List of the best Hugh Griffith movies: The Canterbury Tales(1971), Start the Revolution Without Me(1970), Tom Jones(1963), Lucky Jim(1957), The Good Companions(1957), Legend of the Werewolf(1975), The Counterfeit Traitor(1962), Casanova & Co.(1977), Diary of Forbidden Dreams(1973), Take Me High(1975), Mutiny on the Bounty(1962), The Abominable Dr. Phibes(1971) ... ...
Comedy, Drama, History
1971
111 Minutes
Sir January
Hugh Griffith Ninetto Davoli Franco Citti Laura Betti Josephine Chaplin Pier Paolo Pasolini Michael Balfour Jenny Runacre
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Comedy
USA
1970
91 Minutes
King Louis
Gene Wilder Donald Sutherland Hugh Griffith Jack MacGowran Billie Whitelaw Victor Spinetti Ewa Aulin
Two mismatched sets of identical twins, one aristocrat, one peasant, mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the French Revolution.
Comedy
UK
1963
129 Minutes
Squire Western
Albert Finney Susannah York Hugh Griffith Edith Evans Joan Greenwood Diane Cilento George Devine David Tomlinson Rosalind Atkinson Wilfrid Lawson Rosalind Knight
orphan wealthy man ingénue rival lady airy cheeky charming family home inn police station england countryside mistaken identity class distinctions affair blackmail love triangle growing up rise
The romantic and chivalrous adventures of adopted bastard Tom Jones in 18th-century England.
Comedy
UK
1957
91 Minutes
Professor Welch
Ian Carmichael Terry-Thomas Hugh Griffith Sharon Acker Jean Anderson Maureen Connell Clive Morton Reginald Beckwith Kenneth Griffith Jeremy Hawk John Welch
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Worse, he has managed to get ... See full summary »
Musical
UK
1957
104 Minutes
Morton Mitcham
Eric Portman Celia Johnson Hugh Griffith Janette Scott John Fraser Bobby Howes Rachel Roberts John Salew Mona Washbourne Paddy Stone Irving Davies
singer spinster songwriter dancing girl love interest spirited lighthearted england wales west end backstage music hall show business musical revue theater companionship romance revitalization transformation growing up
A touring variety troupe, the "Dinky Doos" are in financial trouble. An encounter with three strangers - Inigo Jollifant (a romantic, song-writing ex-schoolmaster), Miss Trant (a ... See full summary »
Horror
1975
90 Minutes
Maestro Pamponi
Peter Cushing Ron Moody Hugh Griffith Roy Castle David Rintoul Lynn Dalby
On the trail of a fiend who kills during the full moon, a police officer is led to a French zoo and its keeper.
Drama
1962
140 Minutes
Collins
William Holden Lilli Palmer Hugh Griffith Ernst Schroeder Eva Dahlbeck Eulf Palme Carl Raddatz Helo Gutschwager Erica Beer Charles Régnier Klaus Kinski
oil merchant intelligence officer spy nazi lover old friend tense gripping thrilling oil refinery prison sweden germany denmark working undercover espionage dangerous job blacklisting world war ii deception
A British intelligence officer (Hugh Griffith) pressures a Swedish oilman (William Holden) to spy on his Nazi customers.
Comedy
1977
88 Minutes
The Caliph
Tony Curtis Marisa Berenson Hugh Griffith Sylva Koscina Britt Ekland Marisa Mell Umberto Orsini Andréa Ferréol Victor Spinetti Jeanie Bell Olivia Pascal
womanizer doppelganger naked person sex addict caliph amusing playful passionate palace bedroom venice hedonism new love impotence sexual conquests conquest sex forbidden love 1700s
Hiding his impotence, the legendary Italian lover (Tony Curtis) hires a look-alike to uphold his reputation.
Comedy
1973
94 Minutes
Joseph Noblart
Sydne Rome Marcello Mastroianni Hugh Griffith Romolo Valli Guido Alberti Henning Schlüter Christiane Barry Elisabeth Witte
Fleeing a rapist, a woman finds a wealth of unusual material for her diary when she seeks refuge at an isolated villa.
Musical
1975
90 Minutes
Sir Harry Cunningham
Cliff Richard Debbie Watling Hugh Griffith
banker restaurant owner romantic interest amusing charming engaging heartwarming lighthearted offbeat spirited birmingham, england romance business ethics business trip bankruptcy restaurant business love metamorphosis 1970s
After being transferred to an industrial town in Britain, a successful financier becomes partners with a restaurateur.
