List of the best Michael Redgrave movies: The Browning Version(1951), The Importance of Being Earnest(1952), The Captive Heart(1946), The Stars Look Down(1939), The Years Between(1946), Time Without Pity(1957), Law and Disorder(1958), Thunder Rock(1942), The Sea Shall Not Have Them(1954), Fame Is the Spur(1947), Lady in Distress(1940), Kipps(1941) ... ...
Drama
UK
1951
90 Minutes
Andrew Crocker-Harris
Michael Redgrave Jean Kent Nigel Patrick Wilfrid Hyde-White Ronald Howard Bill Travers
teacher student wife heartwarming emotional boarding school england family home education infidelity aging school transformation 1950s
Forced to retire from an English public school, an unpopular professor must confront his failure as a teacher and husband.
Comedy
UK
1952
95 Minutes
Jack Worthing
Michael Redgrave Michael Denison Edith Evans Richard Wattis Margaret Rutherford Joan Greenwood Dorothy Tutin Walter Hudd Miles Malleson Aubrey Mather
impostor wealthy man woman governess aunt priest witty hilarious emotional england london country house apartment identity wealth marriage social standing deception family love
When Algernon discovers that his friend, Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever increasing confusion.
Drama
UK
1946
108 Minutes
Capt. Karel Hasek
Michael Redgrave Rachel Kempson Jack Warner Frederick Leister Mervyn Johns Rachel Thomas Gladys Henson Gordon Jackson Elliott Mason Robert Wyndham Basil Radford
soldier prisoner of war czech wife impostor nazi gripping touching dark prison camp germany great britain assumed identity world war ii prisoners of war deception on the run marriage escape love
In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.
Drama
UK
1939
110 Minutes
Davey Fenwick
Michael Redgrave Margaret Lockwood Emlyn Williams Nancy Price Allan Jeayes Edward Rigby Cecil Parker Linden Travers Milton Rosmer George Carney Ivor Barnard
teacher wife businessperson wealthy man bleak emotional melodramatic england small town blue collar coal mining love triangle aspirations class distinctions sacrifice underdog rivalry 1930s
Davey Fenwick (Sir Michael Redgrave) leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1946
100 Minutes
Michael Wentworth
A Member of Parliament, who had been reportedly killed in action during World War II, unexpectedly returns to his family, only to find that his wife has been persuaded to take his seat in the House of Commons.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1957
88 Minutes
David Graham
father convict girlfriend wealthy man wife son suspenseful dark melodramatic london england countryside prison mansion courtroom murder investigation wrongfully accused father/son relationship vigilantism cover-up
The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.
Comedy
UK
1958
76 Minutes
Percy Brand
Michael Redgrave Robert Morley Ronald Squire Elizabeth Sellars Joan Hickson Lionel Jeffries Jeremy Burnham
con artist son judge colonel aunt thrilling lighthearted charming england household courtroom secret life crime father/son relationship frame-ups deception adventure discovery pursuit 1950s
A British petty criminal lies to his son about his frequent prison terms by inventing honorable plausible explanations for his absences from home, but things get complicated when his son becomes a judge's assistant.
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1942
110 Minutes
David Charleston
Michael Redgrave Barbara Mullen James Mason Lilli Palmer Finlay Currie Frederick Valk Frederick Cooper Jean Shepherd Miles Malleson Barry Morse George Carney
journalist ship captain daughter immigrant passenger ghost dreamy eerie emotional england movie theater lighthouse michigan lake ghosts second chance political unrest visions world war ii journalism
Attracted by a picture of Maybelle Pembroke, the Range Busters, bantering between themselves, head for the Pembroke ranch separetely. Crash arrives posing as a dude while Dusty arrives ... See full summary »
War
UK
1954
91 Minutes
Michael Redgrave Dirk Bogarde Anthony Steel Nigel Patrick Nigel Green Rachel Kempson
commodore sergeant airman crew member commander wife tense fascinating powerful airplane north sea dinghy ship engine room deck royal air force airplane crash sea rescue secret plans world war ii
The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
Drama
1947
116 Minutes
Hamer Radshaw
Michael Redgrave Rosamund John Bernard Miles Anthony Wager Brian Weske Hugh Burden Jean Shepherd Guy Verney Percy Walsh Carla Lehman Seymour Hicks
british man politician liberal conservative english gentleman engaging patriotic tense united kingdom london england great britain politics power rise to power british life political campaign rise transformation 1940s
A British politician (Michael Redgrave) changes from rabble-rouser of the working class to stodgy Member of Parliament.
