List of the best Laurence Harvey movies: Room at the Top(1959), The Good Die Young(1954), The Silent Enemy(1958), The Running Man(1963), Life at the Top(1965), A Dandy in Aspic(1968), Expresso Bongo(1959), The Ceremony(1963), Escape to the Sun(1972), Three Men in a Boat(1956), The Truth About Women(1958), Walk on the Wild Side(1962) ... ...
Drama
UK
1959
118 Minutes
Joe Lampton
Laurence Harvey Simone Signoret Heather Sears Hermione Baddeley Donald Wolfit Ambrosine Philpotts Donald Houston Wendy Craig Mary Peach
factory worker heiress wife gritty brooding england small town class distinctions suicide forbidden love deception love sacrifice temptation 1940s
An ambitious young accountant plots to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
Crime, Drama
UK
1954
100 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Gloria Grahame Richard Basehart Joan Collins Stanley Baker Margaret Leighton
boxer veteran sergeant playboy gentleman tense spirited rousing gripping london crime robbery deception adventure pursuit fall 1950s
In London, three otherwise law-abiding good men and their unscrupulous leader are about to commit a serious crime, but for different reasons.
Adventure
UK
1958
92 Minutes
Lieutenant Crabb, R.N.V.R.
Laurence Harvey Dawn Addams John Clements Michael Brill Gianna Maria Canale Michael Craig
explosives expert diver chief petty officer lieutenant seaman admiral tense suspenseful engaging thrilling intense gritty gibraltar navy world war ii bombing allied forces secret documents bravery discovery
In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabbe arrives in Gibraltar to organise defenses, ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1963
103 Minutes
Rex Black
Laurence Harvey Lee Remick Alan Bates Felix Aylmer Eleanor Summerfield Allan Cuthbertson Harold Goldblatt Noel Purcell Ramsay Ames Fernando Rey Juan José Menéndez
pilot wife insurance investigator thrilling suspenseful england malaga, spain gibraltar insurance fraud plane crash chase schemes new identity escape wretched excess 1960s
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
Drama
UK
1965
117 Minutes
Joe Lampton
Laurence Harvey Jean Simmons Honor Blackman Michael Craig Donald Wolfit Robert Morley Margaret Johnston Nigel Davenport
businessman wife mogul lover tv personality child emotional solemn brooding mill town tv station london family home office england infidelity starting over family marrying for money disillusionment
In this sequel to Room at the Top (1959), Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) thinks he has really made it by marrying the boss's daughter in his northern mill town. But he finds he is being sidelined at work and his private life manipulated by his father-in-law.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1968
107 Minutes
Eberlin
Laurence Harvey Tom Courtenay Mia Farrow Lionel Stander Harry Andrews Peter Cook Per Oscarsson Barbara Murray Norman Bird Michael Trubshawe Geoffrey Denton
spy secret agent photographer double agent intricate gripping west berlin hideout street office espionage deception murder political intrigue mystery pursuit adventure cold war
During the Cold War, the British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-Agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) as a pawn in the complex spy-game.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1959
111 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Sylvia Syms Cliff Richard Yolande Mallott Meier Tzelniker Ambrosine Philpotts Eric Pohlmann Hermione Baddeley Reginald Beckwith Wilfrid Lawson Martin Miller
promoter talent scout pop star musician teenager melodramatic spirited disheartening london music hall coffee shop music industry rock 'n' roll media circus rags to riches exploitation fame underdog rise temptation
Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Spain|USA
1963
106 Minutes
Director
Laurence Harvey Sarah Miles Robert Walker John Ireland Ross Martin Lee Patterson Jack MacGowran Murray Melvin
A bank robber is sentenced to prison for committing a murder during the robbery. His brother comes up with a plan to break him out of prison--but on the condition that his brother's girlfriend "date" him first.
Adventure
Israel|France|West Germany
1972
105 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Josephine Chaplin John Ireland Lila Kedrova Jack Hawkins Clive Revill
Two young university students wish to escape the oppressive Soviet Union. But their plans are monitored by the KGB, who try to intimidate them. One of them is taken into custody and ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1956
84 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Jimmy Edwards David Tomlinson Shirley Eaton Jill Ireland Lisa Gastoni Martita Hunt Campbell Cotts Joan Haythorne Adrienne Corri Noelle Middleton
friend sister rich girl photographer young man love interest airy cheery playful amusing thames river oxford, england camp maze boat sailing journey friendship flirtation relationships
Three London gentlemen take vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
Comedy
1958
98 Minutes
son-in-law father-in-law ex-lover ex-wife amusing charming emotional endearing spirited hotel ballroom lake comedy family failed marriage father/son relationship mystery temptation love discovery
Flashbacks tell the story as an aging gentleman regales his son-in-law with tales of his many romantic conquests.
