List of the best Joseph L. Mankiewicz movies: All About Eve(1950), Sleuth(1972), A Letter to Three Wives(1949), Suddenly, Last Summer(1959), House of Strangers(1949), Julius Caesar(1953), Guys and Dolls(1955), Somewhere in the Night(1946), There Was a Crooked Man(1970), The Barefoot Contessa(1954), Cleopatra(1963), The Late George Apley(1947) ... ...
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1950
138 Minutes
Director
Bette Davis Anne Baxter Celeste Holm George Sanders Gary Merrill Hugh Marlowe Thelma Ritter Marilyn Monroe Gregory Ratoff Barbara Bates Walter Hampden
actress critic producer writer director witty crafty stage restaurant new york city dressing room household ambition theater production show business quest rivalry 1950s
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
8.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1972
138 Minutes
Director
wealthy man adulterer businessperson writer crafty playful suspenseful england countryside city mansion competition deception infidelity murder class distinctions mystery discovery rivalry revenge
A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
7.7/10
Drama
USA
1949
103 Minutes
Director
Jeanne Crain Linda Darnell Ann Sothern Kirk Douglas Paul Douglas Barbara Lawrence Jeffrey Lynn Connie Gilchrist Florence Bates Hobart Cavanaugh
wife child adulterer husband maid emotional intense suspenseful westchester, n.y. river household suburbia infidelity marriage mystery 1940s
A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.
7.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA
1959
114 Minutes
Director
Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift Katharine Hepburn Albert Van Dekker Mercedes McCambridge Gene Raymond Mavis Villiers Patricia Marmont Joan Young Maria Britneva Sheila Robbins
debutante aunt surgeon patient brooding dark melodramatic mental institution new orleans house mental illness betrayal family history death trauma family dysfunction discovery mystery forbidden love 1930s
A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Director
Edward G. Robinson Susan Hayward Richard Conte Luther Adler Paul Valentine Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Debra Paget Hope Emerson Esther Minciotti Diana Douglas Tito Vuolo
brother father wife fiancée ex-convict dark emotional tense new york city shady dealings family feud brotherhood father/son relationship crime revenge rivalry fall 1940s
After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
7.3/10
Drama, History
USA
1953
121 Minutes
Director
Marlon Brando James Mason John Gielgud Louis Calhern Edmond O'Brien Greer Garson Deborah Kerr George Macready Michael Pate Richard Hale Alan Napier
brutus mark antony julius caesar assassin emotional fiery passionate patriotic ancient rome assassination politics war fall revenge ancient rome
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
150 Minutes
Director
Marlon Brando Jean Simmons Frank Sinatra Vivian Blaine Robert Keith Stubby Kaye B.S. Pully Sheldon Leonard Regis Toomey Johnny Silver Dan Dayton
gambler fiancée sister friend intricate amusing lighthearted new york city mission street wager dating love daunting task quest transformation 1940s
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
108 Minutes
Director
veteran singer mobster amnesiac love interest police detective dark dense cool los angeles apartment lounge hospital amnesia mistaken identity theft murder investigation crime mystery
George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
7.0/10
Western
USA
1970
126 Minutes
Director
Kirk Douglas Henry Fonda Hume Cronyn Warren Oates Burgess Meredith John Randolph Michael Blodgett Arthur O'Connell Martin Gabel Alan Hale Jr. Victor French
outlaw sheriff warden guard businessman cheeky suspenseful thrilling wild west arizona desert prison botched crime jailbreak bribery heist escape quest rivalry 1880s
A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
7.0/10
Drama
Italy|USA
1954
128 Minutes
Director
Humphrey Bogart Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Marius Goring Rossano Brazzi Valentina Cortesa Elizabeth Sellars Warren Stevens
dancer director producer tycoon press agent count sad passionate french riviera london spain hollywood, calif. cemetery nightclub stardom filmmaking rags to riches exploitation loss of innocence deception
This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.
7.0/10
Drama, History
Switzerland|UK|USA
1963
243 Minutes
Director
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Rex Harrison Pamela Brown George Cole Hume Cronyn Cesare Danova Kenneth Haigh Andrew Keir Martin Landau Roddy McDowall
julius caesar mark antony cleopatra soldier military officer passionate powerful spectacular ancient egypt royal court jealousy love triangle politics assassination quest love ancient egypt
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Director
Ronald Colman Peggy Cummins Edna Best Vanessa Brown Richard Haydn Charles Russell Nydia Westman
father son cousin daughter boyfriend wife amusing confident playful boston household club new york city family tradition social standing prejudice courtship rivalry transformation
George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1967
131 Minutes
Director
Rex Harrison Susan Hayward Cliff Robertson Capucine Edie Adams Maggie Smith Adolfo Celi Herschel Bernardi
millionaire wealthy woman princess actress actor nurse amusing intricate venice, italy household murder investigation schemes wealth practical jokes mystery 1960s
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1958
120 Minutes
Director
Audie Murphy Michael Redgrave Claude Dauphin Giorgia Moll Kerima Bruce Cabot Fred Sadoff Richard Loo Peter Trent Clinton Anderson Yôko Tani
woman journalist undercover agent assistant police officer economist gripping intense saigon, vietnam love triangle vietnam war cia secret identity foreign relations terrorism discovery love 1950s
A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.
Documentary
1970
153 Minutes
activist politician actor wife inspiring profound alabama tennessee washington, d.c. chicago memphis, tenn. martin luther king jr. civil rights racism aspirations assassination social change underdog rise fall
The tribute features newsreel clips of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., from 1955 to 1968, including his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Drama
1950
106 Minutes
Director
Richard Widmark Linda Darnell Sidney Poitier Stephen McNally Mildred Joanne Smith Harry Bellaver Stanley Ridges Dotts Johnson Amanda Randolph Ruby Dee Ken Christy
doctor robber racist widow surgeon brother tense fiery suspenseful hospital city race relations racism revenge accidental death revenge pursuit rivalry 1950s
A hoodlum (Richard Widmark) sparks a race riot after his brother dies under a doctor's (Sidney Poitier) care.
Comedy, Drama
1951
110 Minutes
Director
Cary Grant Jeanne Crain Finlay Currie Walter Slezak Hume Cronyn Sidney Blackmer Basil Ruysdael Katherine Locke
physician student friend professor father dean offbeat quirky striking university hospital small town illegitimate child medicine morality friendship jealousy discovery love sacrifice
A doctor's unconventional theories of medicine and relationship with a young student place his reputation in jeopardy.
Mystery & Thriller
1952
108 Minutes
Director
James Mason Danielle Darrieux Michael Rennie Walter Hampden Oscar Karlweis Herbert Berghof John Wengraf Ben Astar Roger Plowden Michael Pate Ivan Triesault
spy mercenary countess ambassador agent cool tense creative turkey rio de janeiro world war ii espionage nazism true crime escape love fall 1940s
The Albanian valet (James Mason) for the British ambassador to Turkey sells secrets to World War II Germans.
Other, Drama
1964
84 Minutes
Director
Sterling Hayden Eva Marie Saint Ben Gazzara Steve Lawrence James Shigeta Pat Hingle Robert Shaw Peter Sellers Britt Ekland Percy Rodrigues
Three ghosts visit a bitter man (Sterling Hayden) who has never recovered from losing his son during World War II.
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