List of the best Denholm Elliott movies: September(1987), Scent of Mystery(1960), Transmutations(1985), Saint Jack(1979), Brimstone and Treacle(1982), They Who Dare(1954), The House That Dripped Blood(1971), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989), The Cruel Sea(1953), Lease of Life(1954), Quest for Love(1971), Defence of the Realm(1985) ... ...
Drama
USA
1987
82 Minutes
Denholm Elliott Dianne Wiest Mia Farrow Elaine Stritch Sam Waterston Jack Warden Ira Wheeler Jane Cecil Rosemary Murphy
daughter mother stepfather best friend neighbor author dark emotional vermont countryside summerhouse attempted suicide traumatic past unrequited love betrayal loneliness mother/daughter relationship quest forbidden love 1980s
At a summer house in Vermont, neighbor Howard falls in love with Lane, who's in a relationship with Peter, who's falling for Stephanie, who's married with children.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
125 Minutes
Denholm Elliott Peter Lorre Beverly Bentley
Vacationing Englishman Oliver Larker (Denholm Elliott) stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist (Beverly Bentley) in Spain.
Horror
1985
100 Minutes
Dr. Savary
Denholm Elliott Steven Berkoff Larry Lamb Miranda Richardson Art Malik Nicola Cowper Ingrid Pitt Irina Brook Paul Brown Philip Davies Gary Olsen
A crime boss (Steven Berkoff) pits a private eye (Larry Lamb) against underground mutants who crave more of a mad doctor's (Denholm Elliott) drug.
Drama
USA
1979
112 Minutes
Ben Gazzara Denholm Elliott James Villiers Joss Ackland Rodney Bewes Mark Kingston Lisa Lu Monika Subramaniam Judy Lim George Lazenby Peter Bogdanovich
pimp soldier friend brooding cool calm singapore corruption gangs prostitution morality money temptation underdog 1970s
Jack Flowers, an American hustler in early 1970s Singapore, dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1982
87 Minutes
Sting Denholm Elliott Joan Plowright Suzanna Hamilton Benjamin Whitrow Dudley Sutton Mary MacLeod Tim Preece
writer wife disabled person con artist daughter chilling dark suspenseful england house strangers supernatural rape husband/wife relationship infidelity deception discovery transformation mystery 1980s
A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
War
UK
1954
101 Minutes
Sergeant Corcoran
Dirk Bogarde Denholm Elliott Akim Tamiroff Kay Callard William Russell Harold Siddons Eric Pohlmann Gérard Oury Lisa Gastoni Sam Kydd Peter Burton
british soldier german soldier commando nazi englishman lieutenant gripping tense patriotic greece england island world war ii dangerous assignment secret mission sabotage nazis underdog sacrifice quest
During World War II, British commandos are sent to destroy a Luftwaffe airfield on a Greek island.
Horror
1971
101 Minutes
John Bennett Denholm Elliott Peter Cushing John Bryans Joanna Dunham Tom Adams Christopher Lee Nyree Dawn Porter Jon Pertwee Ingrid Pitt
A Scotland Yard inspector (John Bennett) learns how four tenants of a country house met macabre fates.
Adventure, Action
USA|UK
1989
127 Minutes
Marcus Brody
Harrison Ford Sean Connery Denholm Elliott Alison Doody John Rhys-Davies Julian Glover River Phoenix Michael Byrne Kevork Malikyan Robert Eddison Richard Young
archaeologist father collector nazi adolf hitler businessman thrilling gritty italy airplane beach tunnel middle east old city expedition betrayal accident obsession greed mistaken identity
In 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. finds himself up against Adolf Hitler's Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
War
UK
1953
126 Minutes
Morell
Jack Hawkins Donald Sinden Denholm Elliott John Stratton John Warner Bruce Seton Liam Redmond Virginia McKenna Moira Lister June Thorburn Megs Jenkins
captain lieutenant sailor tense bleak patriotic atlantic ocean boat dangerous assignment world war ii battle of the atlantic sailors quest sacrifice rescue 1940s
The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
Drama
UK
1954
94 Minutes
Martin Blake
vicar wife daughter passionate charming england village religion christianity faith illness family discovery love 1950s
The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.
Sci-Fi
UK
1971
90 Minutes
Tom Lewis
Joan Collins Tom Bell Denholm Elliott Laurence Naismith Lyn Ashley Juliet Harmer Neil McCallum Simon Ward
physicist double wife love interest emotional profound england laboratory alternate reality science romance doppelganger death love quest discovery 1970s
After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternative reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1985
96 Minutes
Vernon Bayliss
Gabriel Byrne Greta Scacchi Denholm Elliott Ian Bannen Fulton Mackay Bill Paterson David Calder Frederick Treves Robbie Coltrane Annabel Leventon Prentis Hancock
reporter secretary politician tense suspenseful england military base espionage cold war nuclear safety discovery mystery 1980s
After a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.