Drama
1962
114 Minutes
Dove Linkhorn
Laurence Harvey Capucine Jane Fonda Anne Baxter Barbara Stanwyck Joanna Moore Richard Rust Karl Swenson Don "Red" Barry Juanita Moore John Anderson
prostitute brothel owner sweetheart farmer cafe owner woman engaging passionate melodramatic texas road new orleans brothel café louisiana unrequited love jealousy road trip prostitution friendship
A 1930s drifter (Laurence Harvey) finds his lost sweetheart (Capucine) working in a New Orleans brothel run by a mannish woman.
Fantasy
1962
129 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Karl Boehm Claire Bloom Walter Slezak Barbara Eden Oscar Homolka Arnold Stang Martita Hunt Betty Garde Bryan Russell
writer brother duke child old woman cobbler creative winsome intricate positive germany small town the brothers grimm fairy tales writing imagination dreams determination discovery quest
The German brothers' (Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm) story bridges fairy tales: "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves," "The Singing Bone."
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1966
93 Minutes
Dr. Francis Trevelyan
Laurence Harvey Daliah Lavi Lionel Jeffries Eric Portman Denholm Elliott Colin Blakely Paul Ford Eric Sykes
A British spy (Lionel Jeffries) plants a bugging device on a bulldog officially presented to the Soviet premier.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1962
126 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Laurence Harvey Janet Leigh Angela Lansbury Henry Silva James Gregory Leslie Parrish John McGiver Khigh Dhiegh James Edwards Douglas Henderson
war hero politician soldier spy communist tense intricate china washington, d.c. rally costume party brainwashing communism cold war political campaign assassination conspiracy transformation rise revenge
A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Drama
USA
1961
118 Minutes
John Buchanan, Jr.
Geraldine Page Laurence Harvey Rita Moreno Una Merkel John McIntire Thomas Gomez Pamela Tiffin Malcolm Atterbury Lee Patrick Casey Adams Earl Holliman
doctor spinster beautiful woman neighbor melodramatic emotional passionate mississippi small town romance hedonism small-town life unrequited love love triangle rise transformation 1910s
Plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.
War
UK
1961
105 Minutes
Richard Todd Laurence Harvey Richard Harris David McCallum Ronald Fraser John Meillon John Rees Kenji Takaki
sergeant prisoner of war corporal private soldier tense emotional gritty burma jungle dangerous assignment military world war ii competition survival prisoners of war quest rivalry 1940s
In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone.
Drama
USA
1960
109 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Laurence Harvey Eddie Fisher Dina Merrill Mildred Dunnock Betty Field Jeffrey Lynn Kay Medford Susan Oliver George Voskovec Virginia Downing
call girl married man co-worker friend family member wife brooding emotional intense new york city hotel bar restaurant car bedroom prostitution affair money tragedy romance
A beautiful New York model and socialite moonlights as a call-girl, but all things change when she falls for a married man and the consequences are tragic.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1973
105 Minutes
neurotic husband friend wife inspector neighbor dark brooding suspenseful house paranoia marital problems witnessing murder uncertainty alcohol investigation discovery mystery quest 1970s
Ellen Wheeler (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), a rich woman, is recovering from a nervous breakdown with the help of her husband and a good friend. One day, while staring out the window, she ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1964
95 Minutes
Paul Newman Laurence Harvey Claire Bloom Edward G. Robinson William Shatner Albert Salmi Thomas Chalmers Paul Fix Howard da Silva
outlaw wife husband con artist preacher prospector gripping intricate wild west wilderness courtroom train station trial rape murder lie truth storytelling mystery discovery
Travelers in the 1870s Southwest discuss a recent murder trial in which all the principals told differing stories about the events.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1955
98 Minutes
Julie Harris Laurence Harvey Shelley Winters Ron Randell Lea Seidl Anton Diffring Ina de la Haye Jean Gargoet Stanley Maxted Alexis Bobrinskoy Andre Mikhelson
writer entertainer jew love interest wealthy man landlady spirited witty outlandish berlin apartment nightclub party restaurant platonic love roommates writing nazism poverty debauchery
In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.
