List of the best Ferdinand Mayne movies: Frightmare(1981), The Vampire Happening(1971), The Exchange Student(1967), Marilyn(1953), The Black Stallion Returns(1983), The Bobo(1967), The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, but Your Teeth Are in My Neck(1967), Howling II ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf(1985), Third Man on the Mountain(1959), Knight Moves(1992), Gentlemen Marry Brunettes(1955), The Divided Heart(1954) ... ...
Horror
1981
86 Minutes
Ferdinand Mayne Luca Bercovici Jennifer Starrett
College movie buffs (Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett) steal a horror-film star's (Ferdinand Mayne) corpse, and a medium brings him back.
Horror
Philippines
1971
90 Minutes
Pia Degermark Thomas Hunter Ferdinand Mayne Yvor Murillo Ingrid van Bergen Joachim Kemmer Lyvia Bauer Oskar Wegrostek Daria Damar
Comedy
France|Italy
1967
95 Minutes
Louis De Funès Claude Gensac Martine Kelly Ferdinand Mayne Maurice Risch François Leccia
exchange student headmaster son emotional shower scotland failure journey pursuit
Charles Bosquier, a role apparently written for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial headmaster of a French strict boarding school. No father could be deeper shocked ... See full summary »
Drama
1953
70 Minutes
Sandra Dorne Maxwell Reed Leslie Dwyer Vida Hope Ferdinand Mayne Hugh Pryse
Kids & Family, Adventure
France
1983
103 Minutes
Kelly Reno Teri Garr Vincent Spano Allen Goorwitz Woody Strode Ferdinand Mayne Jodi Thelen Doghmi Larbi
young boy stallion friend sheik henchman jockey melodramatic brash thrilling heartwarming morocco airplane stable racetrack human-animal friendship horse racing abduction horses travel animal rights
Walter is told by his boss, Sara, to deliver an urgent letter to Henri de Corinthe. On the way he finds a beautiful woman he had been eying in a nightclub, lying in the road, bound up. He ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK|USA
1967
105 Minutes
Peter Sellers Britt Ekland Rossano Brazzi Adolfo Celi Hattie Jacques Ferdinand Mayne Kenneth Griffith Al Lettieri
To get his big break, a singing matador must win over the most beautiful and most elusive woman in all of Barcelona, in only three days.
Horror
1967
107 Minutes
Jack MacGowran Roman Polanski Sharon Tate Jessie Robins Alfie Bass Ferdinand Mayne Iain Quarrier Terry Downes Fiona Lewis Ronald Lacey Sydney Bromley
vampire professor assistant innkeeper daughter hunchback cheeky playful transylvania inn castle vampires abduction mishaps romance discovery rescue unknown era
A professor (Jack MacGowran) and his helper (Roman Polanski) crash a vampire ball at the castle of Count Von Krolock.
Horror
Czechoslovakia|UK|USA
1985
90 Minutes
Christopher Lee Annie McEnroe Sybil Danning Reb Brown Marsha A. Hunt Judd Omen Ferdinand Mayne
werewolf mysterious man queen beautiful woman sister creepy sultry campy transylvania castle los angeles werewolves supernatural phenomenon search vengeance showdown pursuit revenge 1980s
A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK
1959
107 Minutes
James MacArthur Michael Rennie Janet Munro James Donald Walter Fitzgerald Helen Hayes Herbert Lom Ferdinand Mayne Laurence Naismith Lee Patterson Nora Swinburne
mountain climber mother father son captain teammate inspiring winsome heartwarming swiss alps switzerland village the matterhorn family honor father/son relationship mountain climbing determination dangerous mission quest growing up
A boy attempts to realize his father's dream of climbing an alpine peak known as the Citadel.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany|Canada
1992
115 Minutes
Christopher Lambert Diane Lane Tom Skerritt Daniel Baldwin Charles Bailey-Gates Arthur Brauss Katharine Isabelle Ferdinand Mayne
serial killer chess grandmaster police detective psychologist girlfriend eerie shocking brutal beach chess tournament police station house murder chess affair game investigation suspicion mystery underdog
During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
97 Minutes
Jane Russell Jeanne Crain Alan Young Rudy Vallee Scott Brady Guy Middleton Eric Pohlmann Ferdinand Mayne Leonard Sachs Guido Lorraine
sister showgirl boyfriend agent mother singer amusing heartwarming melodramatic new york city paris nightclub monte carlo, monaco the louvre stage aspirations fame travel singing rise
Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York, as well as getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.
Drama
UK
1954
89 Minutes
Cornell Borchers Yvonne Mitchell Armin Dahlen Alexander Knox Geoffrey Keen Liam Redmond Eddie Byrne Theodore Bikel Ferdinand Mayne Andre Mikhelson Pamela Stirling
orphan missing person child judge adoptive father adoptive mother melodramatic emotional bleak germany orphanage house courtroom street adoption presumed dead family foster care custody battle world war ii
A story of litigation between a birth mother and an adopted family due to a child lost during a war.
Horror, Gay & Lesbian
UK
1970
88 Minutes
Peter Cushing Ingrid Pitt George Cole Madeline Smith Pippa Steel Dawn Addams Kate O'Mara Douglas Wilmer Ferdinand Mayne
Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.
