List of the best David Niven movies: Separate Tables(1958), Enchantment(1948), Court Martial(1955), The Best of Enemies(1962), Candleshoe(1977), Around the World in 80 Days(1956), Raffles(1940), A Kiss in the Dark(1949), Paper Tiger(1975), Before Winter Comes(1969), The Love Lottery(1954), The Impossible Years(1968) ... ...
Drama
USA
1958
99 Minutes
Major Angus Pollock
David Niven Burt Lancaster Deborah Kerr Rita Hayworth Wendy Hiller Gladys Cooper Cathleen Nesbitt Felix Aylmer Rod Taylor Audrey Dalton May Hallatt
manager retiree major general ex-wife ex-husband daughter tender endearing intricate melodramatic england seaside hotel secret vacation loneliness love relationships discovery love
The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."
Romance
USA
1948
102 Minutes
General Sir Roland Dane
David Niven Teresa Wright Evelyn Keyes Farley Granger Jayne Meadows Leo G. Carroll Philip Friend Shepperd Strudwick Henry Stephenson
general soldier american woman love interest pilot emotional melodramatic london house world war ii jealousy loneliness regret love transformation 20th century
Uncle Rollo finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love, Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1955
105 Minutes
Carrington
englishman war hero wife judge intense melodramatic emotional sultry profound intricate united kingdom court war heroes financial troubles life after wartime unhappy marriage rise fall revenge underdog
A court-martial attempts to find out why, and if, an officer embezzled his unit's funds.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Italy
1962
104 Minutes
Maj. Richardson
David Niven Alberto Sordi Michael Wilding Harry Andrews Noel Harrison Ronald Fraser Bernard Cribbins Duncan Macrae Robert Desmond Kenneth Fortescue Michael Trubshawe
In 1941 during the desert war in Abyssinia the Italian captain Blasi and the British major Richardson alternate between being bitter enemies or best friends depending on the circumstances.
Kids & Family, Comedy
UK|USA
1977
101 Minutes
Priory
David Niven Jodie Foster Helen Hayes Leo McKern Vivian Pickles Veronica Quilligan Ian Sharrock Sarah Tamakuni David Samuels John Alderson Mildred Shay
young girl con artist elderly woman lady butler orphan charming playful estate england treasure con game helping others theft impersonation transformation temptation mystery 1970s
Welcome to Candleshoe, a stately English manor where a swashbuckling pirate hid a fortune in Spanish doubloons centuries ago. And that's what young orphan Casey and a sly con man are determined to find.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
Phileas Fogg
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
72 Minutes
Raffles
David Niven Olivia de Havilland Dudley Digges Dame May Whitty Douglas Walton Lionel Pape E.E. Clive Peter Godfrey Margaret Seddon Gilbert Emery Hilda Plowright
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1949
87 Minutes
Eric Phillips
David Niven Jane Wyman Victor Moore Wayne Morris Broderick Crawford Joseph Buloff Maria Ouspenskaya Curt Bois Percival Vivien Raymond Greenleaf Frank Dae
pianist model manager insurance salesman owner neighbor playful charming amusing engaging tenement house roof apartment woods unlikely romance music anxiety isolation class distinctions outsider
An exhausted concert pianist learns he is the owner of an apartment building; after being advised to move there to rest, he becomes involved in the lives of his eccentric tenants.
Adventure
UK
1975
99 Minutes
`'Major'` Walter Bradbury
David Niven Toshirô Mifune Ando Hardy Kruger Ivan Desny Ronald Fraser
tutor japanese man ambassador son kidnapper intense brooding profound melodramatic incredible suspenseful united kingdom kidnapping military truth military secrets heroes rise fall adventure
A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.
Drama
UK
1969
103 Minutes
Major Burnside
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.
