List of the best Edward Fox movies: The Day of the Jackal(1973), The Shooting Party(1984), A Month by the Lake(1995), Gandhi(1982), The Mirror Crack'd(1980), The Republic of Love(2003), Wild Geese II(1985), The Dresser(1983), The Duellists(1978), The Bounty(1984), The Cat and the Canary(1978), Return From the River Kwai(1989) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|France
1973
141 Minutes
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
1984
108 Minutes
James Mason Edward Fox John Gielgud Dorothy Tutin Cheryl Campbell Gordon Jackson Aharon Ipalé Rupert Frazer Robert Hardy Judi Bowker
aristocrat wife hunter wealthy man hungarian poacher somber engaging england countryside manor costume party hunting infidelity class distinctions animal rights accidental killing forbidden love fall 1910s
While Europe stands on the brink of World War I in Autumn 1913, Sir Randolph Nettleby hosts a weekend of shooting on his estate for European aristocrats.
Romance
UK|USA
1995
92 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave Edward Fox Uma Thurman Alida Valli Alessandro Gassman Carlo Cartier Natalia Bizzi Paolo Lombardi
widow soldier italian woman love interest amusing charming moving lighthearted resort italy world war ii love romance loneliness italy love pursuit adventure 1930s
At a Lake Como resort, Miss Bentley, an attractive older guest, meets a handsome, well-to-do bachelor. But when he's more interested in a beautiful young flirt, the mischievous Miss Bentley goes to outrageous lengths to reel in her catch.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|India
1982
188 Minutes
Gen. Dyer
Ben Kingsley Candice Bergen Edward Fox John Gielgud Trevor Howard John Mills Martin Sheen Rohini Hattangadi Ian Charleson Athol Fugard Roshan Seth
mohandas gandhi politician photographer inspiring moving profound india south africa imperialism social change empowerment protest rise quest sacrifice 1940s
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1980
105 Minutes
Inspector Craddock
Angela Lansbury Elizabeth Taylor Edward Fox Rock Hudson Kim Novak Tony Curtis Geraldine Chaplin Wendy Morgan Charles Gray Pierce Brosnan Margaret Courtenay
movie star miss marple husband fan son aunt tense england village murder investigation jealousy nervous breakdown comeback death threat discovery mystery rivalry revenge 1950s
Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Romance
Canada|UK
2003
96 Minutes
Richard
Bruce Greenwood Emilia Fox Edward Fox Martha Henry Jan Rubes Gary Farmer Lloyd Owen Jackie Burroughs Claire Bloom Connor Price Rebecca Jenkins
A thrice-divorced radio host and a commitment-shy art curator fall in love, but their relationship is affected by the experiences of their friends and families.
Action
UK|Australia
1985
125 Minutes
Alex Faulkner
Scott Glenn Barbara Carrera Edward Fox Laurence Olivier Robert Webber Robert Freitag Kenneth Haigh
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
Comedy, Drama
1983
118 Minutes
Oxenby
Albert Finney Tom Courtenay Edward Fox Zena Walker Eileen Atkins Michael Gough Cathryn Harrison Betty Marsden Sheila Reid Lockwood West Donald Eccles
set dresser leading man actress elderly person actor touching somber england theater backstage acting aging failing career loyalty alcoholism devotion fall quest 1940s
Rattled by World War II, an English actor (Albert Finney) could not go on without his fussy valet (Tom Courtenay).
Drama
UK
1978
101 Minutes
Colonel
Keith Carradine Harvey Keitel Albert Finney Edward Fox Tina Herazo Robert Stephens Tom Conti John McEnery
soldier enemy minister wife colonel striking france battlefield countryside russia obsession dueling honor military life napoleonic wars rivalry quest rise 1810s
France, 1801. Due to a minor, perceived slight mild-mannered Lieutenant d'Hubert is forced into a duel with the hot-headed, irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels, spanning several years.
Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|New Zealand
1984
132 Minutes
Captain Greetham
Mel Gibson Anthony Hopkins Laurence Olivier Edward Fox Daniel Day-Lewis Bernard Hill Liam Neeson Simon Adams
capt. william bligh fletcher christian sailor governor commander native spirited thrilling hms bounty tahiti ocean ship mutiny infatuation daunting task sailing redemption failure revenge sacrifice
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
96 Minutes
Hendricks
Honor Blackman Michael Callan Wilfrid Hyde-White Edward Fox Wendy Hiller Olivia Hussey Beatrix Lehmann Carol Lynley Daniel Massey Peter McEnery
wealthy man relative heir heiress doctor murderer brash creepy frenetic sultry mansion secret passageway secret room dining room study inheritance death game family dysfunction family secrets schemes
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
War, Drama
UK
1989
98 Minutes
Major Benford
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.
