List of the best Lee Marvin movies: The Dirty Dozen(1967), Point Blank(1967), Hell in the Pacific(1969), Emperor of the North(1973), The Iceman Cometh(1973), Monte Walsh(1970), The Big Red One(1980), The Killers(1964), Prime Cut(1972), Paint Your Wagon(1969), The Spikes Gang(1974), The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday(1976) ... ...
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1967
149 Minutes
Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Jim Brown John Cassavetes Richard Jaeckel George Kennedy Trini Lopez Ralph Meeker Robert Ryan Telly Savalas
colonel prisoner murderer nazi rapist major brash spirited gory england france revenge world war ii special ops retribution adventure revenge pursuit 1940s
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
92 Minutes
Walker
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson Keenan Wynn Carroll O'Connor Lloyd Bochner Michael Strong John Vernon Sharon Acker James Sikking Roberta Haynes Kathleen Freeman
thief traitor ex-wife sister man bleak fiery raw alcatraz island san francisco office apartment friendship betrayal money crime vengeance retribution revenge rivalry
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.
Drama
USA
1969
103 Minutes
American Pilot
pilot military officer intense raw bleak pacific ocean island world war ii survival cooperation transformation rivalry escape discovery 1940s
During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want to survive, but will they?
Adventure
USA
1973
118 Minutes
Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine Keith Carradine Charles Tyner Harry Caesar Malcolm Atterbury Simon Oakland Matt Clark Elisha Cook Jr.
hobo conductor police officer tense spirited railway railyard west coast train travel railroad showdown homelessness great depression rivalry pursuit underdog 1930s
In 1933, during the Depression, Shack the brutal conductor of the number 19 train has a personal vendetta against the best train hopping hobo tramp in the Northwest, A No. 1.
Drama
USA
1973
239 Minutes
Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
Lee Marvin Fredric March Robert Ryan Jeff Bridges Bradford Dillman Sorrell Booke
salesman barfly bartender bleak spirited new york city greenwich village bar alcoholism failure secret murder delusion drinking fall 1910s
A salesman with a sudden passion for reform has an idea to sell to his barfly buddies: throw away your pipe dreams. The drunkards, living in a flophouse above a saloon, resent the idea.
Western
USA
1970
106 Minutes
Lee Marvin Jeanne Moreau Jack Palance Mitchell Ryan Jim Davis John Hudkins Raymond Guth John McKee Michael Conrad Tom Heaton G.D. Spradlin
cowboy criminal storekeeper prostitute rancher brooding emotional thrilling wild west arizona ranch store small town house cowboys small-town life changing times settling down disillusionment friendship
An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.
War
USA
1980
113 Minutes
Lee Marvin Mark Hamill Robert Carradine Bobby Di Cicco Kelly Ward Siegfried Rauch Stéphane Audran Serge Marquand Charles Macaulay Alain Doutey Maurice Marsac
sergeant private author sniper farmer italian-american bleak disturbing intense gritty north africa sicily omaha beach france czechoslovakia concentration camp armed conflict struggle concentration camp d-day
A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
Crime, Drama
USA
1964
95 Minutes
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson John Cassavetes Ronald Reagan Clu Gulager Claude Akins Norman Fell Virginia Christine Don Haggerty Robert Phillips Kathleen O'Malley
Surprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why.
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
91 Minutes
Nick Devlin
Lee Marvin Gene Hackman Angel Tompkins Gregory Walcott Sissy Spacek Janit Baldwin William Morey Clint Ellison Howard Platt Les Lannom Eddie Egan
A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.
Musical, Comedy, Western
USA
1969
158 Minutes
Lee Marvin Clint Eastwood Jean Seberg Harve Presnell Ray Walston Tom Ligon Alan Dexter William O'Connell Benny Baker Alan Baxter Paula Trueman
prospector wife husband mormon amusing madcap california tent cabin gold rush love triangle polygamy prostitution morality forbidden love transformation rivalry 1850s
Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.
Western
USA
1974
96 Minutes
Harry Spikes
Lee Marvin Gary Grimes Ron Howard Charles Martin Smith Arthur Hunnicutt Noah Beery Jr. Marc Smith Don Fellows Elliott Sullivan Robert Beatty Ralph Brown
outlaw teen boy best friend father police officer bank employee brash fascinating gritty farm mexican-american border countryside bank hideout bank robbery teen angst gangs desperation child abuse mentorship
Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber, who teaches them the trade.
