List of the best Cyril Cusack movies: The Homecoming(1973), The Rising of the Moon(1957), Harold and Maude(1971), Sacco and Vanzetti(1971), Fahrenheit 451(1966), The Taming of the Shrew(1967), Gone to Earth(1950), Gideon of Scotland Yard(1958), All Over the Town(1949), Children of Rage(1975), The Abdication(1974), Miracle in Soho(1958) ... ...
Drama
USA
1973
111 Minutes
Sam
professor wife brother father uncle bleak playful witty england london apartment absence blue collar father/son relationship family rivalry growing up 1970s
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Drama
Ireland
1957
81 Minutes
Cyril Cusack Noel Purcell Jimmy O'Dea Jack MacGowran Tony Quinn Paul Farrell Kevin Casey Maureen Potter
inspector friend englishman train passenger nationalist sergeant witty inspiring ireland dunfaill station galway, ireland irish civil war morality political activism death row british-irish relations irish life escape sacrifice discovery
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1971
91 Minutes
Glaucus
Bud Cort Ruth Gordon Cyril Cusack Vivian Pickles Charles Tyner Ellen Geer Eric Christmas Judy Engles Shari Summers
survivor teenager mother quirky dark emotional cemetery household hospital california suicide death older woman-younger man psychoanalysis love rebellion love transformation 1970s
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
Drama, History
Italy|France
1971
120 Minutes
Frederick Katzmann
Gian Maria Volonte Riccardo Cucciolla Cyril Cusack Milo O'Shea Rosanna Fratello Geoffrey Keen
shoemaker peddler prosecutor wife judge defense attorney emotional disheartening shocking intricate boston massachusetts street courtroom factory city nicola sacco bartolomeo vanzetti false accusations immigration
The story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions.
Sci-Fi
UK
1966
112 Minutes
The Captain
Oskar Werner Julie Christie Cyril Cusack Anton Diffring Jeremy Spenser Bee Duffell Alex Scott Gillian Lewis Ann Bell Caroline Hunt Anna Palk
fireman neighbor wife old woman professor gripping suburbia family home censorship totalitarianism friendship quest transformation future
In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Comedy
Italy|USA
1967
126 Minutes
Grumio
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Alfred Lynch Alan Webb Victor Spinetti Roy Holder Mark Dignam Bice Valori Natasha Pyne
wanderer beautiful woman sister suitor tutor father witty charming padua, italy mansion battle of sexes love-hate relationship opposites attract marrying for money love rivalry quest 16th century
Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina.
Drama
UK|USA
1950
110 Minutes
Edward Marston
Jennifer Jones Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Cyril Cusack Sybil Thorndike Edward Chapman Esmond Knight Hugh Griffith George Cole Beatrice Varley Frances Clare
gypsy squire minister love interest husband wife brooding emotional heartwarming passionate spirited wild countryside woods england love desire magic loveless marriage curse
A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1958
91 Minutes
Herbert 'Birdie' Sparrow
Jack Hawkins Dianne Foster Cyril Cusack Anna Lee Anna Massey Andrew Ray James Hayter Ronald Howard Howard Marion-Crawford Laurence Naismith Derek Bond
scotland yard detective daughter police officer brash confident engaging frenetic gutsy witty london office crime bribery pursuit 1950s
A typical day for Scotland Yard Chief Inspector George Gideon consists of working on several cases at the same time.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1949
88 Minutes
Gerald Vane
Sarah Churchill Norman Wooland Cyril Cusack Ronald Adam Bryan Forbes James Hayter Walter Horsbrugh
reporter veteran employee amusing spirited town england newspapers corruption failing business rise 1940s
On the southwest coast of England, two crusading reporters revive a failing newspaper and expose local corruption.
Drama
UK|Italy|Israel
1975
105 Minutes
David's father
Young Palestinian ends up in a hospital after the bomb he set to explode during a party for the Israelis explodes before he leaves. Sympathetic physician tries to convince him to give up on his destructive ways while he still can.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, History
UK
1974
103 Minutes
Oxenstierna
Peter Finch Liv Ullmann Cyril Cusack Paul Rogers Michael Dunn Graham Crowden
Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic Church.