Adventure
USA
1962
179 Minutes
Alexander Smith
Marlon Brando Carol Reed Trevor Howard Richard Harris Hugh Griffith Richard Haydn Tim Seely Percy Herbert Tarita Gordon Jackson
ship captain sailor islander thrilling tense ship tahiti england pitcairn island william bligh fletcher christian class distinctions mutiny underdog adventure escape 1780s
In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
Horror
UK
1971
93 Minutes
Rabbi
Vincent Price Joseph Cotten Terry-Thomas Hugh Griffith Virginia North Aubrey Woods Susan Travers Alex Scott Peter Gilmore Edward Burnham Peter Jeffrey
organist assistant surgeon nurse creepy shocking england mansion scotland yard hospital murder disfigurement plagues incompetency torture vengeance revenge wretched excess 1920s
A doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar, Anton Phibes, seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for his wife's death.
Drama
UK|USA
1954
89 Minutes
The Inspector
Dirk Bogarde Alexis Smith Alexander Knox Hugh Griffith Patricia McCarron Billie Whitelaw Maxine Audley Glyn Houston Harry Towb Russell Waters Fred Griffiths
criminal psychiatrist wife maid melodramatic tense london household psychoanalysis adultery crime bad behavior reform deception discovery forbidden love 1950s
After a convict breaks in a psychotherapist's home, he agrees to rehabilitation rather than arrest but the therapist's wife becomes infatuated with him.
Horror
UK|USA
1972
89 Minutes
Harry Ambrose
Vincent Price Robert Quarry Valli Kemp Hugh Griffith John Thaw Keith Buckley Lewis Fiander Gerald Sim Milton Reid Peter Jeffrey John Cater
mad scientist assistant explorer lover inspector campy gory amusing egypt desert schemes murder resurrection exploration investigation science revenge rivalry quest 1920s
The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.
Drama
1962
112 Minutes
Van der Pink
Stephen Boyd Dolores Hart Leo McKern Hugh Griffith Donald Pleasence Harry Andrews
inspector holocaust survivor captain tense suspenseful netherlands tangiers, morocco palestine fugitives emigration anti-semitism holocaust traveling adventure escape 1940s
A Dutch police inspector (Stephen Boyd) frees an Auschwitz survivor (Dolores Hart) from a white slaver, then helps her get to Palestine.
Drama
1968
132 Minutes
Lebedev
Alan Bates Dirk Bogarde Georgia Brown Hugh Griffith Elizabeth Hartman Ian Holm David Opatoshu David Warner
prisoner lawyer pretty woman bleak disheartening somber prison russia shop disillusionment prison imperialism anti-semitism meaning of life class distinctions fall discovery underdog 1910s
A government lawyer (Dirk Bogarde) tries to help a poor Jewish handyman (Alan Bates) railroaded for murder in czarist Russia.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1959
203 Minutes
Sheik Ilderim
Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Stephen Boyd Haya Harareet Hugh Griffith Martha Scott Sam Jaffe Cathy O'Donnell
friend slave sister prince jesus emotional touching desert jerusalem judea revenge betrayal showdown freedom assassination escape revenge rise sacrifice 1st century
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Comedy
USA
1966
127 Minutes
Charles Bonnet
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.
Sci-Fi
USA
1973
78 Minutes
Professor Hira
Jon Finch Jenny Runacre Sterling Hayden Patrick Magee Hugh Griffith Harry Andrews
Private investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder.
Comedy
UK
1949
83 Minutes
Huw Price
Donald Houston Alec Guinness Meredith Edwards Moira Lister Hugh Griffith Joyce Grenfell
brother con artist news reporter amusing madcap england london wales small town pub city vs. country deception money culture clash adventure discovery 1940s
Brothers from a Welsh village take their first trip to London to collect a prize, and meet a con artist and various other urban distractions.
Drama
1959
123 Minutes
Judge Edgar Neilsen
Rita Hayworth Anthony Franciosa Gig Young Mildred Dunnock Hugh Griffith Sanford Meisner Robert Burton Alfred Ryder Katherine Squire Raymond Greenleaf Myrna Fahey
prosecutor defendant attorney wife widower intense passionate thrilling suspenseful melodramatic courtroom murder case court battles abusive marriage affair justice death mystery rivalry underdog
A lawyer (Anthony Franciosa) defends a woman (Rita Hayworth) and her lover (Gig Young) accused of shooting her husband.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
1949
104 Minutes
Lord High Steward
Alec Guinness Dennis Price Valerie Hobson Joan Greenwood Miles Malleson Hugh Griffith Jeremy Spenser Arthur Lowe
murderer wealthy man girlfriend admiral minister lady cheeky madcap england castle prison death family ambition class distinctions revenge fall 1900s
A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.