Comedy
UK|USA
1978
99 Minutes
Peter Sellers Herbert Lom Diane Cannon Robert Webber Burt Kwouk Robert Loggia Paul Stewart André Maranne Graham Stark Ferdinand Mayne
inspector clouseau boss servant crime boss woman informant lighthearted amusing hilarious spirited playful paris hong kong docks warehouse nightclub funeral investigation drug trafficking assassination
To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.
Comedy
UK
1954
89 Minutes
Akim Tamiroff Donald Sinden Sarah Lawson Naunton Wayne Bill Kerr Dora Bryan Martin Miller Michael Shepley Michael Hordern Ferdinand Mayne Bryan Coleman
A fun frolic involving a fake secret weapon (accidentally created during a drinking bout), Naval bureaucracy, political maneuvering, and the hareem and palace of the exotic eastern country of Agraria.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1952
80 Minutes
Claude Rains Märta Torén Marius Goring Michael Nightingale Felix Aylmer Herbert Lom Gibb McLaughlin Lucie Mannheim Joan St. Clair Robin Alalouf Ferdinand Mayne
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company payroll but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
Adventure
France|Tunisia
1986
117 Minutes
Walter Matthau Cris Campion Charlotte Lewis Damien Thomas Richard Pearson Olu Jacobs David Kelly Roy Kinnear Bill Fraser José Santamaría Ferdinand Mayne
The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
War
USA
1971
97 Minutes
John Phillip Law Don Stroud Barry Primus Peter Masterson Robert Latourneaux George Armitage Stephen McHattie Brian Foley David Osterhout Clint Kimbrough Ferdinand Mayne
the red baron fighter pilot aircraft magnate german officer mentor hermann goering thrilling engaging gripping germany sky cockpit fighter plane air force base world war i dogfight dignity honor fame tradition
The story of Manfred von Richthofen, the German air ace during World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous German officers.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
117 Minutes
George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Van Dreelen Calvin Jung John Gielgud Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch Robin Clarke Iake Eissinmann Alan North
lieutenant oil baron scientist spy police officer suspenseful intricate los angeles berlin apartment oil business espionage murder investigation secret conspiracy quest pursuit underdog 1980s
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Mexico
1984
101 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Grace Jones Wilt Chamberlain Mako Tracey Walter Sarah Douglas Olivia d'Abo Pat Roach Jeff Corey Sven-Ole Thorsen Bruce Fleischer
conan warrior wizard bodyguard queen princess engaging amusing fantasy world wilderness castle search schemes showdown unlikely allies adventure quest unknown era
Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
Drama
UK|USA
1962
116 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Maria Perschy Alfred Lynch Nigel Stock Reginald Beckwith Richard Marner Ed Devereaux Lewis Fiander George Mikell Richard Carpenter Margaret Whiting
british soldier sergeant german soldier nazi prisoner of war leader charming hilarious patriotic playful prison camp germany united kingdom poland train station charles coward prison break sabotage world war ii bravery
British N.C.O. Sergeant Major Charles Coward (Sir Dirk Bogarde) escapes from the Stalag VIII-B P.O.W. camp, and is mistakenly awarded with the Iron Cross by the Germans.
Horror
USA
1985
98 Minutes
Maurice Grandmaison Tom McGowan Phillip Marshak Robert Bristol Faith Clift Marc Lawrence Cameron Mitchell William Charles Mark Ridley Anne Fairchild
God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. One involves an insane asylums ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
107 Minutes
Alec Guinness Burl Ives Maureen O'Hara Ernie Kovacs Noel Coward Ralph Richardson Jo Morrow Paul Rogers Gregoire Aslan Jose Prieto Duncan Macrae
expatriate secret agent double agent director secretary salesman cool amusing suspenseful havana, cuba london city apartment government offices store city espionage communism father/daughter relationship patriotism deception
Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
Comedy
UK
1956
96 Minutes
John Mills Richard Attenborough Bryan Forbes Harold Siddons Clifford Mollison Lionel Jeffries Gordon Jackson Michael Howard Michael Hordern Ernest Clark John Forbes-Robertson
sailor friend baby witty amusing naples, italy boat ship coast baby-sitting sailing sailors comedy smuggling adventure escape pursuit 20th century
After a pierside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White (Sir Richard Attenborough) finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it ... See full summary »
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Peter Sellers Ringo Starr Richard Attenborough Isabel Jeans Caroline Blakiston Wilfrid Hyde-White Terence Alexander Peter Bayliss Joan Benham Patrick Cargill Graham Chapman
billionaire adopted son coach ship captain auctioneer dark madcap london mansion ocean liner auction house greed money stunts education class distinctions discovery wretched excess 1960s
The world's richest man (Peter Sellers) and the world's poorest orphan (Ringo Starr) set out to prove every man has his price.
Adventure
USA
1970
191 Minutes
Bekim Fehmiu Charles Aznavour Alan Badel Candice Bergen Thommy Berggren Delia Boccardo Ernest Borgnine Rossano Brazzi Olivia de Havilland Anna Moffo Leigh Taylor-Young
The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was really murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country--a man who was his ... See full summary »
War, Adventure, Action
UK|USA
1969
158 Minutes
Richard Burton Clint Eastwood Mary Ure Patrick Wymark Michael Hordern Donald Houston Peter Barkworth Robert Beatty William Squire Derren Nesbitt Anton Diffring
commando soldier spy traitor nazi impostor suspenseful rousing gripping castle alps military base germany world war ii prison break rescue betrayal mission disguise rescue
Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's really going on.