Comedy
UK
1984
93 Minutes
Dr. Charles Swaby
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Denholm Elliott Liz Smith Richard Griffiths John Normington Bill Paterson Tony Haygarth Alison Steadman Pete Postlethwaite Jim Carter
husband wife mother solicitor doctor inspector witty madcap england small town movie theater farm country road food theft class distinctions mother/daughter relationship black market husband/wife relationship rise
In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
78 Minutes
Stapleton
Peter Cook Dudley Moore Denholm Elliott Joan Greenwood Terry-Thomas Max Wall Irene Handl Kenneth Williams Hugh Griffith Roy Kinnear Prunella Scales
A Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.
Crime, Drama, Action
1978
108 Minutes
Jupp
John Thaw Dennis Waterman Denholm Elliott Georgina Hale Nigel Hawthorne Lewis Fiander James Warrior John Flanagan David Casey Derrick O'Connor John Alkin
Clues to a series of bank robberies lead a pair of Scotland Yard detectives to the Mediterranean Sea.
Mystery & Thriller
1971
75 Minutes
Malcolm De Vere
Bette Davis Robert Wagner Denholm Elliott Roy Kinnear Paul Maxwell Gordon Jackson Dudley Sutton Catherine Schell Al Mancini Charles Lloyd Pack Frank Middlemass
A criminal genius (Bette Davis) forces an ex-CIA agent (Robert Wagner) to help her steal a Polaris submarine.
Comedy
1971
103 Minutes
Emmanuel Whitbread
Hywel Bennett Elke Sommer Denholm Elliott Britt Ekland Cyd Hayman Janet Key
The recipient of a very unusual organ transplant gains world notoriety and decides to track down the donor.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK
1987
140 Minutes
Doctor Barry
James Wilby Hugh Grant Rupert Graves Denholm Elliott Simon Callow Billie Whitelaw Ben Kingsley Judy Parfitt Phoebe Nicholls Barry Foster
homosexual aristocrat servant wealthy woman doctor hypnotist emotional moving cambridge university country house gym courtroom train station homosexuality affair blackmail marriage romance class distinctions forbidden love
After his lover rejects him, a young man trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.
Drama
UK
1986
115 Minutes
Mr. Emerson, an English tourist
Helena Bonham Carter Maggie Smith Julian Sands Denholm Elliott Daniel Day-Lewis Simon Callow Judi Dench Rosemary Leach Rupert Graves Patrick Godfrey Fabia Drake
pretty woman suitor tourist wealthy man cousin emotional passionate italy england florence small town hotel love love triangle romance travel high society love discovery 1900s
Lucy meets George in a Florence pensione and the two share a brief romance before Lucy returns home, where she becomes engaged to Cecil. However, it isn't long before George unexpectedly enters her life again.
Drama
UK
1980
123 Minutes
Stefan Vognic
Art Garfunkel Theresa Russell Harvey Keitel Denholm Elliott Daniel Massey Dana Gillespie William Hootkins Ania Marson
husband wife psychiatrist doctor police detective bleak intense uneasy hospital police station bedroom vienna party jealousy alcohol adultery sex suicide attempt may-december romance temptation
A psychiatrist, living in Vienna, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When she ends up in the hospital from an overdose, an inspector becomes set on discovering the demise of their affair.
Comedy
UK
1982
90 Minutes
The Bishop
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Trevor Howard Denholm Elliott Michael Hordern Graham Crowden Phoebe Nicholls Tricia George Valerie Whittington Rosamund Greenwood David Suchet
reverend missionary wife wealthy woman prostitute campy lighthearted london africa slum brothel assignment sex prostitution secret past seduction murder plot adventure wretched excess 1900s
In 1905, after ten years of missionary work in Africa, the Reverend Charles Fortescue (Sir Michael Palin) is recalled to England, where his Bishop gives him his new assignment, to minister ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|West Germany
1976
95 Minutes
Henry Beddows
Richard Widmark Christopher Lee Honor Blackman Denholm Elliott Michael Goodliffe Nastassja Kinski Eva Maria Meineke Anthony Valentine Derek Francis Izabella Telezynska Constantine Gregory
occultist frightening convent possession satanism rescue 1970s
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada
1975
93 Minutes
Petapiece
George Segal Tina Herazo Bo Brundin Denholm Elliott Gordon Jackson Peter Donat Richard Romanus Val Avery Nigel Stock Louise Fletcher Jacques Sandulescu
An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state visit by the Soviet premier. When his prisoner is kidnapped, the officer is drawn into a complicated assasination scheme.