Comedy
UK
1954
89 Minutes
Rex Allerton
David Niven Peggy Cummins Anne Vernon Herbert Lom Charles Victor Gordon Jackson Felix Aylmer Hugh McDermott Stanley Maxted June Clyde John Chandos
movie star actor love interest lover beautiful woman amusing hilarious cheeky lighthearted playful great britain hollywood italy attraction relationships comedy romance fun adventure discovery
An American WWII veteran goes back to England after the war only to discover that his wartime sweetheart has got mixed up with a dangerous spy ring.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1968
92 Minutes
Jonathan Kingsley
David Niven Cristina Ferrare Chad Everett Lola Albright Ozzie Nelson Jeff Cooper John Harding Rick Chalet Michael McGreevey Don Beddoe Darleen Carr
psychiatrist professor teen girl sister wife daughter amusing lighthearted cheeky united states university house classroom teenage rebellion teen pregnancy promiscuity reputation parenthood father/daughter relationship growing up
The eldest daughter of a Professor of Psychology at a large conservative university causes havoc, and great embarrassment, for her father with her free-willed and uninhibited lifestyle.
Crime, Comedy, Romance, Drama
UK
1956
96 Minutes
Roger Tweakham
David Niven Genevieve Page Ronald Squire Beatrice Straight Wilfrid Hyde-White Howard Marion-Crawford Dorothy Alison Miles Malleson Richard Wattis Joan Sims
Spoiler: Roger Tweakham, a married accountant leading a hum-drum life gets involved with a motivating model, 'tweaks' the books of a stocking-factory whose owner he likes so it will show a ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK
1948
118 Minutes
Prince Charles
David Niven Margaret Leighton Judy Campbell Jack Hawkins Morland Graham Finlay Currie Elwyn Brook-Jones John Laurie Hector Ross Hugh Kelly Margaret Gibson
prince lord king george ii duke noblewoman general dark engaging france ship scotland england countryside battlefield british-scottish relations royalty jacobite uprising charles edward stuart religion exile
In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.
Comedy
UK|USA
1971
84 Minutes
Alex Bolt
linguist diplomat artist advertising executive wife news anchor witty amusing lighthearted madcap cheeky engaging london nudity prize statue suspicion honor jealousy discovery
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S... See full summary »
Comedy
1969
100 Minutes
Col. Carol Matthews
David Niven Eli Wallach Jean-Paul Belmondo Bourvil Silvia Monti Fernand Valois Raymond Gerome Jacques Balutin Jacques Ciron Fernand Guiot
thief robber prisoner police detective police captain hustler amusing engaging playful lighthearted confident hilarious paris train heist history robbery attempt robbery money chase
The mastermind (David Niven) of Britain's great train robbery plans to rob a French train of NATO money bound for Brussels.
Adventure
1950
109 Minutes
Sir Percy Blakeney, The Scarlet Pimpernel
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.
Fantasy
1946
104 Minutes
Peter Carter
David Niven Michael Powell Kim Hunter Raymond Massey Robert Coote Kathleen Byron Richard Attenborough Bonar Colleano Joan Maude Marius Goring Roger Livesey
pilot conductor radio operator doctor judge angel airy charming dreamy quirky patriotic england heaven airplane world war ii afterlife death love love rescue
A British airman escapes death by mistake and resists the messenger who keeps summoning him to the beyond.
Comedy
1952
89 Minutes
Maj. Valentine Moreland
David Niven Glynis Johns George Coulouris Barry Jones Kenneth More Noel Purcell Bernard Lee Jeremy Spenser Anton Diffring
The British government sends an army major (David Niven) and cook (Glynis Johns) to rescue a prize cow during World War II.
Romance
USA
1939
81 Minutes
Ginger Rogers David Niven Charles Coburn Frank Albertson E.E. Clive Ferike Boros Ernest Truex Leonard Penn Paul Stanton Frank M. Thomas Edna Holland
orphan playboy father mother grandfather baby hilarious heartwarming spirited department store orphanage apartment new york city abandonment marriage mother/child relationship love growing up love sacrifice
An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
Drama, War
UK|USA
1961
157 Minutes
Cpl. John Anthony Miller
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.
