List of the best Eli Wallach movies: Tickling Leo(2009), The Lineup(1958), Ace High(1969), The People Next Door(1970), The Tiger Makes Out(1967), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1967), Honey Sweet Love(1994), The Moon-Spinners(1964), Romance of a Horse Thief(1971), The Impossible Spy(1986), The Brain(1969), Stateline Motel(1975) ... ...
Drama
USA
2009
91 Minutes
Emil Pikler
Eli Wallach Annie Parisse Lawrence Pressman Ronald Guttman Victoria Clark Daniel S. Sauli Bern Cohen Evan Neuman Gameela Wright Michael Marinoff
A man unwillingly tries to get to the bottom of his families dysfunctionality. It all has something to do with the deportation of Jews from Hungary during WWII, something his grandfather ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1958
86 Minutes
Dancer
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
Comedy, Western
Italy
1969
123 Minutes
Cacopoulos
Eli Wallach Terence Hill Brock Peters Bud Spencer Kevin McCarthy Steffen Zacharias Bruno Corazzari Rick Boyd Antonietta Fiorito Corrado Olmi Franco Gulà
outlaw bounty hunter banker wrongly accused bank robber henchman thrilling amusing gritty small town casino american west texas house saloon framed unlikely allies film banding together duel
A recently-escaped bandit forms an unlikely alliance with two bounty hunters and an acrobat to get revenge against the people who framed him.
Drama
USA
1970
93 Minutes
Arthur Mason
Comfortable New York suburbanites Arthur and Gerrie Mason learn that their seemingly innocent teenage daughter Maxie is a drug addict.
Comedy
1967
94 Minutes
mail carrier housewife landlady husband bachelor hippie amusing witty dark outlandish new york city greenwich village apartment kidnapping alienation unlikely friendship misanthropy unlikely criminal transformation underdog
A New York mailman (Eli Wallach) tries to vent his frustrations and kidnaps a housewife (Anne Jackson) who feels the same way.
Western
Italy|Spain|West Germany|USA
1967
161 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Eli Wallach Lee Van Cleef Aldo Giuffré Chelo Alonso Mario Brega Luigi Pistilli Rada Rassimov
stranger bandit criminal killer union soldier bounty hunter amusing brutal gritty tense bleak gripping desert jail small town abandoned town southwest u.s. prison camp greed theft
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Drama
Italy
1994
88 Minutes
Ben Cross Eli Wallach Jo Champa Luigi Petrucci Luigi Montini
Touching love story of a British commander falling in love with a local Sicilian girl in trying times during World War II. Sent to this part of the island to establish a radio station to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
118 Minutes
Stratos
Hayley Mills Eli Wallach Peter McEnery Pola Negri Joan Greenwood Irene Papas Sheila Hancock Michael Davis Paul Stassino John Le Mesurier Andre Morell
young woman aunt criminal hotel owner love interest wealthy woman engaging gripping moving suspenseful thrilling crete island crime scene yacht church hotel cover-up jewel smuggling romance
A teenager encounters romance, intrigue and a search for stolen jewels during her visit to the island of Crete.
Comedy, Drama
Yugoslavia|Italy|France|USA
1971
100 Minutes
In 1905, Polish horse thieves living near the Russian border find their livelihoods threatened by the new Russo-Japanese conflict because the Russian army requisitions all horses and forcibly conscripts all men for the war.
Drama
1986
96 Minutes
John Shea Eli Wallach Sasson Gabay Michal Bat-Adam Rami Danon Chaim Jeraffi Jacques Cohen Anat Barzilai
spy israeli agent general syrian businessman thrilling suspenseful intricate emotional israel syria argentina public execution city espionage politics deception betrayal unlikely hero
Recruited by an Israeli spy chief (Eli Wallach) in 1959, Egyptian-born accountant Elie Cohen (John Shea) spies in Syria.
Comedy
1969
100 Minutes
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.
Crime, Drama
1975
90 Minutes
Ursula Andress Eli Wallach Fabio Testi Massimo Girotti Howard Ross Barbara Bach
A hardened criminal and a younger cellmate plan a daring jewel heist to take place the day they are both freed.
Comedy
USA
1966
127 Minutes
Davis Leland
Audrey Hepburn Peter O'Toole Eli Wallach Charles Boyer Hugh Griffith Fernand Gravey Marcel Dalio Jacques Marin Roger Treville Eddie Malin Bert Bertram
forger art thief burglar daughter father private detective amusing witty lighthearted suspenseful museum paris france family home art forgery robbery schemes deception father/daughter relationship
The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
Drama
USA
1956
114 Minutes
Silva Vacarro
Karl Malden Carroll Baker Eli Wallach Mildred Dunnock Lonny Chapman Eades Hogue Noah Williamson
businessman rival wife dark unrestrained mississippi delta mansion arson marital problems revenge vulnerability competition revenge rivalry 1950s
A child bride holds her husband at bay while flirting with a sexy Italian farmer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
88 Minutes
Rabbi Gold
Melanie Mayron Anita Skinner Eli Wallach Christopher Guest Bob Balaban Gina Rogak
A photographer and her girlfriend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.
