List of the best Michael Anderson movies: The Dam Busters(1955), The Shoes of the Fisherman(1968), Chase a Crooked Shadow(1958), 1984(1956), Shake Hands With the Devil(1959), The Wreck of the Mary Deare(1959), Logan's Run(1976), Around the World in 80 Days(1956), The Naked Edge(1961), Operation Crossbow(1965), The House of the Arrow(1953), Conduct Unbecoming(1975) ... ...
War
UK
1955
119 Minutes
Director
Richard Todd Michael Redgrave Ursula Jeans Stanley Van Beers Raymond Huntley Hugh Manning Patrick Barr Basil Sydney Ernest Clark Derek Farr Laurence Naismith
pilot military officer government official engineer bomber confident gripping patriotic powerful airplane workplace bar united kingdom world war ii war fighting bombing adventure pursuit quest
The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.
Drama
USA
1968
157 Minutes
Director
Anthony Quinn Laurence Olivier Oskar Werner David Janssen Vittorio De Sica Leo McKern John Gielgud Barbara Jefford Rosemarie Dexter Frank Finlay Burt Kwouk
priest pope premier prisoner cardinal archbishop profound inspiring suspenseful emotional russia rome vatican labor camp peace talks airplane cold war roman catholicism doubt compassion
After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1958
92 Minutes
Director
Richard Todd Anne Baxter Herbert Lom Alexander Knox Faith Brook Alan Tilvern Thelma d'Aguiar
heiress brother stranger housekeeper police captain intense thrilling melodramatic emotional suspenseful cottage spain villa coast returning home heritage insanity lie diamonds will and testament
At Kimberley Prescott's villa, a stranger shows-up and claims he is her brother who supposedly died the previous year in a car accident.
Sci-Fi
UK
1956
91 Minutes
Director
Edmond O'Brien Michael Redgrave Jan Sterling David Kossoff Mervyn Johns Donald Pleasence Carol Wolveridge Ernest Clark Patrick Allen Ronan O'Casey Michael Ripper
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Drama
Ireland|USA
1959
110 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Don Murray Dana Wynter Glynis Johns Michael Redgrave Sybil Thorndike Marianne Benet John Breslin Harry Brogan Robert Brown Lewis Casson
professor student woman smuggler poet terrorist tense emotional ireland dublin college pub farm hostage situation moral dilemma political repression irish republican army nationalism torture sacrifice
In 1920s Ireland, I.R.A. members are being lead by the war mongering Dr. Sean Lenihan (James Cagney), as they fight oppressive British forces.
Adventure
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
Director
Gary Cooper Charlton Heston Michael Redgrave Emlyn Williams Cecil Parker Alexander Knox Virginia McKenna Richard Harris
ship captain lawyer shipmate daughter emotional suspenseful ship shipwreck courtroom high seas english channel seafaring deception schemes trial sabotage mystery discovery 1950s
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.
Sci-Fi
USA
1976
118 Minutes
Director
Michael York Jenny Agutter Richard Jordan Roscoe Lee Browne Farrah Fawcett Peter Ustinov Michael Anderson Jr. Gary Morgan Glenn Wilder Lara Lindsay Bob Neill
fugitive lawman assassin survivor love interest rebel hedonistic shocking suspenseful city wilderness dome church cave washington, d.c. deception utopia dark secrets resistance freedom
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
Director
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1961
99 Minutes
Director
Gary Cooper Deborah Kerr Eric Portman Diane Cilento Hermione Gingold Peter Cushing Michael Wilding Ronald Howard Ray McAnally Sandor Eles Wilfrid Lawson
suspect employee business partner wife blackmailer husband engaging suspenseful office courtroom household blackmail murder case husband/wife relationship investigation false accusations quest mystery 1960s
Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.
Drama, War
UK
1965
116 Minutes
Director
Sophia Loren George Peppard Trevor Howard John Mills Richard Johnson Tom Courtenay Jeremy Kemp Anthony Quayle Lilli Palmer Paul Henreid Helmut Dantine
lieutenant woman spy prime minister general colonel suspenseful intense germany london holland underground world war ii special ops espionage military working undercover quest sacrifice 1940s
Allied agents attempt to infiltrate the Nazis' rocket research site.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1953
73 Minutes
Director
A rich old lady dies in bed and leaves all of her money to her recently adopted daughter, who is quickly accused and exonerated of her murder. But that most British of questions remains. Who dunnit? (1953; B&W)
Drama
UK
1975
104 Minutes
Director
Michael York Richard Attenborough Susannah York Trevor Howard Stacy Keach Christopher Plummer James Faulkner Michael Culver James Donald
military officer lieutenant widow soldier military wife cool tense melodramatic india military base courtroom sexual harassment false accusations disillusionment homesickness imperialism court-martial discovery mystery temptation
At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.
Sci-Fi
Italy|West Germany
1980
200 Minutes
Director
Rock Hudson Roddy McDowall Darren McGavin Gayle Hunnicutt Bernie Casey Christopher Connelly
astronaut explorer alien missionary melodramatic somber mars earth town mars space exploration colonization death deception extraterrestrial life quest discovery fall 2000s
One long decade after the assassination of her husband, a reclusive queen comes face-to-face with the deceased's doppelgänger and anarchist poet, and strikes a three-day pact; however, fate has other plans. What is the mystery of Oberwald?
