List of the best Mel Ferrer movies: The Brave Bulls(1951), El Greco(1966), Green Mansions(1959), The Visitor(1979), Hi-Riders(1978), The Hands of Orlac(1960), Lost Boundaries(1949), Rancho Notorious(1952), Fraulein(1958), Silent Action(1975), Eaten Alive(1976), The Great Alligator(1979) ... ...
Drama
USA
1951
114 Minutes
Mel Ferrer Anthony Quinn Miroslava Eugene Iglesias Jose Torvay Charlita Alfredo Aguilar Jose Luis Vasquez Alfonso Alvirez Francisco Balderas Felipe Mota
matador manager brother girlfriend tense moving profound bullring mexico city village stadium bullfighting fear death jealousy courage change of heart fall discovery transformation
In 1950s Mexico, a famous bullfighter loses his nerve after he's injured and witnesses the death of another matador in the ring.
Biography
Italy|France|Spain
1966
95 Minutes
Producer
Mel Ferrer Rosanna Schiaffino Franco Giacobini Adolfo Celi Mario Feliciani Renzo Giovampietro Ángel Aranda Nino Crisman
16th-century Spain, the famed Greek painter El Greco journeys to Toledo to paint an altarpiece. Trouble ensues when he falls in love with a beautiful local girl.
Romance
USA
1959
101 Minutes
Director
Audrey Hepburn Anthony Perkins Lee J. Cobb Sessue Hayakawa Henry Silva Nehemiah Persoff Michael Pate Estelle Hemsley
son love interest grandfather native fascinating dreamy intricate venezuela caracas jungle nature war loss romance gold discovery love metamorphosis revenge 1890s
A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her.
Horror, Sci-Fi
Italy
1979
90 Minutes
Dr. Walker
Mel Ferrer Glenn Ford Lance Henriksen John Huston Joanne Nail Sam Peckinpah Shelley Winters Paige Conner Franco Nero
The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil.
Action
1978
90 Minutes
Sheriff
Horror
1960
95 Minutes
Stephen Orlac
Mel Ferrer Lucile Saint-Simon Christopher Lee Dany Carrel Felix Aylmer Basil Sydney Donald Wolfit Donald Pleasence
A pianist (Mel Ferrer) thinks surgery his fiancee (Lucile Saint-Simon) arranged has left him with the hands of an executed strangler.
Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Scott Mason Carter
Beatrice Pearson Mel Ferrer Richard Hylton Susan Douglas Rubes Robert A. Dunn Grace Coppin Carleton Carpenter Seth Arnold
doctor father-in-law wife african-american striking gutsy moving powerful hospital georgia boston new hampshire harlem, n.y. lighthouse identity deception racism ostracized mistaken identity transformation
This story is a true account of the lives of Scott and Marsha Carter. Having graduated from medical school, Scott Carter, a fair-skinned African American, marries Marsha Mitchell and moves ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Frenchy Fairmont
Marlene Dietrich Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy Lloyd Gough Gloria Henry William Frawley Lisa Ferraday John Raven Jack Elam George Reeves Frank Ferguson
man matron killer thief fiancée outlaw gritty intense wild west general store jail ranch hideout bank murder betrayal investigation deception robbery quest
After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
Drama
USA
1958
98 Minutes
Dana Wynter Mel Ferrer Dolores Michaels Margaret Hayes Theodore Bikel Luis Van Rooten Helmut Dantine Herbert Berghof James Edwards Ivan Triesault Blandine Ebinger
prisoner of war lonely woman pimp nazi cousin father suspenseful melodramatic emotional uneasy berlin brothel attic house world war ii women during wartime sex trade desperation gratitude unusual romance
A Nazi's fiancee helps an escaped U.S. soldier, then meets him in postwar Berlin.
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Italy
1975
98 Minutes
Luc Merenda Mel Ferrer Delia Boccardo Michele Gammino Claudio Nicastro Arturo Dominici
Starting the investigation of a murder mystery, a police man is to investigate dangerously top politicians and military. A chain of suicides takes its toll among the current and past ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1976
90 Minutes
Neville Brand Mel Ferrer Carolyn Jones Marilyn Burns William Finley Stuart Whitman
psychopath prostitute father sister sheriff crocodile creepy disturbing outlandish brutal louisiana motel brothel bayou bar serial murders animal attack insanity missing persons investigation
A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.