War
UK|USA
1963
156 Minutes
Sgt. Craig
George Hamilton George Peppard Eli Wallach Vince Edwards James Mitchum Rosanna Schiaffino Jeanne Moreau Tutte Lemkow Michael Callan Peter Fonda Albert Finney
soldier sergeant musician deserter prisoner bleak disturbing profound hospital battlefield bar concentration camp europe world war ii horrors of war abuse execution adventure fall 1940s
Intelligent, sprawling saga of a squad of American soldiers, following them through Europe during World War II.
Comedy
USA
1968
102 Minutes
Harry Hunter
Dean Martin Stella Stevens Eli Wallach Anne Jackson Betty Field Jack Albertson Katharine Bard Woodrow Parfrey Alan Oppenheimer Shelley Morrison George Furth
womanizer wife mistress secretary lighthearted amusing playful new york city romance adultery friendship deception love pursuit 1960s
When a carefree bachelor tries to get his best friend to drop his mistress and return to his wife, he finds himself with romantic problems as well.
Comedy
USA
1996
114 Minutes
Fallon
Whoopi Goldberg Dianne Wiest Eli Wallach Tim Daly Helen Hanft George Morfogen Zeljko Ivanek Miles Chapin
investment banker protégé boss secretary hilarious inspiring new york city wall street sexism racism working woman impersonation underdog rise 1990s
A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.
Western
Italy|Spain|France
1975
110 Minutes
Sheriff Edward "Black Jack" Gideon
Giuliano Gemma Tomas Milian Eli Wallach Manuel de Blas Jacques Berthier Romano Puppo Nazzareno Zamperla Hideo Saito
In the 19th century, when the Japanese Emperor sends a gift pony to the US President it gets stolen and ransomed by Indians but Sheriff Gideon aided by an inept Japanese servant offers to deliver the ransom.
Adventure
UK|Switzerland
1970
91 Minutes
Napoleon
Peter McEnery Claudia Cardinale Eli Wallach Jack Hawkins John Neville Mark Burns Norman Rossington Paolo Stoppa Ivan Desny
Based on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier serving during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he's the best soldier and lover that ever lived and intends to prove it.
Comedy, Western
1973
93 Minutes
Max Lozoya
Franco Nero Lynn Redgrave Eli Wallach Marilù Tolo Horst Janson Edorardo Fajardo Victor Israel Gisella Hahn Enrique Espinosa Furio Meniconi Luigi Antonio Guerra
An Irishwoman (Lynn Redgrave) looks for a Mexican revolution with a Russian rogue (Franco Nero) and a bandido (Eli Wallach) looking for gold.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|USA|Germany
2004
93 Minutes
Sol Spivak
Peter Riegert Isabella Rossellini Ashley Johnson Eli Wallach Rita Moreno Jake Hoffman Harris Yulin Frank Wood Beverly D'Angelo Eric Bogosian
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Adventure
UK|USA
1965
154 Minutes
The General
Peter O'Toole James Mason Curt Jurgens Eli Wallach Jack Hawkins Paul Lukas Daliah Lavi Akim Tamiroff
seaman trader captain war lord chief woman brooding powerful gutsy suspenseful melancholy boat river village south sea cargo ship indian ocean redemption guerrilla warfare seafaring
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
117 Minutes
Lynn Forshay
James Caan Marsha Mason Kirk Calloway Eli Wallach Burt Young Bruno Kirby Allyn Ann McLerie Dabney Coleman Fred Sadoff Allan Arbus Jon Korkes
sailor prostitute son friend moving sad new york city apartment love prostitution unhappy marriage sacrifice love 1970s
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty, due to his service records being lost.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1960
102 Minutes
Poncho
Edward G. Robinson Rod Steiger Joan Collins Eli Wallach Alexander Scourby Michael Dante Berry Kroeger Sebastian Cabot Marcel Hillaire John Beradino Alphonse Martell
thief protégé stripper security guard safecracker professor intricate suspenseful amusing monaco casino party monte carlo, monaco jealousy impersonation heist gambling daunting task money adventure
A motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault.