War, Drama
USA
1938
103 Minutes
Errol Flynn David Niven Basil Rathbone Donald Crisp Melville Cooper Barry Fitzgerald Carl Esmond Peter Willes Morton Lowater Michael Brooke James Burke
commander military officer pilot brutal rousing france military base horrors of war dangerous job air force friendship death world war i sacrifice transformation rivalry 1910s
British flying aces in World War I contend with the harsh realities of war.
Comedy
USA
1963
113 Minutes
Peter Sellers David Niven Robert Wagner Capucine Brenda De Banzie Colin Gordon John Le Mesurier James Lanphier Guy Thomajan Michael Trubshawe Riccardo Billi
police officer criminal thief princess playboy hilarious madcap melodramatic italy paris ski resort crime conspiracy fortune pursuit mystery 1960s
The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".
Comedy
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Joan Caulfield David Niven James Robertson Justice Lenore Lonergan Frances Bavier Peggy Maley Henry Jones
A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
Biography
UK
1942
117 Minutes
Geoffrey Crisp
Leslie Howard David Niven Rosamund John Roland Culver Anne Firth David Horne J.H. Roberts Derrick de Marney Bernard Miles Patricia Medina George Skillan
inventor pilot wife daughter nurse military officer inspiring melodramatic germany england airplane engineering aviation nazism world war ii terminal illness discovery quest sacrifice 1940s
Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.
Drama
UK|USA
1958
94 Minutes
Deborah Kerr David Niven Jean Seberg Mylène Demongeot Geoffrey Horne Walter Chiari Martita Hunt Jean Kent David Oxley Elga Andersen Jeremy Burnham
adulterer playboy party girl mistress widower daughter brooding emotional french riviera loss grief sex jealousy love rivalry 1960s
Cecile, decadent young girl who lives with her rich playboy father Raymond. When Anne, Raymond's old love interest, comes to Raymond's villa, Cecile is afraid for her way of life.
Comedy
USA
1953
99 Minutes
David Slater
William Holden David Niven Maggie McNamara Tom Tully Dawn Addams Fortunio Bonanova Gregory Ratoff Hardy Kruger Johanna Matz
young woman playboy girlfriend father lighthearted cheeky charming new york city apartment store window ledge bedroom battle of sexes virginity father/son relationship may-december romance false accusations quest temptation 1950s
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both men determine to find a way around her objections.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1951
97 Minutes
Vera-Ellen David Niven Cesar Romero Bobby Howes Diane Hart Sandra Dorne Gordon Jackson Henry Hewitt Gladys Henson Hugh Dempster Joyce Carey
chorus girl wealthy man chauffeur theatrical producer reporter roommate lighthearted edinburgh, scotland theater apartment restaurant mistaken identity show business deception rumors wealth love transformation 1950s
B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1960
111 Minutes
Laurence Mackay
Doris Day David Niven Janis Paige Spring Byington Richard Haydn Patsy Kelly Jack Weston Margaret Lindsay
critic housewife singer friend son amusing emotional new york city apartment country house theater street marriage career success jealousy theater love rise rivalry
Drama critic Larry McKay, his wife Kate, and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1957
92 Minutes
June Allyson David Niven Jessie Royce Landis Martha Hyer Eva Gabor Jeff Donnell Robert Keith Jay Robinson Herb Anderson Eric Sinclair Fred Essler
The spoiled daughter of a rich American family hires as butler an Austrian vagrant she finds on a pier, without knowing that he illegally jumped ship.