Adventure, Horror
Italy
1979
89 Minutes
Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.
Drama
1954
82 Minutes
A Moroccan ruler (Cornel Wilde) and a French doctor (Mel Ferrer) love a native dancer (Rita Gam) raised by a sorceress.
Musical, Romance
1953
81 Minutes
Paul Berthalet
Leslie Caron Mel Ferrer Jean-Pierre Aumont Zsa Zsa Gabor Kurt Kaszner Amanda Blake Alex Gerry Ralph Dumke Wilton Graff George Baxter
teen girl magician puppeteer assistant amusing emotional small town circus france love triangle circus friendship puppetry young love growing up transformation 1950s
A French teen (Leslie Caron) joins a carnival and meets a lying magician (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and a loving puppeteer (Mel Ferrer).
Romance
1957
92 Minutes
Pier Angeli Mel Ferrer John Kerr Michèle Morgan Theodore Bikel Leif Erickson Jack Mullaney Joe Verdi
Two Italian brothers (Mel Ferrer, John Kerr) flee to France and hide out as vineyard workers with two sisters.
Horror
1974
96 Minutes
Massimo Oderisi
Carla Gravina Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy George Coulouris Alida Valli Anita Strindberg
An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.
Drama
West Germany
1981
120 Minutes
David Mendelsson
Hanna Schygulla Giancarlo Giannini Mel Ferrer Karl Heinz von Hassel Christine Kaufmann Hark Bohm Karin Baal Udo Kier Erik Schumann Gottfried John
In 1938, a German singer falls in love with a Jewish composer in Zurich, who helps Jews flee Nazi Germany. She wants to help but is forced back to Germany. Her song "Lili Marleen" becomes a hit with soldiers and the Nazi top.
Drama
France
1981
130 Minutes
Cornelius A. Woeagen
A young journalist stumbles across something much more sinister than a simple suicide in the death of a politician - the death seems to be an assassination contrived by an American ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
95 Minutes
Benson Thacker
A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.
Adventure
USA
1953
115 Minutes
Arthur
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Mel Ferrer Stanley Baker Felix Aylmer Anne Crawford Maureen Swanson Gabriel Woolf
king arthur lancelot guinevere nemesis knight gripping engaging camelot england kingdom countryside love triangle battle government loyalty love fall sacrifice 6th century
King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.
Adventure
USA
1978
90 Minutes
King Eurich
Lee Majors Cornel Wilde Mel Ferrer Jack Elam Christopher Connelly Kathleen Freeman Denny Miller Seamon Glass Jimmy Clem Susie Bono Jerry Daniels
viking prince king beautiful woman native mystic campy spirited scandinavia north america ship expedition culture clash exploration battle loyalty adventure quest rescue 11th century
An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
Crime, Drama
1982
100 Minutes
Carl Charnock
A suspended Nevada casino owner (Mel Ferrer) hires an ex-policeman (Robert Mitchum) to find his supposedly missing wife.
Horror
1980
92 Minutes
General Murchison
Hugo Stiglitz Laura Trotter Mel Ferrer Francisco Rabal Maria Rosaria Omaggio Sara Franchetti Manuel Zarzo Sonia Viviani Stefania D'Amario
A TV reporter (Hugo Stiglitz) spreads the news of radioactive monsters, growing in number with every victim.
Adventure
USA
1952
111 Minutes
Noel, Marquis de Maynes
Stewart Granger Eleanor Parker Janet Leigh Mel Ferrer Henry Wilcoxon Nina Foch Richard Anderson Robert Coote Lewis Stone Elisabeth Risdon Howard Freeman
marquis peasant damsel in distress instructor love interest swordsman charming thrilling spirited france theater palace revenge betrayal acting murder royalty love quest rescue
In France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.
Drama
USA
1957
129 Minutes
Robert Cohn
Tyrone Power Ava Gardner Errol Flynn Mel Ferrer Eddie Albert Gregory Ratoff Marcel Dalio Henry Daniell
reporter author seducer prostitute friend bullfighter somber passionate paris spain café disillusionment alcoholism existential crisis adventure forbidden love 1920s
A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920s France and Spain.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1975
111 Minutes
Fields
John Wayne Richard Attenborough Judy Geeson Mel Ferrer Del Henney Lesley-Anne Down Barry Dennen John Vernon Daniel Pilon John Stride James Booth
police detective gangster crime boss police officer commander captain brash rousing gritty london police station hideout england city culture clash manhunt extradition police work power struggle murder plot
Chicago Police Lieutenant Jim Brannigan is sent to the U.K. to escort organized crime boss Ben Larkin back to the U.S., but Larkin's hitmen prepare an ambush for Brannigan.