Mystery & Thriller
1940
62 Minutes
Peter
Michael Redgrave Sally Gray Paul Lukas Glen Alyn
A Londoner (Michael Redgrave) sees what appears to be a man (Paul Lukas) stabbing his wife (Sally Gray).
Comedy
1941
86 Minutes
Kipps
Michael Redgrave Diana Wynyard Phyllis Calvert Michael Wilding Arthur Riscoe Max Adrian
apprentice teacher lawyer playwright girlfriend wealthy man lighthearted shop school apartment mansion london wealth inheritance shady dealings education romance growing up transformation love
Drama, History
1941
108 Minutes
Charles MacIver
The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1938
97 Minutes
Gilbert Redman
Margaret Lockwood Michael Redgrave Dame May Whitty Paul Lukas Googie Withers Cecil Parker Linden Travers Catherine Lacey Naunton Wayne Basil Radford Mary Clare
musicologist governess doctor spy suspenseful charming witty thrilling central europe train london hotel kidnapping espionage disappearance conspiracy mystery rescue adventure love
While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.
Drama
UK
1962
103 Minutes
Tom Courtenay Michael Redgrave Avis Bunnage Peter Madden James Bolam Julia Foster Dervis Ward Raymond Dyer Alec McCowen Joe Robinson John Thaw
rebel athlete headmaster juvenile delinquent bully intense powerful brooding spirited reform school nottingham, england track anger rehabilitation rebellion running reform rivalry growing up revenge
A juvenile offender (Sir Tom Courtenay) at a tough reform school impresses its Governor (Sir Michael Redgrave) with his running ability and is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Horror
UK
1945
104 Minutes
Maxwell Frere
Charles Crichton Mervyn Johns Basil Dearden Michael Redgrave Roland Culver Mary Merrall Frederick Valk Renee Gadd Antony Baird Judy Kelly
architect host psychiatrist race car driver golfer ventriloquist creepy eerie frightening england farm household accident psychoanalysis superhuman abilities dreams ghosts paranoia discovery mystery
Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales.
War
UK
1955
119 Minutes
Doctor B.N. Wallis, C.B.E, F.R.S.
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.
Sci-Fi
UK
1956
91 Minutes
O'Connor of the Inner Party
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
98 Minutes
Mark Lamphere
When a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the East coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her.
Drama
USA
1958
120 Minutes
Audie Murphy Michael Redgrave Claude Dauphin Giorgia Moll Kerima Bruce Cabot Fred Sadoff Richard Loo Peter Trent Clinton Anderson YĆ“ko 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.
Drama
USA
1947
173 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Michael Redgrave Raymond Massey Katina Paxinou Leo Genn Kirk Douglas Nancy Coleman Henry Hull Sara Allgood Thurston Hall Walter Baldwin
Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Oresteia set in New England, after the American Civil War.
Romance
UK
1938
79 Minutes
Nicky Brooke
Jessie Matthews Michael Redgrave Noel Madison Alastair Sim Margaret Vyner Mary Clare Francis L. Sullivan Enid Stamp-Taylor Torin Thatcher Tucker McGuire Basil Radford
model millionaire young man beautiful girl amusing airy witty tender england united kingdom secret identity love love interest wealth poverty comedy love metamorphosis pursuit 20th century
Wealthy young man Nicky (Sir Michael Redgrave) pretends to be poor to be close to model Diana (Jesse Matthews) though he's nearly engaged to aristocrat Lady Constance (Margaret Vyner).
War
1945
109 Minutes
David Archdale
John Mills Michael Redgrave Rosamund John Douglass Montgomery Renee Asherson Stanley Holloway Basil Radford Felix Aylmer
pilot wife friend american officer airman confident emotional solemn england air force base village hotel household airplane hangar world war ii air force home front death family
Drama
1955
99 Minutes
Burgomil Trebitsch
Orson Welles Michael Redgrave Robert Arden Paola Mori Patricia Medina Akim Tamiroff Mischa Auer Katina Paxinou Jack Watling Gregoire Aslan Peter Van Eyck
wealthy man ex-convict murderer smuggler gangster daughter creative dark dense copenhagen, denmark mexico amsterdam railyard street amnesia investigation deception mystery transformation adventure
A shady financier (Orson Welles) pays a man (Robert Arden) to research his past, in order to erase it with murder.
