
A police captain (Charlton Heston) and a SWAT sergeant (John Cassavetes) try to stop a sniper perched above the scoreboard in a packed football stadium.
Adventure
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
John Sands
Gary Cooper Charlton Heston Michael Redgrave Emlyn Williams Cecil Parker Alexander Knox Virginia McKenna Richard Harris
ship captain lawyer shipmate daughter emotional suspenseful ship shipwreck courtroom high seas english channel seafaring deception schemes trial sabotage mystery discovery 1950s
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.
Adventure
USA
1954
95 Minutes
Eleanor Parker Charlton Heston Abraham Sofaer William Conrad Romo Vincent Douglas Fowley John Dierkes Leonard Strong Norma Calderon John Mansfield
plantation owner wife brother servant commissioner medicine man intense melodramatic boat river plantation jungle south america marriage pride vanity drinking insects lifestyle changes adventure
The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
Drama
USA
1952
82 Minutes
Boake Tackman
Jennifer Jones Charlton Heston Karl Malden Tom Tully Barney Phillips James Anderson Josephine Hutchinson Phyllis Avery Herbert Heyes Myra Marsh Charles Cane
widow businessman brother old flame gold digger dark tense melodramatic suspenseful american south country club swamp murder poverty marriage of convenience second chance morality love transformation rise
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.
Romance, Drama
USA
1952
152 Minutes
Marc Braden
Betty Hutton Charlton Heston Cornel Wilde Dorothy Lamour Gloria Grahame James Stewart Henry Wilcoxon Lawrence Tierney Lyle Bettger John Kellogg John Ridgely
circus performer clown manager girlfriend trapeze artist thrilling emotional melodramatic circus florida train circus love triangle robbery animals injury romance fall rise rivalry
The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.
Other, Drama, History
USA
1965
195 Minutes
John the Baptist
Max von Sydow Charlton Heston Carroll Baker Dorothy McGuire Robert Loggia Claude Rains Jose Ferrer Marian Seldes John Abbott Rodolfo Acosta Michael Ansara
prophet traitor god king mary magdalene disciple inspiring profound jerusalem bethlehem israel jesus christ betrayal god christianity resurrection sacrifice 1st century
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Drama, History
USA
1958
124 Minutes
Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Claire Bloom Charles Boyer Inger Stevens Henry Hull E.G. Marshall Lorne Greene Ted de Corsia Douglas Dumbrille Robert F. Simon
pirate andrew jackson governor daughter thrilling spirited airy patriotic new orleans island piracy unlikely hero war truce underdog rescue 1810s
During the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
Romance
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Jane Wyman Charlton Heston Claire Trevor Thelma Ritter William Demarest Wallace Ford Tom Helmore Gloria Talbott James Westerfield Mary Field Joel Fluellen
fashion designer rancher soldier banker passionate emotional charming texas united states shop fashion romance love adventure 20th century
The success story of a dressmaker who comes to run a group of fashion shops at the expense of her love life.
Drama, History
USA
1955
108 Minutes
Lt. William Clark
Fred MacMurray Charlton Heston Donna Reed Barbara Hale William Demarest Alan Reed Eduardo Noriega Larry Pennell Argentina Brunetti Julia Montoya Ralph Moody
thomas jefferson meriwether lewis william clark sacajawea native american striking thrilling united states wilderness frontier louisiana purchase expedition water route teamwork love triangle daunting task quest discovery adventure 1800s
After purchasing Louisiana from France, the USA sends surveyors Lewis and Clark, assisted by a Shoshone guide, to chart the new territory.
Drama, History
USA
1995
96 Minutes
Brigham Young
Tom Berenger Charlton Heston James Coburn Fay Masterson Kevin Tighe Tom Bower Leslie Hope Daniel Quinn Andrew Prine Lisa Banes Drew Snyder
Alexander is running a con game at a circus as a psychic. When he finds that he actually does possess psychic powers, he uses them for his own ends.