Musical, Comedy
1955
101 Minutes
Capt. Alfred Westerman
Anton Walbrook Emeric Pressburger Michael Redgrave Ludmilla Tcherina Mel Ferrer Anthony Quayle Dennis Price Anneliese Rothenberger Oskar Sima Richard Marner Nicholas Bruce
In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda (Ludmilla Tcherina) and her husband (Michael Redgrave) become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
Drama
USA
1950
94 Minutes
Gabriel "Gobby" Broome
Joan Fontaine Robert Ryan Zachary Scott Joan Leslie Mel Ferrer Harold Vermilyea Virginia Farmer Kathleen Howard Dick Ryan Bess Flowers Joy Hallward
novelist cousin fiancé socialite wealthy man femme fatale brash dark melodramatic tense san francisco boston family home ballroom manipulation family love triangle marrying for money affair deception
A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover who sees through her act and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.
Comedy
USA
1964
114 Minutes
Dr. Rudolph "Rudy" DeMeyer
Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Henry Fonda Lauren Bacall Mel Ferrer Fran Jeffries Leslie Parrish Edward Everett Horton Larry Storch Stubby Kaye Otto Kruger
journalist psychologist neighbor wife womanizer lighthearted charming office apartment club car affair seduction psychology impersonation suicide sex love rise 1960s
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
Horror
1980
90 Minutes
Dr. Sidney Coleman
Bo Hopkins Dianne Hull Patti D'Arbanville Sharon Farrell Mel Ferrer Julie Adams John David Carson Patti Brooks Robert Englund
On drugs by mistake, a disco dancer (Dianne Hull) is locked in a mental ward with little chance of escape.
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1962
120 Minutes
Philip Allan
Charles Aznavour Jean-Claude Brialy Danielle Darrieux Alain Delon Fernandel Mel Ferrer Claude Dauphin Michel Simon Lucien Baroux Claude Nollier
1) Jerôme Chambard, a retired man, taken in by nuns in a convent, swears like a trooper. 2) Françoise takes a lover because he has promised her a diamond necklace. 3) Denis, a seminarist, ... See full summary »
Horror, Adventure
Italy
1980
92 Minutes
Professor Carter
Robert Kerman Janet Agren Ivan Rassimov Paola Senatore Me Me Lai Mel Ferrer Meg Fleming
A young woman teams up with a mercenary to find her missing sister in the jungles of New Guinea where they find that a deranged leader of a religious cult has located his commune in an area inhabited by cannibals.
Adventure, Drama
1978
91 Minutes
Radcliffe
Barbara Bach Dan Miller Claudio Cassinelli Richard Johnson Joseph Cotten Beryl Cunningham Mel Ferrer Cameron Mitchell Eunice Bolt Tom J. Delaney Charles Cass
A madman's (Richard Johnson) daughter (Barbara Bach) and a shipwrecked convict (Claudio Cassinelli) flee a volcano island of fish-men, near Atlantis.
Drama, History
USA
1964
153 Minutes
Cleander
Sophia Loren Alec Guinness Stephen Boyd James Mason Christopher Plummer Anthony Quayle John Ireland Mel Ferrer Omar Sharif Eric Porter
soldier emperor heir daughter senator barbarian thrilling tense brooding rome battlefield frontier palace roman empire corruption decadence power play rebellion showdown fall
The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.
Romance
USA
1964
108 Minutes
Costume party Jekyll & Hyde
William Holden Audrey Hepburn Noel Coward Gregoire Aslan Raymond Bussières Christian Duvaleix Tony Curtis Mel Ferrer Fred Astaire Frank Sinatra Dominique Boschero
screenwriter producer assistant singer gangster police detective airy amusing creative playful paris french riviera hotel screenwriting procrastination life imitating art film industry writer's block unusual romance love
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Andrew Marton John Wayne Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Peter Lawford Richard Burton Richard Beymer Jeffrey Hunter
soldiers sailor general parachutist powerful rousing patriotic spectacular france germany england world war ii adolf hitler armed conflict d-day quest sacrifice rivalry 1940s
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.