Comedy
USA
1936
57 Minutes
Arthur Treacher David Niven Virginia Field Lester Matthews Colin Tapley John Graham Spacey Ernie Stanton Gene Reynolds Douglas Walton Willie Best Paul McVey
Erudite manservant Jeeves hopes to keep his frivolous employer Bertie out of new harrowing adventures, but a damsel in distress, carrying half of some mysterious plans, intrudes on their ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1947
95 Minutes
Doctor Anthony Stanton
doctor pianist racer patient race car driver friend emotional melodramatic intense touching brooding engaging sanatorium switzerland bar town monte carlo, monaco illness death advice
Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of possibly fatal consequences unless she ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
UK
1937
75 Minutes
Paul de Brack
Annabella David Niven Paul Lukas Romney Brent Francis L. Sullivan Stewart Rome Nora Swinburne Tyrrell Davis Frederick Leister William Dewhurst Vivienne Chatterton
beautiful woman father fiancé police detective government agent jewelry dealer charming intricate paris ocean liner monte carlo, monaco yacht cannes, france london financial scheme murder investigation impersonation travel romance
The daughter of a murdered financier is working as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks those among her father's colleagues who plotted against him.
Horror
UK
1967
92 Minutes
Deborah Kerr David Niven Donald Pleasence Edward Mulhare Flora Robson Sharon Tate Emlyn Williams David Hemmings John Le Mesurier Suky Appleby Donald Bisset
Workers employed at a French vineyard quietly follow old pagan rituals that call for the life of the marquis owner to save his crops during dry seasons.
Comedy
USA
1946
87 Minutes
Loretta Young David Niven Eddie Albert Charles Ruggles Virginia Field Rita Johnson ZaSu Pitts
Jenny and Dale Williams have been married ten years have a 9-year-old daughter, "Cookie." They live well, have separate careers, are surrounded by sophisticated friends, and are afflicted ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Tony
Loretta Young David Niven Hugh Herbert C. Aubrey Smith Billie Burke Broderick Crawford ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden
magician beautiful woman husband wife fiancé charming emotional stage backstage london connecticut romance marital problems magic act performance love discovery 1930s
Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
Comedy
UK
1968
92 Minutes
Gerald Hardcastle
Deborah Kerr Ronald Neame David Niven Robert Coote Irina Demick Joyce Redman Judy Geeson Keith Michell
The conflicting and comical attempts by a wealthy London banker and his mistress, together with four other couples, to avoid pregnancy by using contraceptive pills.
Comedy
UK|USA
1982
95 Minutes
Peter Sellers David Niven Joanna Lumley Herbert Lom Richard Mulligan Robert Wagner Capucine Robert Loggia Harvey Korman Burt Kwouk Graham Stark
inspector clouseau journalist police chief father nemesis madcap amusing lugash paris airplane police station estate missing persons jewelry theft journalism interview disguise investigation mystery 1980s
Journalist Marie Jouvet (Joanna Lumley) attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers).
Comedy
UK|USA
1983
100 Minutes
Sir Charles Litton
Ted Wass David Niven Robert Wagner Herbert Lom Joanna Lumley Capucine Robert Loggia Harvey Korman Burt Kwouk Roger Moore Leslie Ash
police officer inspector clouseau manservant mafia boss jewel thief nephew madcap hilarious lighthearted outlandish new york city france chicago restaurant missing persons assassination attempt jewelry theft obsession incompetency investigation
Ensuing after the events of Clouseau's disappearance, his bosses at the Surete put a computer into service to elect a new shrewd detective, Sleigh, who turns up just as inept as Clouseau.
Comedy
1959
98 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine David Niven Gig Young Rod Taylor Jim Backus Claire Kelly Elisabeth Fraser
young woman boss wealthy man company president friend brother playful cheeky spirited new york city office boardinghouse train station apartment train city life business gender bias research brotherhood
A husband hunter (Shirley MacLaine) comes to New York, fends off playboys and goes to work for two brothers (David Niven, Gig Young).
Comedy
1949
88 Minutes
Kenneth Marquis
An innocent teenager (Shirley Temple) wants people to think she is having an affair with a playboy (David Niven).