Comedy, Western
USA
1976
102 Minutes
Lee Marvin Oliver Reed Robert Culp Elizabeth Ashley Strother Martin Sylvia Miles Kay Lenz Howard Platt
frontiersman con artist native american aristocrat prostitute boxer madcap colorado american west frontier life scam kidnapping revenge quest rivalry 1900s
Three prospectors confront their ex-partner who, 15 years earlier, ran off with all the gold from their mine and they also plan to kidnap his wife.
Action
UK
1976
119 Minutes
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
Lee Marvin Roger Moore Barbara Parkins Ian Holm Reinhard Kolldehoff Karl Michael Vogler Horst Janson Gerard Paquis Maurice Denham Jean Kent Heather Wright
american englishman daughter german soldier love interest military officer tense rousing indian ocean tanzania, africa world war i ivory trade unlikely allies love underdog quest sacrifice adventure 1910s
During World War I, a British aristocrat, an American entrepreneur, and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battlecruiser, which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar.
Drama
USA
1968
85 Minutes
Sgt. Paul Ryker
Lee Marvin Bradford Dillman Vera Miles Peter Graves Lloyd Nolan Murray Hamilton Norman Fell Walter Brooke Francis DeSales Don Marshall Charles Aidman
war hero army officer sergeant captain wife prosecutor tense fiery gutsy battlefield korea army base courtroom korean war court-martial adultery secret mission military trial quest
During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a new trial.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1984
101 Minutes
Jimmy Cobb
Lee Marvin Miou-Miou Jean Carmet Victor Lanoux David Bennent Bernadette Lafont Jean-Pierre Kalfon Grace de Capitani Henri Guybet Tina Louise
A fugitive on the run from the law and carrying several million dollars hides out in the house of a farm family. The tables turn when the family turns out to be even more criminally ... See full summary »
Action
Hong Kong|USA
1981
97 Minutes
Charles Bronson Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson Andrew Stevens Carl Weathers Ed Lauter Scott Hylands Henry Beckman William Sanderson John Cedar James O'Connell
fur trapper mountie sergeant mistress deputy dog owner tense thrilling gutsy yukon cabin mountain wilderness wrongfully accused shoot-out manhunt isolation survival honor pursuit
In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1983
128 Minutes
Jack Osborne
William Hurt Lee Marvin Brian Dennehy Ian Bannen Joanna Pacula Michael Elphick Richard Griffiths Rikki Fulton Alexander Knox Alexei Sayle Ian McDiarmid
detective kgb agent businessman girlfriend chilling tense moscow amusement park murder corruption conspiracy cover-up mystery discovery wretched excess underdog 1980s
A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.
War
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Sgt. Joe Mooney
Bonar Colleano Lee Marvin Arthur Franz Richard Kiley Nick Dennis James Griffith George Cooper Dickie Moore
soldier private sergeant enemy sniper brash confident gutsy emotional italy abandoned building army camp world war ii battle brotherhood military life leadership difficult decision rescue temptation
During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.
Drama
USA
1958
104 Minutes
Brandon de Wilde Lee Marvin Gary Merrill Paul Ford Ken Curtis Frank Cady Mary Field Kathleen Freeman Will Wright Mary Hosford Cal Tinney
During the early 1900s, a runaway Missouri orphan reaches a town where the townsfolk are enchanted with him and where a wealthy rancher and a local newspaperman compete to give him an education.
Comedy, Western
USA
1972
102 Minutes
Paul Newman Lee Marvin Strother Martin Christine Belford Kelly Jean Peters Fred Graham Wayne Rogers Héctor Elizondo Gregory Sierra Wynn Pearce John Verros
cowboy businessman customs official man partner playful dark ranch mexico american southwest truck town american west cattle drives money law dangerous job adventure underdog quest
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy gets mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked rancher.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Ireland|USA
1979
88 Minutes
Robert Shaw Lee Marvin Linda Evans Maximilian Schell Joe Namath Horst Buchholz Michael Connors Claudio Cassinelli Kristina Nel David Hess Günter Meisner
russian russian general cia agent agent spy kgb agent thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping milan milan, italy train swiss alps plot disaster dangerous mission spying natural disasters terror
Soviet KGB General Marenkov defects to the Americans and together with his CIA handler Harry Wargrave they plan an operation meant to reveal the KGB agents in Europe.