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1966
105 Minutes
Director
George Segal Alec Guinness Max von Sydow Senta Berger George Sanders Robert Helpmann Robert Flemyng Peter Carsten Ernst Walder Edith Schneider
spy neo-nazi secret agent teacher thug boss confident rousing sultry berlin pub headquarters gangs cold war murder nazism espionage adventure discovery pursuit
In the West Berlin of the 1960s, two British agents are killed by a Nazi group, prompting British Intelligence to dispatch agent Quiller to investigate.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
Italy|Austria|West Germany|Canada
1988
90 Minutes
Director
Burt Lancaster Ben Cross Olivia Hussey Daniel Olbrychski Andrea Occhipinti Jo Champa Melora Hardin Jonathan Crombie
young man young woman husband wife jeweler tender moving emotional jewelry shop family home marital problems new romance fidelity faith engagement marriage love discovery temptation 1980s
The Jeweller sells wedding rings to a young couple and teaches them some precious truths about the meaning of love and marriage. He also helps another couple fight for their troubled marriage, rebuilding their relationship.
Drama
Canada
1998
101 Minutes
Director
Michael Ontkean Leslie Hope Wilford Brimley Corey Sevier Katie Stuart Don Francks Andre Thérien B.J. McLellan Kim Schraner
Summer Of The Monkeys (set in 1910 on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy, Jay, who dreams of getting enough money to buy his dream horse. One summer Jay finds four ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1960
112 Minutes
Director
Robert Wagner Natalie Wood George Hamilton Susan Kohner Pearl Bailey Jack Mullaney Onslow Stevens Anne Seymour Virginia Gregg Mabel Albertson Louise Beavers
The minister of the town has died and his son Chad has no tears for him. Sarah, who now calls herself Salome, is pregnant with Chad's baby, but Chad has no future, no job and no money. ... See full summary »
Horror
USA|Netherlands|Italy
1977
92 Minutes
Director
Richard Harris Charlotte Rampling Will Sampson Bo Derek Keenan Wynn Robert Carradine Scott Walker Peter Hooten Wayne Heffley Vincent Gentile Don "Red" Barry
whale captain hunter enemy killer animal brutal engaging shocking thrilling suspenseful frightening sea ship whale hunting whales animal behavior animal intelligence killer animals horror
A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
Sci-Fi
USA
1975
100 Minutes
Director
Ron Ely Paul Gleason Paul Wexler Bill Lucking Michael Miller Eldon Quick Darryl Zwerling Janice Heiden Robyn Hilton Pamela Hensley Bob Corso
doctor scientist fighter thrilling south america fortress of solitude injustice genius rivalry 1930s
Doc and the Amazing Five battle Captain Seas and "the green death" for control of a fabulous resource.
Drama
UK
1972
132 Minutes
Director
Liv Ullmann Keir Dullea Maximilian Schell Olivia de Havilland Lesley-Anne Down Trevor Howard Jeremy Kemp Patrick Magee Franco Nero Robert Beatty Natasha Nicolescu
In medieval Europe, a pious young woman becomes a scholar of theology, disguises herself as a man, rises through the Catholic Church hierarchy and is elected Pope.
Adventure, Drama
Japan|USA
1964
100 Minutes
Director
Yul Brynner Richard Widmark George Chakiris Suzy Parker Shirley Knight Eiko Taki Joe DeRita
pilot survivor sergeant lieutenant wife tense thrilling inspiring japan air force base ocean airplane lifeboat air force shipwreck fear prejudice loss storm rescue
A flight crew tries to save the survivors of a shipwreck off the coast of Japan during a raging typhoon.
Comedy
1952
84 Minutes
Director
George Cole Veronica Hurst Heather Thatcher Jon Pertwee James Hayter William Hartnell Sidney James Diana Decker Joan Sims Brian Oulton Alan Badel
bank employee grump magician hypnotist wife cheater amusing hilarious lighthearted madcap outlandish london bank theater unintended consequences hypnosis bad behavior mishaps mystery rescue
Romance
1964
88 Minutes
Director
Tony Curtis Christine Kaufmann Larry Storch Marty Ingels Jacques Aubuchon Sarah Marshall Marcel Dalio Jules Munshin
A tippling French poodle movie star resents the American jazz musician (Tony Curtis) his mistress (Christine Kaufmann) marries.
Drama
1951
84 Minutes
Director
war widow novelist prisoner of war secretary proprieter engaging melodramatic brooding crafty intricate england identity theft deception love triangle returning home post-war life discovery love metamorphosis rivalry
Drama
1994
97 Minutes
Director
Jill Eikenberry Graham Greene Art Hindle Ari Magder Davina Whitehouse Tony Groser June Bishop Helen Moulder Sam Tyson-Hogg Christopher Douglas
An earthquake separates a pregnant newlywed (Jill Eikenberry) from her son and miner husband (Art Hindle) in 1950s Alaska.
Adventure
USA
1993
100 Minutes
Director
Charles Bronson Christopher Reeve Catherine Mary Stewart Marc Singer Len Cariou Clive Revill
The Sensual Nature of Sound portrays four New York based composers and performers in terms of their musical lives and artistic passion. Though Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk and... See full summary »
Action
1986
148 Minutes
Director
Steven Bauer Rod Steiger Colleen Dewhurst Michael York Robert Joy Laurent Malet Lino Ventura Leslie Hope
commando terrorist israeli assassin leader hostage tense gritty profound suspenseful israel london england office apartment duty terrorism assassination teamwork israeli-palestinian conflict
Israel's secret service assembles a team of commandos to avenge the 1972 murders of Israeli Olympic athletes in Munich.