Romance
UK
1958
98 Minutes
Sam Bishop
road worker italian young woman emotional melodramatic intense passionate heartwarming london soho road romance odd couple miracles love at first sight love temptation rivalry quest 1950s
In London's colorful but seedy Soho, Michael Morgan is working mending the road. He is unhappy, with little hope of finding happiness. Then he meets Julia Gozzi, and "The Miracle" happens.
Adventure
1950
109 Minutes
Chauvelin
David Niven Emeric Pressburger Margaret Leighton Cyril Cusack Jack Hawkins Robert Coote Edmond Audran Danielle Godet Arlette Marchal Charles Victor David Hutcheson
aristocrat hero revolutionary englishman prisoner brother-in-law spectacular brash gutsy paris london court english channel inn prison rescue french revolution secret identity heroism scarlet pimpernel
London dandy Sir Percy (David Niven) dons disguises to rescue French nobles from the Reign of Terror guillotine.
Sci-Fi
UK
1984
115 Minutes
Charrington
John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton Cyril Cusack Gregor Fisher James Walker Andrew Wilde David Trevena David Cann Anthony Benson Peter Frye
political boss hostage girlfriend victim government official killer somber tense powerful fictional country government offices apartment political repression corruption government secrets exploitation lie historical events fall underdog
In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
War
UK
1958
93 Minutes
Sandy
Dirk Bogarde Emeric Pressburger Marius Goring David Oxley Cyril Cusack Laurence Payne Michael Gough Brian Worth John Cairney
major british soldier german soldier nazi hostage guerrilla fighter tense spirited crete cairo countryside world war ii capture dangerous assignment nazis military quest sacrifice 1940s
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.
Drama
UK
1962
100 Minutes
Captain Ferris
Susan Hayward Peter Finch Diane Cilento Cyril Cusack Kieron Moore Athene Seyler Richard Wattis Brenda De Banzie Miriam Karlin Laurence Naismith
doctor husband prosecutor father wife ex-convict tense engaging emotional ireland country house courtroom euthanasia mental breakdown new life family history accidental death deception discovery quest
After prosecuting a doctor for mercy killing, a district-attorney hires the same doctor to care for his mentally ill wife.
Romance
USA|Ireland
1981
91 Minutes
Gormond of Ireland
Richard Burton Kate Mulgrew Nicholas Clay Cyril Cusack Geraldine Fitzgerald Niall Toibin Diana Van der Vlis Niall O'Brien
The classic Arthurian tale of tragic love. In medieval times, Lord of Cornwall decides to marry an Irish princess Isolde. However, his most loyal knight Tristan becomes bewitched by her beauty and they fall hopelessly in love.
Drama
1963
113 Minutes
Father Maguire
doctor wife colleague lover dark emotional suspenseful england house hospital affair disease medicine marriage forbidden love discovery quest 1960s
An English doctor (Richard Johnson) and his nurse wife (Claire Bloom) seek a smallpox carrier in the health resort of Bath.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|France
1973
141 Minutes
The Gunsmith
Edward Fox Michael Lonsdale Tony Britton Terence Alexander Cyril Cusack Alan Badel Michel Auclair Denis Carey Maurice Denham Adrien Cayla-Legrand Vernon Dobtcheff
hit man charles de gaulle police detective police officer suspenseful engaging paris apartment building assassination plot political intrigue investigation secret identity torture quest pursuit 1960s
A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.
