List of the best Frank Finlay movies: Othello(1965), King of the Wind(1989), Shaft in Africa(1973), The Deadly Bees(1967), Eroica(2003), The Pianist(2002), Gumshoe(1972), The Return of the Musketeers(1989), Inspector Clouseau(1968), Neither the Sea nor the Sand(1974), The Waiting Room(2007), Robbery(1967) ... ...
Drama
UK
1965
166 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Frank Finlay Maggie Smith Robert Lang Anthony Nicholls Roy Holder Derek Jacobi Joyce Redman Sheila Reid Harry Lomax Michael Turner
othello senator iago desdemona servant campy confident intense brooding venice, italy street castle cyprus bedroom race relations jealousy doomed romance schemes interracial relationship revenge
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
Adventure
UK
1989
101 Minutes
Edward Coke
Navin Chowdhry Frank Finlay Jenny Agutter Anthony Quayle Richard Harris Glenda Jackson
In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel, evil and good and thus begins the life of Sham.
Drama, Crime
USA
1973
112 Minutes
Amafi
Richard Roundtree Frank Finlay Vonetta McGee Neda Arneric Debebe Eshetu Spiros Focas Jacques Herlin Jho Jhenkins
john shaft criminal assassin beautiful woman amusing cool gritty africa ethiopia new york city paris slavery crime investigation showdown americans abroad undercover operations adventure quest pursuit
Private investigator John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.
Horror
UK
1967
83 Minutes
H.W. Manfred
Suzanna Leigh Frank Finlay Guy Doleman Catherine Finn John Harvey Michael Ripper Anthony Bailey Tim Barrett James Cossins Frank Forsyth Kay Wild
Trouble strikes when an exhausted pop singer, sent on a vacation to a farm, realizes that the farm's owner grows deadly bees.
Biography, Drama
2003
129 Minutes
Ian Hart Frank Finlay Claire Skinner Jack Davenport Robert Glenister Anton Lesser Fenella Woolgar Leo Bill Lucy Akhurst Trevor Cooper Victoria Shalet
On June 9, 1804, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (Ian Hart) plays Symphony No. 3 in Vienna, Austria.
War, Drama, History
UK|France|Poland|Germany|USA
2002
148 Minutes
The Father
Adrien Brody Thomas Kretschmann Frank Finlay Maureen Lipman Emilia Fox Ed Stoppard Julia Rayner Jessica Kate Meyer Ruth Platt
musician pianist military officer jew bleak powerful disturbing warsaw radio station attic holocaust music world war ii adaptation escape pursuit 1940s
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
88 Minutes
William
Albert Finney Billie Whitelaw Frank Finlay Janice Rule Carolyn Seymour Fulton Mackay
detective brother client smuggler offbeat witty bleak suspenseful liverpool, england nightclub crime impersonation murder bribery transformation mystery adventure 1970s
Inspired by his love for Dashiell Hammett novels, nightclub comedian Eddie Ginley puts an ad in the paper as a private eye. The case he gets turns out to be a strange setup and as he digs to the bottom of it his life starts falling apart.
Adventure
UK|France|Spain
1989
103 Minutes
Porthos
Michael York Oliver Reed Frank Finlay C. Thomas Howell Kim Cattrall Richard Chamberlain Philippe Noiret Roy Kinnear Geraldine Chaplin Christopher Lee Eusebio Lazaro
musketeer d'artagnan cardinal king charles i queen duke crafty spectacular thrilling england france jail forest con game prison break redemption reunion friendship sword battles pursuit
In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.
Comedy
UK|USA
1968
101 Minutes
Supt. Weaver
Alan Arkin Delia Boccardo Frank Finlay Barry Foster Patrick Cargill Beryl Reid Clive Francis Richard Pearson
inspector clouseau prime minister kidnapper bank robber police officer corrupt cop madcap hysterical suspenseful train bank switzerland united kingdom paris scotland yard bank robbery detective work disguise police corruption kidnapping
A string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch the criminal.