Comedy
UK
1953
84 Minutes
Dan
Stanley Holloway George Relph Naunton Wayne John Gregson Godfrey Tearle Hugh Griffith Gabrielle Brune Sidney James Reginald Beckwith Edie Martin Michael Trubshawe
townsperson wealthy man railway inspector vicar clerk bus driver charming witty hysterical village england railroad tracks museum train station bus station railroad public transportation feud competition runaway train
Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.
Horror
1972
89 Minutes
Mr. Harrison
Shelley Winters Mark Lester Chloe Franks Ralph Richardson Lionel Jeffries Hugh Griffith Rosalie Crutchley Pat Heywood Judy Cornwell Michael Gothard Marianne Stone
widow orphan sister brother headmistress guest eerie tense offbeat brooding mansion party england nursery insanity kidnapping death of child murder dark secrets mind games
A British magician's widow (Shelley Winters) scares an orphan brother (Mark Lester) and sister (Chloe Franks) ; they respond like Hansel and Gretel.
Drama
UK|USA
1950
110 Minutes
Andrew Vessons
Jennifer Jones Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Cyril Cusack Sybil Thorndike Edward Chapman Esmond Knight Hugh Griffith George Cole Beatrice Varley Frances Clare
gypsy squire minister love interest husband wife brooding emotional heartwarming passionate spirited wild countryside woods england love desire magic loveless marriage curse
A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.
Musical
1968
146 Minutes
The Magistrate
Ron Moody Oliver Reed Mark Lester Shani Wallis Harry Secombe Jack Wild Hugh Griffith Joseph O'Conor Peggy Mount Leonard Rossiter Hylda Baker
oliver twist pickpocket criminal wealthy man kidnapper girlfriend spirited cheeky london orphanage street hideout kidnapping class distinctions child abuse crime growing up escape 1830s
Dickens' Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) goes from parish boy to Fagin's (Ron Moody) pickpocketing school to the clutches of murderous Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed).
Drama, History
USA
1960
207 Minutes
Mandria
Paul Newman Eva Marie Saint Ralph Richardson Peter Lawford Lee J. Cobb Sal Mineo John Derek Hugh Griffith Gregory Ratoff Felix Aylmer David Opatoshu
soldier nurse refugee young girl emotional gripping passionate israel ship cyprus palestine war holocaust journey redemption quest escape rescue 1940s
The state of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.
Crime, Drama
UK
1966
100 Minutes
Salah Rahman Khan
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.
Drama
1949
95 Minutes
The Minister
Edith Evans Emlyn Williams Richard Burton Anthony James Alan Aynesworth Barbara Couper Andrea Lea Hugh Griffith
An impoverished village becomes the site of a bitter power struggle between a callous developer and a stubborn dowager.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
78 Minutes
Frankland
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
1948
112 Minutes
Coroner
Ray Milland Ann Todd Geraldine Fitzgerald Moira Lister Raymond Lovell Roderick Lovell Muriel Aked Finlay Currie Ivor Barnard Hugh Griffith Gus Le Fuevre
widow young woman passenger lodger con artist old friend dark intricate ship london family home apartment schemes blackmail investigation murder love triangle crime fall transformation
Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1977
84 Minutes
Ann-Margret Marty Feldman Michael York Peter Ustinov James Earl Jones Trevor Howard Henry Gibson Terry-Thomas Roy Kinnear Spike Milligan Avery Schreiber
An aging Sir Hector Geste (Trevor Howard) takes a young greedy wife who's after his famed Blue Water sapphire, but his sons hide the gem and join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa.
Comedy, Drama
1948
112 Minutes
Richard Attenborough Alastair Sim Stephen Murray Fay Compton Wylie Watson Susan Shaw Ivy St. Helier Joyce Carey Andrew Crawford Eleanor Summerfield Gladys Henson
The residents of a South London boarding house rally to the defense of a young neighbor accused of murder.
Comedy
UK
1951
93 Minutes
Alastair Sim Fay Compton Beatrice Campbell Veronica Hurst Guy Middleton George Cole A.E. Matthews Joyce Grenfell Anthony Steel John Laurie Eleanor Summerfield
writer snob bachelor bank teller millionaire housekeeper offbeat cheeky mansion bank prison england inheritance practical jokes life lessons money family quest transformation 1960s
When a millionaire practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs who must carry out his zany instructions to cash in.
Drama
UK
1962
113 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Simone Signoret Sarah Miles Roland Culver Frank Pettingell Thora Hird Dudley Foster Norman Bird Newton Blick Allan Cuthbertson Nicholas Hannen
teacher wife student bleak somber school england household student-teacher relationship alcoholism guilt marital problems seduction revenge temptation 1960s
In Britain, a high-school girl becomes infatuated with her English teacher but, after he rejects her amorous advances, she goes to the police and accuses him of indecent assault.