Adventure
UK|USA
1983
98 Minutes
Sir Ralph Skelton
Faye Dunaway Alan Bates John Gielgud Denholm Elliott Prunella Scales Oliver Tobias Glynis Barber Joan Hickson Helena McCarthy Mollie Maureen Derek Francis
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, ... See full summary »
Drama
1953
105 Minutes
Wilson
Trevor Howard Elizabeth Allan Maria Schell Denholm Elliott Peter Finch Gérard Oury
police officer mistress wife dark sad profound africa sierra leone adultery depression religion love morality catholic church forbidden love temptation 1940s
A religious police official (Trevor Howard) has an affair with a widow (Maria Schell) in South Africa.
Comedy
1965
99 Minutes
Capt. Tabasco
Michael Callan Lionel Jeffries Terry-Thomas Denholm Elliott Wilfrid Hyde-White Bernard Cribbins James Robertson Justice Leslie Phillips Gabriella Licudi Patricia Viterbo
scientist military officer american aristocrat wife singer frenetic hilarious endearing emotional england air force base maze racetrack apartment military service experiments scavenger hunt new love leadership
A psychiatrist (Terry-Thomas) sends five soldiers on a London scavenger hunt for such things as a Rolls-Royce hood ornament.
Other, Drama
1952
83 Minutes
Michael Gregory
Ralph Richardson Celia Johnson Margaret Leighton Denholm Elliott Hugh Williams Roland Culver
priest daughter son sister cousin alcoholic charming emotional touching england countryside house christmas family celebration family dysfunction discovery transformation growing up 1950s
A British vicar's (Ralph Richardson) Christmas with his family finally brings him closer to his son and daughters (Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton).
Comedy
USA
1983
116 Minutes
Coleman
Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Kristin Holby Paul Gleason Jamie Lee Curtis Alfred Drake Bo Diddley Frank Oz
wealthy man executive broker poor person hustler prostitute hilarious engaging philadelphia apartment office street bet human nature wrongfully accused unlikely friendship class distinctions wealth christmas revenge
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
War, Drama
UK
1989
98 Minutes
Colonel Grayson
Nick Tate Timothy Bottoms George Takei Edward Fox Denholm Elliott Chris Penn Tatsuya Nakadai Richard Graham
A group of war prisoners from the Kwai bridge building camp undertake a harsh journey to Japan.
Action
1965
101 Minutes
Baker
Dirk Bogarde George Chakiris Susan Strasberg Joseph Fürst Denholm Elliott Gregoire Aslan Colin Campbell Katherine Kath George Pastell Paul Stassino Nigel Stock
A British major (Dirk Bogarde) protects an American archaeology student (Susan Strasberg) from a terrorist (George Chakiris) in 1957 Cyprus.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1966
93 Minutes
Pond-Jones
Laurence Harvey Daliah Lavi Lionel Jeffries Eric Portman Denholm Elliott Colin Blakely Paul Ford Eric Sykes
A British spy (Lionel Jeffries) plants a bugging device on a bulldog officially presented to the Soviet premier.
Mystery & Thriller
1983
101 Minutes
Dr. Mortimer
Ian Richardson Donald Churchill Martin Shaw Nicholas Clay Denholm Elliott Brian Blessed Ronald Lacy Eleanor Bron Edward Judd Glynis Barber
sherlock holmes doctor watson aristocrat inspector engaging witty dark england countryside moor murder strange happenings killer animals dogs investigation aristocracy mystery quest discovery 1900s
Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) and Dr. Watson (Donald Churchill) prowl the moors to save Sir Henry (Martin Shaw) from his family's killer-dog curse.
Adventure
1979
122 Minutes
Donald Skinner
Sean Connery Brooke Adams Jack Weston Héctor Elizondo Denholm Elliott Martin Balsam Chris Sarandon Alejandro Rey Lonette McKee Danny De La Paz Louisa Moritz
mercenary rebel lover plantation owner soldier brother melodramatic passionate gripping intense cuba factory cuban revolution affair revolution adventure forbidden love transformation rivalry 1950s
An anti-Castro British mercenary (Sean Connery) sees his rich ex-lover (Brooke Adams) in hot 1958 Havana.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1974
121 Minutes
Friar
Richard Dreyfuss Micheline Lanctôt Jack Warden Randy Quaid Joseph Wiseman Denholm Elliott Henry Ramer Joe Silver Zvee Scooler Robert Goodier Allan Rosenthal
jew father uncle girlfriend grandfather gangster cheeky confident witty rousing montreal quebec resort laurentian mountains anti-semitism ambition poverty family dysfunction love honor
In a bid to gain respect, the neglected younger son of a working class Jewish family in Montréal embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes to buy land surrounding a lake.