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
1974
110 Minutes
George Dabernon
Susan Hampshire Michael Petrovitch Frank Finlay Michael Craze Jack Lambert David Garth Betty Duncan Anthony Booth
A troubled wife (Susan Hampshire) falls in love with a lighthouse keeper (Michael Petrovitch) when she goes to the Isle of Jersey to sort things out.
Drama
New Zealand|Japan|USA
2007
110 Minutes
Roger
The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1967
114 Minutes
Robinson
Stanley Baker Joanna Pettet James Booth Frank Finlay Barry Foster William Marlowe Clinton Greyn George Sewell
mastermind thief wife convict inspector fascinating thrilling intricate wild london glasgow, scotland scotland yard train field train robbery schemes jailbreak teamwork investigation pursuit
A group of British criminals plans the robbery of the Royal Mail train on the Glasgow-London route.
Drama
UK
1983
100 Minutes
Matthew Fox
Jonathan Pryce Tim Curry Rosemary Harris Frank Finlay Charlie Dore David de Keyser Nat Jackley
journalist socialist friend husband love interest mother dark disheartening london convention newsroom suez canal political consciousness love triangle journalism adultery love transformation rivalry 1980s
James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) has made a career out of journalism. Now bankrupt, he finds himself with a group of other writers in the middle of the dispute-ridden British homeland at the time of the Falklands War.
Drama, History
Italy|Spain
1970
124 Minutes
Davies
Sean Connery Richard Harris Samantha Eggar Frank Finlay Anthony Zerbe Bethel Leslie Art Lund Anthony Costello Philip Bourneuf Brendan Dillon Frances Heflin
miner owner undercover cop chief gripping coal mine sabotage revenge undercover operations rise revenge 1870s
This is the tale of twins; one a sheriff, the other a ruthless outlaw and rapist.
Fantasy
1978
100 Minutes
Abu Bakar
Roddy McDowall Peter Ustinov Kabir Bedi Frank Finlay Marina Vlady Terence Stamp Pavla Ustinov Ian Holm
The Arabian Nights tale of a thief (Roddy McDowall), a prince (Kabir Bedi) and a caliph's (Peter Ustinov) daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1968
113 Minutes
Henry Durnley
Hayley Mills Hywel Bennett Billie Whitelaw Phyllis Calvert Frank Finlay Barry Foster Salmaan Peerzada Christian Roberts Gretchen Franklin Thorley Walters
Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's... See full summary »
Adventure, Action
Spain|Panama|UK|USA
1975
108 Minutes
Porthos
Oliver Reed Raquel Welch Richard Chamberlain Michael York Frank Finlay Christopher Lee Faye Dunaway Jean-Pierre Cassel Geraldine Chaplin Simon Ward Charlton Heston
musketeer queen love interest villain townspeople noblewoman thrilling suspenseful witty amusing paris france castle palace town convent kidnapping royalty daunting task betrayal
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
History, Drama, Biography
UK|USA
1970
145 Minutes
John Carter
Richard Harris Alec Guinness Robert Morley Dorothy Tutin Frank Finlay Timothy Dalton Patrick Wymark Patrick Magee Nigel Stock Charles Gray Michael Jayston
king charles i earl queen prince general patriotic powerful dense rousing england battlefield palace parliament oliver cromwell civil wars english history power struggle parliament patriotism rise
Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.
Drama
UK
2004
94 Minutes
Alfred
Jason Flemyng Kirsty Mitchell Maureen Lipman Kulvinder Ghir Frank Finlay John Sessions Julie T Wallace Annabelle Apsion Samantha Beckinsale Mark Benton Samantha Womack
When successful London publisher Charlie (Jason Flemyng) starts thinking that his life is a failure, he hits the road and soon stumbles upon a curious old hotel and a bevy of oddball locals... See full summary »
Drama
UK
2002
87 Minutes
Dr. Robert Barrum
Emily Woof Douglas Henshall Clive Russell Kevin Whitely Frank Finlay Craig Kelly Stephanie Buttle Steve Sweeney Roger Nott Richard Lumsden Tilly Vosburgh
A single mother's search for her stolen new born baby sends her on a journey through the underworld of London and on a collision course with her past.