Sports & Fitness, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
USA
1979
102 Minutes
Man-in-Oil
David Carradine Jeff Cooper Roddy McDowall Eli Wallach Erica Creer Christopher Lee Anthony De Longis Earl Maynard
martial artist wizard blind person death sheik young man campy offbeat wild desert cave beach fantasy world tournament martial arts self-discovery magic journey daunting task quest
A young martial artist embarks on an adventure, encountering other martial artists in battle until one day he meets an aging blind man who will show him the true meaning of martial arts and life.
Adventure
UK|West Germany|Yugoslavia|USA
1965
124 Minutes
The Shah of Khwarezm
Stephen Boyd Omar Sharif James Mason Eli Wallach Françoise Dorléac Telly Savalas Robert Morley Yvonne Mitchell Woody Strode
prince leader emperor princess general brutal emotional spectacular china mongolia mountain unification war conquest revenge genghis khan mongols quest sacrifice rivalry
During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin (Carlo Cura) becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif), who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
161 Minutes
Don Altobello
Al Pacino Diane Keaton Talia Shire Andy Garcia Eli Wallach Joe Mantegna George Hamilton Bridget Fonda Sofia Coppola Raf Vallone Franc D'Ambrosio
godfather mobster lawyer kingpin crime boss nephew bleak dark sad italy new jersey new york state mafia organized crime redemption incest betrayal rivalry fall 1970s
Follows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire.
Western, Drama
USA
1961
124 Minutes
Guido aka Pilot
Clark Gable Marilyn Monroe Montgomery Clift Thelma Ritter Eli Wallach James Barton Estelle Winwood Kevin McCarthy Marietta Tree
divorcée cowboy gambler rodeo rider drifter friend winsome cheeky reno, nev. casino bar ranch house middle age depression horses gambling love triangle discovery temptation
A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.
Romance, Other
USA
2006
132 Minutes
Arthur Abbott
Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet Jude Law Jack Black Eli Wallach Ed Burns Rufus Sewell Shannyn Sossamon Miffy Englefield Emma Pritchard Sarah Parish
film editor coworker journalist brother boyfriend elderly person engaging tender los angeles england cottage house romantic dilemma vacation filmmaking relationships love discovery 2000s
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Drama
Italy|USA
1999
112 Minutes
Strasser
Kevin Isola Adam Hann-Byrd Stephen Mendillo Patricia Dunnock Eli Wallach Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Olivia Birkelund Barton Tinapp Jessica Munch
A man is accused of murdering his childhood love and her entire family.
Romance
USA
2000
127 Minutes
Rabbi Lewis
Ben Stiller Edward Norton Jenna Elfman Anne Bancroft Eli Wallach Ron Rifkin Milos Forman Holland Taylor Lisa Edelstein Rena Sofer Ken Leung
best friend rabbi priest executive bartender amusing charming heartwarming new york city church synagogue apartment bar temple friendship love love triangle religion following your heart faith
Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
Drama
USA
2010
130 Minutes
Michael Douglas Shia LaBeouf Josh Brolin Carey Mulligan Eli Wallach Susan Sarandon Frank Langella Austin Pendleton John Bedford Lloyd Vanessa Ferlito John Buffalo Mailer
father daughter stockbroker boyfriend ex-convict engaging spirited new york city wall street financial crisis male bonding corporate espionage transformation discovery love 2000s
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
Biography
USA
1963
110 Minutes
Warren Stone
George Hamilton Jason Robards Jack Klugman George Segal Eli Wallach Sam Levene Ruth Ford
Story of the life of writer/playwright Moss Hart.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
112 Minutes
George Lieberhof
Robert Wuhl Martin Landau Robert De Niro Danny Aiello Eli Wallach Jace Alexander Tuesday Knight Sheryl Lee Ralph Christopher Walken Laurie Metcalf Jean Smart
director producer investor mistress actor screenwriter quirky witty hollywood, calif. movie set diner aspirations show business filmmaking re-writes second chance writing quest underdog transformation
A comedy about a screenwriter (Robert Wuhl), whose old movie script is read by a producer (Martin Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (... See full summary »
Comedy
1978
106 Minutes
Vince Marlow, Pop
George C. Scott Trish Van Devere Harry Hamlin Red Buttons Eli Wallach Ann Reinking Jocelyn Brando Michael Kidd Kathleen Beller Barry Bostwick Art Carney
boxer producer gangster beautiful woman daughter diva witty hilarious lighthearted boxing ring nightclub new york city broadway theater boxing broadway loss of innocence redemption song and dance world war i transformation
Old-movie parodies: "Dynamite Hands," about a boxing law student (Harry Hamlin) ; "Baxter's Beauties of 1933," about a producer's (George C. Scott) show.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
98 Minutes
Peck
Robert De Niro Jessica Lange Cliff Gorman Alan King Jack Warden Eli Wallach Barry Primus Gene Kirkwood Ignazio Spalla
lawyer promoter waitress loan shark bar owner boxer intense thrilling new york city scam affair betrayal lawsuit boxing rivalry revenge forbidden love 1990s
The story about a cheating and incompetent lawyer (Harry Fabian) who suddenly gets obsessed on becoming a boxing promoter.