Drama
USA
1936
101 Minutes
Capt. Clyde Lockert
Walter Huston Ruth Chatterton David Niven Paul Lukas Mary Astor Gregory Gaye Maria Ouspenskaya Odette Myrtil Kathryn Marlowe John Payne Spring Byington
businessperson husband wife pretty woman emotional moving europe italy ship marriage aging social standing love triangle love discovery 1930s
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
Other, Fantasy
USA
1947
109 Minutes
Henry Brougham
Cary Grant Loretta Young David Niven Monty Woolley James Gleason Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Sara Haden Karolyn Grimes Tito Vuolo Regis Toomey
bishop wife angel wealthy woman historian cab driver engaging amusing heartwarming church office mansion street faith marriage jealousy values wealth heaven discovery
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
140 Minutes
Colonel Race
Peter Ustinov Bette Davis David Niven Jane Birkin Lois Chiles Mia Farrow Jon Finch Olivia Hussey George Kennedy Angela Lansbury Simon MacCorkindale
hercule poirot elderly woman colonel killer heiress sidekick suspenseful engaging intricate egypt nile river cruise ship murder pleasure cruise mystery wealth guns blackmail mystery pursuit
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
Drama, History
USA
1963
150 Minutes
Sir Arthur Robertson
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.
Comedy
USA
1938
75 Minutes
Steve Harrington
Loretta Young Joel McCrea David Niven Stuart Erwin Marjorie Weaver Pauline Moore Binnie Barnes Jane Darwell Leonid Kinskey Spencer Charters Franklin Pangborn
woman sister wealthy man rancher impostor bartender lighthearted amusing playful kansas santa barbara, calif. club hotel ranch fortune hunters sister relationship impersonation inheritance marriage romance
Three sisters take their small inheritance and move from Kansas to California in search of rich husbands. To start with Pamela poses as a socialite and Moira and Elizabeth pretend to be her... See full summary »
Drama, Action, History, War
Switzerland|UK|USA
1980
120 Minutes
Col. W.H. Grice
Gregory Peck Roger Moore David Niven Trevor Howard Barbara Kellerman Patrick Macnee Kenneth Griffith Patrick Allen Wolf Kahler
spy colonel captain femme fatale ex-soldier german spy calm cool suspenseful gutsy goa, india hotel military base boat casino world war ii espionage english intelligence dangerous mission old age
During World War II, the British must attack a German ship, but it's safe in neutral Goa. As a result, they send civilians: former soldiers who are about sixty years old.
Musical, Romance
USA
1950
97 Minutes
Jacques Riboudeaux
Kathryn Grayson Mario Lanza David Niven Rita Moreno J. Carrol Naish James Mitchell Richard Hageman Clinton Sundberg Sig Arno Romo Vincent Marietta Canty
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him to sing opera, but comes to... See full summary »
Romance
UK|USA
1957
78 Minutes
Henry Brittingham-Brett
Ava Gardner Stewart Granger David Niven Walter Chiari Finlay Currie Jean Cadell Jack Lambert Henry Oscar Viola Lyel Jaron Yaltan
beautiful woman husband friend chef mother father sultry cheeky emotional amusing london sea island boat love triangle shipwreck jealousy career vs. love friendship marriage
When shipwrecked on a deserted island, best friends Philip Ashlow and Henry Brittingham-Brett compete against each other for the affections of the only woman available, Philip Ashlow's neglected wife, Susan.
Adventure, Action
UK
1979
102 Minutes
Professor Blake
Roger Moore Telly Savalas David Niven Claudia Cardinale Richard Roundtree Stefanie Powers Sonny Bono Elliott Gould William Holden
german american soldier prostitute greek person archaeologist chef patriotic brash amusing pow camp greece island brothel monastery mountain world war ii prisoners of war theft nazis unlikely allies
A World War II adventure, involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base.