List of the best John Williams movies: Double Trouble(1967), Dial M for Murder(1954), The Solid Gold Cadillac(1956), To Catch a Thief(1955), The Last of the Secret Agents?(1966), Witness for the Prosecution(1957), Sabrina(1954), The Secret War of Harry Frigg(1968), Visit to a Small Planet(1960), D-Day, the Sixth of June(1956), A Flea in Her Ear(1968), Dear Brigitte(1965) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
90 Minutes
Elvis Presley Annette Day John Williams Yvonne Romain The Wiere Brothers Chips Rafferty Michael Murphy Monty Landis
double heiress singer engaging london trouble women touring love
When singer Guy Lambert goes on tour in Europe, he is pursued by two beautiful women, bumbling jewel thieves, and a mysterious killer.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1954
105 Minutes
Ray Milland Grace Kelly Bob Cummings John Williams Anthony Dawson Leo Britt Patrick Allen George Leigh George Alderson Robin Hughes
tennis player wife writer criminal detective intellectual frightening suspenseful thrilling london apartment bar courtroom botched murder greed affair jealousy murphy's law dangerous job mystery
A former tennis player tries to arrange his wife's murder after learning of her affair.
Comedy
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Judy Holliday Paul Douglas Fred Clark John Williams Hiram Sherman Neva Patterson Ralph Dumke Ray Collins Arthur O'Connell Richard Deacon
secretary ceo executive amusing cheeky witty spirited office new york city business class distinctions romance rise underdog transformation 1950s
A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1955
106 Minutes
Cary Grant Grace Kelly Jessie Royce Landis John Williams Charles Vanel Brigitte Auber Jean Martinelli Georgette Anys
thief daughter mother insurance investigator police chief lighthearted airy witty france resort ballroom jewelry theft romance love pursuit 1950s
A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
Comedy
USA
1966
92 Minutes
Marty Allen Steve Rossi Nancy Sinatra John Williams Lou Jacobi Theo Marcuse Connie Sawyer Ben Lessy Remo Pisani Harvey Korman Sig Ruman
Marty and Steve, American tourists in France, are given a multipurpose umbrella and pitted against an international band of art thieves. Among the stolen treasures is the Statue Of Liberty.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Comedy
USA
1954
113 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Audrey Hepburn William Holden Walter Hampden John Williams Martha Hyer Joan Vohs Marcel Dalio Marcel Hillaire Nella Walker Francis X. Bushman
chauffeur ceo daughter bachelor charming endearing united states romance business love triangle siblings love forbidden love transformation underdog 1950s
A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
Comedy
France|Italy
1968
110 Minutes
Paul Newman Sylva Koscina Tom Bosley Andrew Duggan John Williams Charles Gray Vito Scotti Jacques Roux Werner Peters James Gregory Fabrizio Mioni
general private captive major countess colonel amusing witty engaging melodramatic spirited playful italy allied forces capture propaganda world war ii freedom humor escape
Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. Marianne invites her former lover, Harry, and his teenage daughter to stay. Tension rises between them, especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope.
Comedy
USA
1960
85 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Joan Blackman Earl Holliman Fred Clark John Williams Jerome Cowan Lee Patrick Gale Gordon
The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth...
War
USA
1956
106 Minutes
Robert Taylor Richard Todd Dana Wynter Edmond O'Brien John Williams Jerry Paris Robert Gist Richard Wyler Ross Elliot Alex Finlayson Marie Brown
colonel captain subaltern soldier sad melodramatic emotional normandy coast london ship love triangle world war ii d-day love sacrifice 1940s
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.
Comedy
USA
1968
94 Minutes
Rex Harrison Rosemary Harris Louis Jourdan Rachel Roberts John Williams Gregoire Aslan Edward Hardwicke Georges Descrières Isla Blair
A Frenchwoman (Rosemary Harris), suspecting her lawyer husband (Sir Rex Harrison) of having an affair, plots to catch him in the act.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1965
100 Minutes
James Stewart Fabian Glynis Johns Carol Sydes Bill Mumy John Williams Jack Kruschen Alice Pearce Jesse White Ed Wynn
genius professor brigitte bardot son daughter charming lighthearted playful california paris father/son relationship gambling coming of age growing up adventure 1960s
Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1959
136 Minutes
Paul Newman Barbara Rush Alexis Smith Brian Keith Diane Brewster Billie Burke John Williams Robert Vaughn Otto Kruger Paul Picerni Robert Douglas
lawyer mother sweetheart alcoholic boss' wife birth father melodramatic fiery striking brash philadelphia house courtroom law office korea moral dilemma adultery social climbing blackmail korean war
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
108 Minutes
Doris Day Rex Harrison John Gavin Myrna Loy Roddy McDowall Herbert Marshall Natasha Parry John Williams Hermione Baddeley Richard Ney Rhys Williams
husband wife architect mysterious man stalker suspenseful chilling london apartment honeymoon telephone calls stalking accident doubt on the run mystery pursuit 1960s
In London, a recently wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
107 Minutes
Ann Blyth Edmund Purdom John Ericson Louis Calhern Edmund Gwenn S.Z. Sakall Betta St. John John Williams Evelyn Varden John Hoyt Richard Anderson
A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
Drama
UK|USA
1957
123 Minutes
Harry Belafonte James Mason Joan Fontaine Dorothy Dandridge Joan Collins Michael Rennie Diana Wynyard John Williams Stephen Boyd Patricia Owens Basil Sydney
politician plantation owner aristocrat husband wife lover intricate dark brash caribbean island mansion race relations love triangle secret political intrigue murder interracial relationship wretched excess rivalry
Set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island, this drama deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.
Action
USA
1953
98 Minutes
Alan Ladd Deborah Kerr Charles Boyer Corinne Calvet Cecil Kellaway Mark Cavell John Abbott Philip Bourneuf John Williams Charles Lung Leonard Carey
arms dealer warlord adventurer maharajah brash confident gripping thrilling india palace revolution weapons adventure escape 20th century
In 1947, in an independent India, Europeans are scrambling to evacuate Ghandahar which is besieged by a local warlord but sought-after by an American arms dealer.
Drama
USA
1947
116 Minutes
Gregory Peck Alida Valli Charles Laughton Charles Coburn Ann Todd Ethel Barrymore Louis Jourdan Leo G. Carroll Joan Tetzel Isobel Elsom John Goldsworthy
lawyer murderer servant judge police officer hotel manager tense engaging gripping suspenseful brooding london courtroom hotel restaurant home murder trial marriage false accusations
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.