Crime, Drama
USA
1977
97 Minutes
General Reser
Gene Hackman Candice Bergen Richard Widmark Mickey Rooney Edward Albert Eli Wallach Ken Swofford Neva Patterson Jay Novello Claire Brennan Ted Gehring
ex-convict stranger wife cellmate employer general tense thrilling prison los angeles household assassination kidnapping mystery conspiracy husband/wife relationship mystery pursuit 1970s
A Vietnam War veteran, imprisoned for murder, is offered his freedom if he accepts to undertake a contract killing for a shady organization.
Romance
Spain|USA
1996
115 Minutes
Sheldon
Melanie Griffith Antonio Banderas Daryl Hannah Danny Aiello Joan Cusack Eli Wallach Gabino Diego Austin Pendleton Allan Rich Phil Leeds Vincent Schiavelli
con artist assistant pretty woman sister criminal amusing playful lighthearted florida art gallery car funeral swindling romance love triangle deception crime assumed identity love discovery
A young gallerist is in love with two sisters at the same time. In order to solve the problem he decides to invent his own twin-brother.
Drama, History
USA
2006
115 Minutes
Noah Dietrich
Richard Gere Alfred Molina Hope Davis Marcia Gay Harden Stanley Tucci Julie Delpy Eli Wallach Zeljko Ivanek John Carter Christopher Evan Welch Peter McRobbie
author con artist publisher mistress wife billionaire amusing playful suspenseful new york city office household washington, d.c. writers biography scams affair shady dealings quest 1970s
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Comedy
USA
1986
103 Minutes
Leon B. Little
Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Alexis Smith Charles Durning Dana Carvey Darlanne Fluegel Eli Wallach Monty Ash Billy Barty
Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.
Fantasy
USA
1970
105 Minutes
Delicatessen Clerk
Zero Mostel Harry Belafonte Ida Kaminska Milo O'Shea Gloria Foster Barbara Ann Teer Eli Wallach Anne Jackson
angel jew sick wife sad profound amusing new york city harlem, n.y. apartment street meaning of life poverty illness faith doubt miracles transformation love 1970s
Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. He's a tailor, but he can't work because his back has given out. He doesn't even have enough money for ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Italy|USA
1974
100 Minutes
Don Vittorio
Peter Boyle Rip Torn Paula Prentiss Fred Williamson Charles Cioffi Luther Adler Fausto Tozzi Franco Lantieri Eli Wallach Louis Guss Carmine Caridi
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
Horror, Gay & Lesbian
UK
1977
91 Minutes
Tina Herazo Ava Gardner Chris Sarandon Martin Balsam John Carradine Jose Ferrer Arthur Kennedy Burgess Meredith Sylvia Miles Deborah Raffin Eli Wallach
model priest ex-boyfriend demon creepy dark new york city apartment building evil spirits protection faith suicide confinement discovery transformation 1970s
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.
Comedy
UK|USA
1976
96 Minutes
Glenda Jackson Sandy Dennis Melina Mercouri Geraldine Page Anne Jackson Anne Meara Susan Penhaligon Edith Evans Jerry Stiller Rip Torn Eli Wallach
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.
Western
USA
1962
164 Minutes
Carroll Baker Richard Thorpe Henry Hathaway Lee J. Cobb Henry Fonda Carolyn Jones Karl Malden Gregory Peck George Peppard Robert Preston
gambler fur trapper singer frontiersman captain lieutenant striking rousing moving wild west san francisco st. louis new york state gold rush american civil war native people rebellion family family history adventure
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
Drama
1962
145 Minutes
Richard Beymer Paul Newman Diane Baker Corinne Calvet Fred Clark Dan Dailey James Dunn Juano Hernandez Arthur Kennedy Ricardo Montalban Susan Strasberg
Hemingway's Nick Adams (Richard Beymer) hits the road, meets a boxer (Paul Newman) and drives an ambulance in World War I France.
Crime, Drama
UK
1966
100 Minutes
Senta Berger Stephen Boyd Yul Brynner Bob Cunningham Gilda Dahlberg Angie Dickinson Georges Geret Hugh Griffith Jack Hawkins Rita Hayworth Trevor Howard
Three thugs--Tom, Dick and Harry (a woman)--break into the penthouse apartment of an adulterous couple and proceed to terrorize them, but as it turns out, things aren't exactly what they seem to be.