Drama, War
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Lt. Col. Clyde Bartlett, CO
Jack Palance Eddie Albert Lee Marvin Robert Strauss Richard Jaeckel Buddy Ebsen Jon Shepodd Peter Van Eyck Jimmy Goodwin Steven Geray Jud Taylor
soldier lieutenant german troops coward captain suspenseful gripping patriotic belgium battlefield war world war ii arrogance battle of the bulge revenge escape rivalry 1940s
In 1945, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.
Western
USA
1961
107 Minutes
Tully Crow
John Wayne Stuart Whitman Lee Marvin Ina Balin Nehemiah Persoff Michael Ansara Patrick Wayne Bruce Cabot Joan O'Brien Jack Elam Edgar Buchanan
texas ranger native american outlaw gun runner gambler prisoner gritty rousing melodramatic texas mexico desert valley american west unlikely allies cowboys frontier justice violence romance adventure
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
Drama, History
USA
1954
82 Minutes
Lt. Keating
Van Heflin Anne Bancroft Lee Marvin Richard Boone Tommy Rettig Will Wright Peter Graves Douglas Spencer Paul Cavanagh Helen Ford
confederate soldier prisoner of war veteran widow son banker thrilling intense uneasy stockade canada vermont small town boarding house bank american civil war deception friendship arson looting
A group of Confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Mexico|USA
1955
74 Minutes
The Killer
Ricardo Montalban Harry Horner Anne Bancroft Lee Marvin Jose Perez Rodolfo Acosta Carlos Múzquiz Jorge Treviño Jose Torvay
musician ex-girlfriend serial killer beautiful woman son police officer dark brooding tense gritty mexico city pawn shop restaurant apartment festival serial murders father/son relationship false accusations witnessing murder investigation
In Mexico City, a working-poor single-father is mistaken for a serial killer by the local cops but the man's son stumbles upon the real killer and tries to warn the police after being abducted.
War
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Cpl. Bowman
Victor Mature Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Richard Egan Alvy Moore Nick Dennis Roy Roberts Russell Evans Henry Kulky Gregg Martell Lamont Johnson
lieutenant soldier corporal army officer patriotic tense thrilling korea battlefield korean war cowardice betrayal prejudice racism adventure discovery 1950s
During the Korean War, an American unit of combat engineers must work with Greek troops in order to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines.
Western, Action
1956
78 Minutes
Bill Masters
Randolph Scott Gail Russell Lee Marvin Walter Reed John Larch Don "Red" Barry Fred Graham John Beradino John Phillips Chuck Roberson Steve Mitchell
retired sheriff married man married woman killer bandit robber emotional engaging brooding fiery tense striking wild west vengeance grief husband/wife relationship secret gold death of spouse revenge
A rancher (Randolph Scott) hunts down those responsible for killing his wife during a Wells Fargo holdup.
Western
USA
1962
122 Minutes
Liberty Valance
James Stewart John Wayne Vera Miles Lee Marvin Edmond O'Brien Andy Devine Woody Strode Jeanette Nolan Ken Murray John Qualen Strother Martin
senator outlaw lawyer rancher gritty engaging brooding rousing wild west small town vigilantism love social change law and order rivalry pursuit 19th century
A senator returns to a western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Hector David
Spencer Tracy Robert Ryan Anne Francis Lee Marvin Dean Jagger Walter Brennan John Ericson Ernest Borgnine Russell Collins Walter Sande
stranger tough guy sheriff pretty woman gritty tense desert small town american west daunting task showdown deception murder racism mystery discovery 1940s
A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.
Drama
USA
1954
79 Minutes
Chino
Marlon Brando Mary Murphy Robert Keith Lee Marvin Jay C. Flippen Peggy Maley
biker sheriff waitress gang member brooding tense cool california town jail restaurant rebellion biker gang aimless youth bad behavior adventure underdog wretched excess 1950s
Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
109 Minutes
Babe Kossuck
Jack Palance Shelley Winters Lori Nelson Lee Marvin Earl Holliman Perry Lopez Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Lon Chaney Howard St. John Ralph Moody Olive Carey
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Vince Stone
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
Drama
USA
1957
168 Minutes
Orville "Flash" Perkins
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Eva Marie Saint Nigel Patrick Lee Marvin Rod Taylor Agnes Moorehead Walter Abel Jarma Lewis Tom Drake Rhys Williams
southern belle abolitionist sweetheart soldier student son passionate melodramatic indiana new orleans household tennessee georgia battlefield american civil war unhappy marriage mental illness deception suicide love
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War.