Drama, History
USA|UK
1999
92 Minutes
Father
Samantha Morton Lee Ross Rupert Graves Holly Aird Miriam Margolyes Frank Finlay Nicholas Woodeson Lauren Richardson Felix Billson
A young woman in rural 1950s England becomes involved in a scandalous love triangle that will inevitably leave someone behind to suffer the consequences.
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA
1985
100 Minutes
Dr. Hans Fallada
Steve Railsback Peter Firth Mathilda May Patrick Stewart Michael Gothard Frank Finlay
astronaut alien military officer beautiful woman creepy tense space shuttle london england street space exploration superhuman abilities alien attack zombies disaster showdown escape pursuit 1980s
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Mystery & Thriller
1982
101 Minutes
Canarsky
Martin Sheen Brigitte Fossey Sam Neill Derek Jacobi Michael Lonsdale Frank Finlay
cia agent defector kgb agent assassin lover suspenseful intense east berlin east germany eastern europe assassination plot cold war government secrets international conspiracy secret mission iron curtain quest pursuit escape rivalry
An ex-lover (Brigitte Fossey) aids a radio reporter (Martin Sheen), sent to East Germany by the CIA to steal a Soviet computer chip.
Biography, Drama
1992
173 Minutes
Sergei Alliluyev
Robert Duvall Julia Ormond Maximilian Schell Jeroen Krabbé Joan Plowright Frank Finlay Daniel Massey Joanna Roth
stalinist revolutionary vladimir i. lenin wife daughter russian engaging bleak rousing russia woods palace war zone joseph stalin russian revolution dictatorship power family persecution rise
Riding Lenin's (Maximilian Schell) coattails into the 1920s, Josef Stalin (Robert Duvall) rudely takes over as Soviet dictator until death in 1953.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada
1979
121 Minutes
Inspector Lestrade
Christopher Plummer James Mason Donald Sutherland David Hemmings Susan Clark Anthony Quayle John Gielgud Frank Finlay
detective killer doctor watson prostitute police officer psychic brooding dark suspenseful gripping england street underworld london mass murder detective work psychic phenomena jack the ripper sherlock holmes investigation
Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
Comedy, Drama
1967
99 Minutes
Chaplain
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.
Horror
UK
1966
94 Minutes
Inspector Lestrade
John Neville Donald Houston John Fraser Georgia Brown Anthony Quayle Barbara Windsor Robert Morley Cecil Parker Frank Finlay Kay Walsh
lord serial killer duke prime minister doctor inspector chilling gripping witty london murder corruption insanity discovery mystery wretched excess 1880s
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Drama
1963
89 Minutes
Capt. Patterson
Tom Courtenay Mogens Wieth James Maxwell Ronald Fraser Ralph Michael Brewster Mason Eric Thompson John Graham Frank Finlay Harry Landis Michael Coles
british soldier commanding officer priest psychiatrist doctor engaging tense dreamy mediterranean island court god court-martial death responsibility mission broken home rivalry discovery 1960s
Court-martialed for screaming on patrol, a British private (Tom Courtenay) insists it was because he saw God.
Drama
USA
1968
157 Minutes
Igor Bounin
Anthony Quinn Laurence Olivier Oskar Werner David Janssen Vittorio De Sica Leo McKern John Gielgud Barbara Jefford Rosemarie Dexter Frank Finlay Burt Kwouk
priest pope premier prisoner cardinal archbishop profound inspiring suspenseful emotional russia rome vatican labor camp peace talks airplane cold war roman catholicism doubt compassion
After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War
Biography
2003
180 Minutes
Daniel Williams Matthew Thomas Brock Everitt-Elwick Rollo Weeks Gina McKee Tom Hollander Miranda Richardson Bill Nighy Bibi Andersson Ron Cook Frank Finlay