Adventure
UK
1955
113 Minutes
John Durrance
Terence Young Anthony Steel Laurence Harvey James Robertson Justice Mary Ure Christopher Lee Ronald Lewis
military officer soldier fiancée colleague friend father emotional gripping patriotic thrilling sudan london egypt desert war honor cowardice family disguise redemption
A CinemaScope remake of The Four Feathers (1939).
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
1948
77 Minutes
Henry Oscar Laurence Harvey Lesley Osmond Alexander Archdale John Teed Grace Arnold Pauline Winter Charles Paton John Stuart Sydney Moncton Lesley Brook
A dead man comes back to haunt the greedy stepbrother who deliberately caused him to have a heart attack.
Drama
1964
98 Minutes
Philip Carey
Kim Novak Bryan Forbes Laurence Harvey Robert Morley Siobhan McKenna Roger Livesey Jack Hedley Nanette Newman Ronald Lacey David Morris Anthony Booth
college student waitress romantic interest friend doctor patient bleak passionate disheartening london café apartment hospital unrequited love obsession disability medical profession infidelity class distinctions forbidden love
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. A medical student with a deformity falls for a promiscuous waitress.
War, Western, Drama, History
USA
1960
192 Minutes
Col. William Travis
John Wayne Richard Widmark Laurence Harvey Richard Boone Carlos Arruza Frankie Avalon Patrick Wayne Linda Cristal Chill Wills Ken Curtis Hank Worden
davy crockett william b. travis jim bowie texican general soldier spirited gripping patriotic gutsy alamo san antonio, tex. battle of the alamo war freedom bravery revolution siege adventure fall
In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Drama, History
USA
1954
114 Minutes
Sir Kenneth of Huntington
Rex Harrison Virginia Mayo Laurence Harvey George Sanders Robert Douglas
king knight lighthearted jerusalem royalty loyalty medieval times swordplay assassination adventure 12th century
While leading the Third Crusade, King Richard the Lionheart (George Sanders) battles treachery in his own camp as well as the Saracens and their charismatic leader Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin (Sir Rex Harrison).
Drama
USA
1970
115 Minutes
Farley
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Anthony Perkins Laurence Harvey Pat Hingle Don Gordon Michael Anderson Jr. Leigh French Bruce Cabot Cloris Leachman Moses Gunn
announcer girlfriend social worker preacher assassin gripping uneasy powerful new orleans radio station political rally political unrest conspiracy radio racial tension patriotism discovery temptation 1970s
A radio station in the Deep South becomes the focal point of a right-wing conspiracy.
Crime, Drama
1949
82 Minutes
Detective Sergeant Lawson
Derek Farr Joan Hopkins Edward Chapman Laurence Harvey Alfie Bass John Bailey John Stuart Edward Underdown
sergeant deserter war widow woman inspector innocent man engaging suspenseful uneasy england pawn shop london pub desertion awol postwar britain robbery murder false accusations underdog
An Army deserter moves from town to town looking for peace and quiet, only to become involved in more trouble.
Comedy
1955
93 Minutes
François
Alastair Sim Margaret Rutherford Claire Bloom Ronald Shiner Claude Dauphin Laurence Harvey Jimmy Edwards Richard Wattis Louis De Funès Christopher Lee
artist young girl frenchman scottish person diplomat englishman amusing cheery rousing paris nightclub airport the louvre bar travel relationships french society english society diplomacy cultural differences
A diplomat (Alastair Sim), an artist (Margaret Rutherford) and five others leave London for a weekend in Paris.
Adventure
USA|UK
1950
120 Minutes
Tyrone Power Orson Welles Cecile Aubry Jack Hawkins Michael Rennie Finlay Currie Herbert Lom Mary Clare Robert Blake Alfonso Bedoya Gibb McLaughlin
nobleman best friend mysterious woman warlord enemy striking melodramatic england europe china countryside war father/son relationship illegitimate child crusade adventure escape 13th century
A disinherited 13th Century Saxon nobleman leaves Norman England with an archer friend to seek his fortune in the Far East.