Sci-Fi
Japan|USA
1990
111 Minutes
Tim Matheson Charlton Heston Peter Boyle Annabel Schofield Tetsuya Bessho Corin Nemec Jack Palance Sandy Kevin Paul Koslo Scott Allan Campbell Frantz Turner
A huge Solar flare is predicted to fry Earth. Astronauts must fly to the sun to drop a talking bomb (Freddy) at the right time so the flare will point somewhere else. Giant IXL Corp C.E.O. ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1970
95 Minutes
George Taylor
James Franciscus Kim Hunter Charlton Heston Maurice Evans Linda Harrison Victor Buono Paul Richards Thomas Gomez
apes astronaut survivor mutant monster campy dark thrilling spacecraft new york city subway tunnel desert science survival protest holocaust mutiny bomb discovery
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
Comedy
1999
100 Minutes
Addison Sinclair
Christopher Lambert Shelley Winters Charlton Heston Carroll O'Connor Shirley Jones Michael Connors Harvey Korman Barbara Bain Taylor Nichols Crystal Bernard
mental patient elderly person uplifting spirited touching nursing home south carolina age difference ageism mental disability happiness adventure discovery transformation 1990s
A mentally impaired newcomer (Christopher Lambert) enthusiastically encourages and inspires jaded residents of a retirement home.
Western
USA
1958
165 Minutes
Steve Leech
Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Carroll Baker Charlton Heston Burl Ives Charles Bickford Alfonso Bedoya Chuck Connors Chuck Hayward Buff Brady Dorothy Adams
captain fiancée family patriarch land owner rancher son rousing gutsy thrilling spirited american west ranch land ownership american west harassment land wars family feud honor revenge rivalry
A New Englander arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
Horror
USA
1995
95 Minutes
Jackson Harglow
Sam Neill Julie Carmen Jürgen Prochnow Charlton Heston David Warner John Glover Bernie Casey Peter Jason Frances Bay
insurance investigator publisher writer editor mutant doctor brutal creepy gory new york city new hampshire hobb's end church horror novel missing persons investigation supernatural memory loss mass hysteria pursuit
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1996
109 Minutes
Perry
Thora Birch Vincent Kartheiser Dirk Benedict Charlton Heston Gordon Tootoosis Duncan Fraser Ben Cardinal Ryan Kent
daughter son father friend pilot poacher inspiring suspenseful emotional heartwarming alaska wilderness airplane beach mountain boat father/child relationship siblings journey plane crash
While searching for their missing father in the mountains of Alaska, two siblings come across a baby polar bear on the run from a pair of poachers.
Fantasy
USA
1990
97 Minutes
God
Paul Hogan Elias Koteas Linda Kozlowski Charlton Heston Doreen Lang Joe Dallesandro Raymond Sutton Douglas Seale Ruth Warshawsky Parley Baer Ben Slack
petty criminal god disabled person sister police officer businessman positive lighthearted youth club heaven church redemption friendship change of heart angels bank heist investigation transformation underdog discovery
A small-time crook becomes convinced he is an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one.
Adventure
UK|USA
1978
113 Minutes
Henry VIII
Mark Lester Oliver Reed Raquel Welch Ernest Borgnine George C. Scott Charlton Heston
beggar poor boy criminal amusing england london impersonation twins bears transformation future
Poor boy Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales exchange identities, but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
Comedy
USA
2001
104 Minutes
Eugenie's Father
Warren Beatty Diane Keaton Andie MacDowell Garry Shandling Jenna Elfman Nastassja Kinski Goldie Hawn Charlton Heston Marian Seldes Josh Hartnett Tricia Vessey
architect best friend wife cellist party girl beautiful woman amusing witty playful quirky new york city mississippi old house cabin restaurant carnival midlife crisis infidelity marital problems sex
Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action
USA
1994
141 Minutes
Spencer Trilby
Arnold Schwarzenegger Jamie Lee Curtis Tom Arnold Bill Paxton Tia Carrere Art Malik Eliza Dushku Grant Heslov Charlton Heston
spy wife partner terrorist daughter car dealer wild spectacular frenetic switzerland washington, d.c. highway hotel double life unhappy marriage nuclear weapons terrorism dangerous assignment career vs. love pursuit
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.