List of the best Jose Ferrer movies: Cyrano de Bergerac(1950), Moulin Rouge(1952), The Cockleshell Heroes(1955), Deep in My Heart(1954), Forever Young, Forever Free(1976), Whirlpool(1949), The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover(1978), Hired to Kill(1991), To Be or Not to Be(1983), Lawrence of Arabia(1962), Dune(1984), The Sentinel(1977) ... ...
Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Cyrano de Bergerac
Jose Ferrer Mala Powers William Prince Morris Carnovsky Ralph Clanton Lloyd Corrigan Virginia Farmer Edgar Barrier Elena Verdugo Albert Cavens Arthur Blake
poet love interest soldier cyrano de bergerac tender witty endearing paris theater hotel love triangle romance poetry love quest 17th century
The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.
Biography
UK
1952
123 Minutes
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jose Ferrer Zsa Zsa Gabor Colette Marchand Suzanne Flon Katherine Kath Claude Nollier Muriel Smith Georges Lannes Walter Crisham Mary Clare Harold Kasket
poet courtesan duke toulouse-lautrec emotional powerful uplifting paris illness forbidden love theater production death love discovery quest 1890s
Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
War
UK|USA
1955
97 Minutes
Director
Jose Ferrer Trevor Howard Anthony Newley Victor Maddern David Lodge Peter Arne Percy Herbert Graham Stewart John Fabian John Van Eyssen Robert Desmond
british officer british soldier submarine officer major captain nazi tense suspenseful witty patriotic england bordeaux, france submarine river shipyard coast world war ii secret mission suicide mission kayaking
During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Biography
USA
1954
132 Minutes
Sigmund Romberg
Jose Ferrer Merle Oberon Helen Traubel Doe Avedon Walter Pidgeon Paul Henreid Tamara Toumanova Paul Stewart Isobel Elsom David Burns Jim Backus
composer wife singer musician melodramatic charming theater new york city music romance success love rise 1920s
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
Kids & Family, Adventure
1976
87 Minutes
Father Alberto
Jose Ferrer Karen Valentine Muntu Ndebele Norman Knox Bess Finney Simon Sabela
A South African boy (Muntu Ndebele) follows his white orphan friend to New York and becomes lost in Harlem.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
97 Minutes
David Korvo
Gene Tierney Richard Conte Jose Ferrer Bruce Hamilton
beautiful woman wife husband hypnotist police detective suspenseful dark los angeles household department store crime deception hypnosis murder kleptomania marriage mystery pursuit 1940s
A woman suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an attempt to cure her. Soon afterwards, she's found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there, and seemingly no way to prove her innocence.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
1978
112 Minutes
Lionel McCoy
Broderick Crawford Dan Dailey Jose Ferrer Michael Parks Ronee Blakley Rip Torn Celeste Holm Michael Sacks Raymond St. Jacques Andrew Duggan John Marley
fbi agent martin luther king jr. robert f. kennedy mobster lover suspenseful shocking raw fascinating washington, d.c. quantico virginia j. edgar hoover political intrigue organized crime secret life homosexuality blackmail rise mystery
The FBI director (Broderick Crawford) tracks the famous and the infamous for decades with his personal aide, Clyde Tolson (Dan Dailey).
Action
USA
1991
93 Minutes
Rallis
Brian Thompson Peter Rader Oliver Reed George Kennedy Jose Ferrer Jordana Capra Kendall Conrad Michelle Moffett Barbara Niven David Sawyer
A fashion photographer and seven models travel to a South American island fortress, ostensibly to do a fashion shoot. In reality, the photographer is a mercenary, and their job is to free ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1983
108 Minutes
Prof. Siletski
Mel Brooks Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Tim Matheson Jose Ferrer Christopher Lloyd George Gaynes George Wyner Jack Riley Lewis J. Stadlen Ronny Graham
actor actress pilot secret agent tailor nazi collaborator madcap hilarious cheeky engaging warsaw, poland theater backstage stage england show business musicals world war ii nazi occupation william shakespeare
At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
UK
1962
216 Minutes
Turkish Bey
Peter O'Toole Alec Guinness Anthony Quinn Omar Sharif Jack Hawkins Jose Ferrer Claude Rains Anthony Quayle Arthur Kennedy Donald Wolfit I.S. Johar
journalist prince soldier military officer spectacular profound army base desert arabia world war i armed conflict culture clash redemption man vs. nature t.e. lawrence quest rise 1910s
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Sci-Fi
USA|Mexico
1984
137 Minutes
Kyle MacLachlan Sting Francesca Annis Leonardo Cimino Brad Dourif Jose Ferrer Linda Hunt Freddie Jones Richard Jordan Virginia Madsen Silvana Mangano
duke emperor messiah villain fascinating intricate profound arrakis outer space space travel drug trade battle mining rebellion rivalry quest future
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis when they assassinate his father and free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Horror, Gay & Lesbian
UK
1977
91 Minutes
Priest of the Brotherhood
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.
Other, Drama, History
USA
1965
195 Minutes
Herod Antipas
Max von Sydow Charlton Heston Carroll Baker Dorothy McGuire Robert Loggia Claude Rains Jose Ferrer Marian Seldes John Abbott Rodolfo Acosta Michael Ansara
prophet traitor god king mary magdalene disciple inspiring profound jerusalem bethlehem israel jesus christ betrayal god christianity resurrection sacrifice 1st century
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Comedy
USA
1976
88 Minutes
Ironman
Joseph Bologna Stockard Channing John Beck Rene Auberjonois Ned Beatty Bob Dishy Jose Ferrer Ruth Gordon Harold Gould Larry Hagman Sally Kellerman
bus driver driver scientist nuclear physicist passenger saboteur engaging amusing hilarious witty quirky lighthearted bus new york denver new york city comedy bus trip nuclear threat sabotage
A nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.
War, Drama
UK|USA
1976
158 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Max von Sydow Oskar Werner Malcolm McDowell Orson Welles James Mason Lee Grant Ben Gazzara Katharine Ross Luther Adler Paul Koslo
nazi captain jew sailor refugee brutal bleak disturbing boat cuba germany world war ii emigration death escape pursuit 1940s
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.