Musical, Comedy
1955
101 Minutes
Col. Eisenstein
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
France|Italy|Yugoslavia
1967
119 Minutes
Defense lawyer
Anthony Quinn Virna Lisi Michael Redgrave Gregoire Aslan Marcel Dalio Serge Reggiani Drewe Henley Paul Maxwell George Roderich Alexander Knox Albert Remy
In World War II, a Romanian gentile peasant is denounced by the village gendarme and sent to a concentration camp for Jews where, due to an error, he's drafted into the S.S.
Musical
USA
1969
151 Minutes
The Headmaster
Peter O'Toole Petula Clark Michael Redgrave George Baker Sian Phillips Michael Bryant Jack Hedley Alison Leggatt Clinton Greyn Michael Culver Elspeth Gray
teacher singer headmaster student husband wife tender inspiring england cruise ship school pompeii, italy classroom education marriage romance ambition world war ii class distinctions love
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.
Adventure
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
Mr. Nyland
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.
Drama, War
UK
1965
131 Minutes
Uncle
Kirk Douglas Richard Harris Ulla Jacobsson Michael Redgrave Mervyn Johns Eric Porter
resistance fighter physicist ex-wife uncle british intelligence agent nazi thrilling suspenseful patriotic telemark, norway factory mountain ski slopes river england world war ii resistance fighters atomic bomb secret mission race against time
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.
Drama
1969
118 Minutes
Dan Peggotty
Robin Phillips Susan Hampshire Edith Evans Michael Redgrave Ralph Richardson Wendy Hiller Corin Redgrave Pamela Franklin Ron Moody James Donald
orphan boy stepfather melodramatic england jail escape new life adaptation growing up
Dickens' Victorian orphan (Robin Phillips) drifts until he finds a friendly (Edith Evans) aunt and the girl (Susan Hampshire) he will marry.
Drama
Ireland|USA
1959
110 Minutes
The General
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.
Biography
UK
1965
107 Minutes
W.B. Yeats
Jack Cardiff Rod Taylor Maggie Smith Julie Christie Flora Robson Michael Redgrave Edith Evans Jack MacGowran T.P. McKenna William Foley Sian Phillips
writer prostitute mother father inspiring hedonistic dublin train station theater family home pub idealism injustice writing wretched excess rise growing up 1910s
The misadventures of a young idealist man in Dublin, Ireland in the early twentieth century.
Drama
1971
116 Minutes
Leo Colston
Julie Christie Alan Bates Dominic Guard Margaret Leighton Michael Redgrave Michael Gough Edward Fox Richard Gibson Roger Lloyd-Pack
teenager pretty woman farmer viscount emotional melodramatic passionate england estate farm countryside forbidden love love triangle infatuation social standing forbidden love growing up discovery 1900s
A circa-1900 British boy (Dominic Guard) carries illicit love letters between a farmer (Alan Bates) and an aristocratic woman (Julie Christie).
Drama
UK
1965
123 Minutes
The Medical Officer
Sean Connery Harry Andrews Ian Bannen Alfred Lynch Ossie Davis Roy Kinnear Jack Watson Ian Hendry Michael Redgrave Norman Bird Neil McCallum
prisoner sergeant guard british soldiers bleak brutal intense prison camp africa libya desert following orders humiliation morality military prison rivalry discovery underdog fall
In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1969
144 Minutes
Ralph Richardson Laurence Olivier John Gielgud Kenneth More John Clements Ian Holm Meriel Forbes Wensley Pithey Ruth Kettlewell Paul Daneman Corin Redgrave
recruiter soldier singer archduke franz ferdinand quirky profound emotional disheartening pier stage trenches united kingdom belgium brighton, england world war i family song and dance anti-war class distinctions growing up
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Drama, History
UK
1971
183 Minutes
Michael Jayston Janet Suzman Tom Baker Roderic Noble Harry Andrews Irene Worth Ania Marson Lynne Frederick Candace Glendenning Fiona Fullerton Jack Hawkins
czar nicholas ii princess daughter secret agent aristocrat rasputin emotional gripping moving russia siberia castle execution revolution mutiny family historical events exile fall escape
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.