Drama
UK
1968
97 Minutes
Messenger
Christopher Plummer Orson Welles Lilli Palmer Richard Johnson Cyril Cusack Roger Livesey Donald Sutherland Alexis Mantheakis Dimos Starenios Friedrich Ledebur Oenone Luke
This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1962
105 Minutes
Dr. Grogan
Peter Sellers Dany Robin Margaret Leighton John Fraser Cyril Cusack Prunella Scales Denise Coffey Jean Anderson
general wife mistress aide daughter witty passionate england manor retirement midlife crisis love triangle court-martial hypochondria quest forbidden love rivalry 1910s
This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs. Unfortunately, his private life is a disaster: a confirmed ... See full summary »
Drama
1957
95 Minutes
Garcia
Dirk Bogarde Jon Whiteley Michael Hordern Maureen Swanson Cyril Cusack Bernard Lee
father son gardener diplomat emotional moving jail spain small town house coast father/son relationship jealousy unlikely friendship frame-ups family manipulation escape growing up transformation
An American diplomat (Michael Hordern) resents his son's (Jon Whiteley) friendship with their gardener (Dirk Bogarde) in Spain.
Drama
1956
92 Minutes
Mr. Flannagan
John Gregson Kathleen Ryan Jacqueline Ryan Noel Purcell Cyril Cusack Tony Wright Maureen Swanson Liam Redmond
A Belfast laborer (John Gregson) loses his job and drinks, but his daughter (Jacqueline Ryan) saves the day.
Crime, Drama
UK
1935
69 Minutes
Jules
James Mason Virginia Cherrill Alastair Sim Ian Colin Clifford McLaglen Cyril Cusack David Horne Antoinette Cellier Donald Wolfit
A newspaper reporter sets out to track down a cop killer.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1966
112 Minutes
Control
Richard Burton Claire Bloom Oskar Werner Peter Van Eyck George Voskovec Sam Wanamaker Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Bernard Lee
spy drunk intelligence officer interrogator jew communist bleak brooding gritty suspenseful tense london east berlin courtroom betrayal espionage cold war drinking sacrifice underdog
Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
Romance, Drama
USA
1982
65 Minutes
Mr. Dwyer
Brenda Fricker John Kavanagh Mick Lally Bríd Brennan Ingrid Craigie Niall Toibin Joe Pilkington Cyril Cusack Pat Leavy Robert Carrickford May Ollis
spinster drunk dancer drummer crippled man moving somber tender rural community ireland dance hall romance aging small-town life father/daughter relationship loneliness discovery love temptation 1950s
3 cute teenage girls head to a rich uncle's beach house for the summer to party.
Drama
1949
106 Minutes
Cpl. Taylor
Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Kathleen Byron Jack Hawkins Anthony Bushell Michael Gough Leslie Banks Robert Morley Cyril Cusack Renee Asherson
scientist assistant military officer alcoholic girlfriend patriotic emotional laboratory london office world war ii bomb daunting task alcoholism workplace romance quest transformation 1940s
Brilliant but tormented bomb expert Sammy Rice (David Farrar) works for the British government during World War II, but his increasingly problematic alcoholism and a recent injury threaten his ability to work.
Drama
1988
177 Minutes
Frederick Dorrit
Alec Guinness Derek Jacobi Sarah Pickering Joan Greenwood Max Wall Patricia Hayes Luke Duckett Cyril Cusack
english gentleman seamstress father mother debt collector uncle engaging bleak witty emotional london debtors prison household father/daughter relationship dark secrets blackmail unrequited love poverty mother/son relationship fall
Dickens' tale of a girl (Sarah Pickering), her debtor father (Alec Guinness) and their benefactor (Derek Jacobi) is seen through the benefactor's eyes.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
115 Minutes
Pat
James Mason Robert Newton Kathleen Ryan Robert Beatty William Hartnell F.J. McCormick Fay Compton Beryl Measor Cyril Cusack Dan O'Herlihy Roy Irving
fugitive daughter mother soldier dark gritty belfast, northern ireland hideout family home robbery crime irish republican army injury pursuit 1940s
A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
Biography
Ireland|UK
1989
103 Minutes
Lord Castlewelland
Daniel Day-Lewis Ray McAnally Brenda Fricker Ruth McCabe Fiona Shaw Eanna Macliam Alison Whelan Declan Croghan Hugh O'Conor Cyril Cusack
bricklayer housewife doctor sibling writer inspiring touching dublin household pub banquet hall street christy brown cerebral palsy illness debauchery rise underdog love transformation
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.