Western
USA
1956
95 Minutes
Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Jeff Chandler Dorothy Malone Ward Bond Keith Andes Lee Marvin Sydney Chaplin Willis Bouchey Michael Ansara Olive Carey Charles Horvath Orlando Rodriquez
In 1868 Oregon, when the Army violates the treaty by building a road across the reservation, several tribal chiefs decide to unite their forces against the trespassing whites.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
91 Minutes
Dill
Victor Mature Richard Egan Stephen McNally Virginia Leith Tommy Noonan Lee Marvin Margaret Hayes J. Carrol Naish Sylvia Sidney Ernest Borgnine Dorothy Patrick
criminal father son husband wife farmer dark emotional small town mine bank household farm arizona bank heist voyeurism father/son relationship infidelity hostage situation violence
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
Drama
USA
1956
100 Minutes
Capt. John R. Miller
Paul Newman Anne Francis Walter Pidgeon Wendell Corey Edmond O'Brien Lee Marvin Cloris Leachman Robert Burton Robert F. Simon Trevor Bardette Adam Williams
military officer father widow prisoner of war lawyer psychiatrist emotional powerful san francisco air force base courtroom death of a child torture treason korean war post-traumatic stress disorder escape transformation 1950s
A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.
Western
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Blinky
Rock Hudson Donna Reed Philip Carey Roberta Haynes Leo Gordon Lee Marvin Neville Brand Ray Thomas Bob Herron Phil Rawlins Forrest Lewis
confederate soldier rancher outlaw fiancée american indian mexican brutal gutsy spirited arizona territory stagecoach desert outdoors kidnapping rescue old west left for dead jealousy pursuit rescue
In Arizona, Frank Slayton's gang robs a stagecoach and kidnaps Ben Warren's fiancée, prompting Warren to pursue Slayton.
Musical
1955
95 Minutes
Al Gannaway
Jack Webb Janet Leigh Edmond O'Brien Peggy Lee Andy Devine Lee Marvin Ella Fitzgerald Martin Milner
A bootlegger (Edmond O'Brien) strong-arms a jazz cornetist (Jack Webb) and his combo at a 1920s Kansas City speakeasy.
Action
USA
1953
87 Minutes
Sgt. Magruder
Rock Hudson Barbara Hale Anthony Quinn Richard Carlson Hugh O'Brian Russell Johnson Lee Marvin Ralph Moody Fay Roope James Best Don Gibson
native american chief childhood friend lieutenant major love interest powerful tense gripping melodramatic fort florida everglades battlefield interracial romance interracial conflict american indian wars wrongfully accused murder racism underdog
A cavalry lieutenant recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.
Horror
1954
84 Minutes
Shaughnessy
Cameron Mitchell Anne Bancroft Lee J. Cobb Raymond Burr Charlotte Austin Peter Whitney Lee Marvin Warren Stevens John Kellogg Charles Tannen
trapeze artist detective animal trainer gorilla performer outlandish suspenseful amusement park murder love triangle blackmail animal attack mystery discovery 1950s
A law student (Cameron Mitchell), a trapeze artist (Anne Bancroft), a gorilla or anyone else could be a fun-park killer.
Drama
1955
135 Minutes
Olivia de Havilland Robert Mitchum Frank Sinatra Gloria Grahame Broderick Crawford Charles Bickford Myron McCormick Lon Chaney Jesse White Harry Morgan Lee Marvin
medical student nurse doctor mistress friend engaging emotional intense college small town doctor's office household ambition medicine business love infidelity betrayal discovery temptation
An intern (Robert Mitchum) marries a nurse (Olivia de Havilland) who can pay the bills on his way up as a doctor.
Comedy
1951
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Jane Greer Millard Mitchell Eddie Albert John McIntire Ray Collins Harry von Zell Jack Webb Richard Erdman Harvey Lembeck Henry Slate
lieutenant commander naval officer wife rear admiral boxer amusing lighthearted engaging patriotic submarine naval base virginia navy seafaring misfits world war ii technology group dynamics underdog
A new Navy officer (Gary Cooper) leads recruits on an untested steam-powered patrol boat dubbed the USS Teakettle.