War, Drama
USA|UK
1977
179 Minutes
Lieutenant General Horrocks
Dirk Bogarde James Caan Michael Caine Sean Connery Edward Fox Elliott Gould Gene Hackman Anthony Hopkins Hardy Kruger Laurence Olivier Ryan O'Neal
military officer general soldier enemy brooding patriotic holland germany highway bridge battlefield world war ii horrors of war quest rescue 1940s
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
Crime, Drama
UK
1977
106 Minutes
Foreman
Stacy Keach David Hemmings Carol White Freddie Starr Edward Fox Stephen Boyd Alan Ford Roy Marsden Stuart Harwood Hilary Gasson
A dangerous, violent gang kidnaps a woman and her daughter to extort some money from her rich husband. He and her down-on-his-luck ex-cop ex-husband decide to deal with the kidnappers themselves.
Adventure
Ireland|UK|Germany
1997
92 Minutes
King Arthus
Stephen Moyer Katherine Heigl Thomas Kretschmann Warwick Davis Edward Fox Anthony Hickox Joanna Lumley Udo Kier Zach Galligan Jody Kidd Ron Perlman
king arthur prince viking knight princess wild brutal confident camelot great britain sword power fighting duel adventure 12th century
In a time now lost in the mists of memory, the great King Arthur rules in the legendary citadel that is Camelot. His Knights of the Round Table commit acts of derring-do and spend their ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK|USA
2014
106 Minutes
Emperor Constantius
Nicole Keniheart Peter O'Toole Joss Ackland Steven Berkoff Edward Fox Jack Goddard Jean Marlow Dudley Sutton Vass Anderson Tony O'Brien Samantha Beckinsale
Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West.
Drama, History
1997
96 Minutes
Markham
Aidan Quinn Nigel Hawthorne Fay Masterson Dylan Baker Edward Fox Christopher Fulford Kabir Bedi Robert Willox Simon Williams Jackson Kariuki Charles K. Kembero
British explorer Henry Stanley (Aidan Quinn) travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone (Nigel Hawthorne).
Drama
UK
2015
105 Minutes
Thornton
Ian McKellen Anthony Hopkins Vanessa Kirby Emily Watson Sarah Lancashire Edward Fox Tom Brooke Matthew Cottle Ian Conningham
A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and seductive with women.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1978
99 Minutes
Joe Brody
Robert Mitchum Sarah Miles Richard Boone Candy Clark Joan Collins Edward Fox John Mills James Stewart Oliver Reed Harry Andrews Colin Blakely
Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.
War
1977
144 Minutes
Colonel Rafelli
Rutger Hauer Jeroen Krabbé Susan Penhaligon Peter Faber Derek de Lint Edward Fox Eddy Habbema Belinda Meuldijk
Drama
1971
116 Minutes
Hugh Trimingham
Julie Christie Alan Bates Dominic Guard Margaret Leighton Michael Redgrave Michael Gough Edward Fox Richard Gibson Roger Lloyd-Pack
teenager pretty woman farmer viscount emotional melodramatic passionate england estate farm countryside forbidden love love triangle infatuation social standing forbidden love growing up discovery 1900s
A circa-1900 British boy (Dominic Guard) carries illicit love letters between a farmer (Alan Bates) and an aristocratic woman (Julie Christie).
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2002
97 Minutes
Lane
Rupert Everett Colin Firth Frances O'Connor Reese Witherspoon Judi Dench Tom Wilkinson Anna Massey Edward Fox Charles Kay
young man friend love interest ward amusing tense spirited london estate secret identity romantic dilemma lie love discovery temptation 1890s
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Action
UK|USA|West Germany
1983
137 Minutes
M
Sean Connery Klaus Maria Brandauer Barbara Carrera Max von Sydow Kim Basinger Bernie Casey Alec McCowen Edward Fox
james bond terrorist pilot sister cool thrilling england north africa secret headquarters nice, france espionage nuclear weapons ransom aging quest revenge pursuit 1980s
A S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.
Drama
UK
1967
104 Minutes
Ritchie Jackson
Frank Sinatra Peter Vaughan Darren Nesbitt Nadia Gray Inger Stratton Toby Robins Cyril Luckham Edward Fox
During the Cold War, an American industrial-designer living in London is used by the MI-6 as an unwilling pawn in the spy game during a trip to a trade show in East Germany.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|France|Ireland|UK
2005
100 Minutes
Col. Hutton
Peter O'Toole Samantha Morton John Lynch Peter Dinklage Steve Pemberton Jemma Redgrave Jonathan Mason Hester Odgers Edward Fox John Standing Gregor Fisher
dog young boy mother father duke granddaughter moving incredible heartwarming england scotland mine countryside town field lassie financial troubles human-animal friendship world war ii journey
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Comedy
UK
1995
105 Minutes
Father
Christopher Lee Robert Hardy Freddie Findlay Aled Roberts Andrew Lusher Samuel West Carol MacReady Lisa Faulkner Edward Fox
A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts.
Comedy, Drama
1967
99 Minutes
Walter
Orson Welles Oliver Reed Carol White Harry Andrews Michael Hordern Marianne Faithfull Peter Graves Frank Finlay Edward Fox
advertising executive writer boss amusing brash campy confident hedonistic madcap london swinging london success career mistresses adventure escape wretched excess 1960s
A British tycoon (Orson Welles) wants back a lusty TV-ad genius (Oliver Reed) who has escaped to a literary magazine.