War
USA
1970
133 Minutes
Capt. Hornsby
Michael Caine Cliff Robertson Ian Bannen Henry Fonda Harry Andrews Denholm Elliott Ronald Fraser Lance Percival Percy Herbert
interpreter soldier lieutenant commanding officer private tense gripping gutsy island japan war zone military base world war ii heroism death military dangerous mission fear sacrifice quest
A reluctant hero, American Lieutenant Sam Lawson, is secunded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island.
Adventure
USA
1976
112 Minutes
Will Scarlett
Sean Connery Audrey Hepburn Robert Shaw Richard Harris Nicol Williamson Denholm Elliott Kenneth Haigh Ian Holm Ronnie Barker
robin hood richard the lion heart little john mother superior sheriff highwayman confident rousing france battlefield sherwood forest england love faith friendship idealism aging quest adventure rescue
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Adventure
1952
115 Minutes
Christopher Ridgefield
Ralph Richardson Ann Todd Nigel Patrick John Justin Joseph Tomelty Denholm Elliott Jack Allen Ralph Michael
pilot oil baron designer daughter wife son inspiring dark airplane household england airplane hangar aviation marriage father/daughter relationship death sound barrier quest sacrifice rise
A British manufacturer (Ralph Richardson) loses a son and a son-in-law (Nigel Patrick) trying to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Drama
1979
106 Minutes
Raglan Thistle
Richard Harris Richard Roundtree Joan Collins Ray Milland Jana Cilliers Sven-Bertil Taube Denholm Elliott John Parsonson Ken Gampu
A shady English businessman (Richard Harris) falls for a freedom fighter's (Richard Roundtree) sister in Rhodesia.
Adventure, Action
1981
115 Minutes
Marcus Brody
Harrison Ford Karen Allen Paul Freeman Wolf Kahler Ronald Lacey John Rhys-Davies Denholm Elliott Anthony Higgins Alfred Molina
archaeologist villain explorer love interest former lover nazi thrilling engaging charming amusing suspenseful desert airplane germany egypt jungle washington, d.c. exploration expedition nazism
Globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones races the Nazis for possession of a legendary religious artifact.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1968
100 Minutes
Vance Fowler
Jason Robards Britt Ekland Norman Wisdom Elliott Gould Forrest Tucker Harry Andrews Joseph Wiseman Denholm Elliott
stripper amish man comedian club owner performer hilarious sultry unrestrained pennsylvania lower east side new york city nightclub burlesque running away amish culture love triangle father/daughter relationship dance escape love
A naive Amish young woman runs away from her home in Pennsylvania to New York City where she hopes to act in religious stage plays but ends up performing in Burlesque theatre.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1966
114 Minutes
Abortionist
Michael Caine Shelley Winters Millicent Martin Julia Foster Jane Asher Shirley Anne Field Vivien Merchant Eleanor Bron Denholm Elliott Alfie Bass Graham Stark
ladies' man girlfriend friend quirky witty london car sex infidelity pregnancy illness romance growing up transformation 1950s
An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.
War
USA
1965
133 Minutes
Lt. G.D. Larkin
George Segal Tom Courtenay James Fox Patrick O'Neal Todd Anderson Sammy Reese Joe Turkel Michael Stroka William Fawcett Denholm Elliott Leonard Rossiter
prisoner of war guard soldier rival friend tense engaging pow camp singapore war friendship survival bribery black market quest rivalry 1940s
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
Romance
UK
1949
91 Minutes
Cecil Parker Glynis Johns Hermione Baddeley Dirk Bogarde Sheila Sim Heather Thatcher Frances Waring Charles Goldner Elwyn Brook-Jones Campbell Cotts Denholm Elliott
treasury agent civil servant amusing lighthearted engaging offbeat treasury department united kingdom inheritance money morality wretched excess 20th century
Arthur Prohack (Cecil Parker) is an official in the Treasury Department with a reputation for fiscal efficiency and running a tight ship. One day he finds out that a struggling businessman ... See full summary »
Horror
1973
87 Minutes
Anna Massey Terry-Thomas Curt Jurgens Daniel Massey Erik Chitty Michael Craig Edward Judd Robin Nedwell Dawn Addams Ishaq Bux Glynis Johns
vampire magician wife englishman painter priest chilling campy frightening basement vault london india nightmares evil unhappy marriage murder double-cross storytelling revenge
Five tales: "Midnight Mess," "The Neat Job," "This Trick'll Kill You," "Bargain in Death," "Drawn and Quartered."
War, Drama
UK|USA
1976
158 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Max von Sydow Oskar Werner Malcolm McDowell Orson Welles James Mason Lee Grant Ben Gazzara Katharine Ross Luther Adler Paul Koslo
nazi captain jew sailor refugee brutal bleak disturbing boat cuba germany world war ii emigration death escape pursuit 1940s
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.