List of the best Omar Sharif movies: Doctor Zhivago(1965), Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran(2003), The Burglars(1971), Fire at My Heart(2006), The Horsemen(1971), Mayerling(1968), The Appointment(1969), Crime and Passion(1976), Che!(1969), S.H.E.(1980), Funny Girl(1968), The Night of the Generals(1967) ... ...
Romance, War, Drama, History
Italy|UK|USA
1965
197 Minutes
Omar Sharif Julie Christie Geraldine Chaplin Tom Courtenay Alec Guinness Rod Steiger Siobhan McKenna Ralph Richardson Rita Tushingham Adrienne Corri Geoffrey Keen
doctor brother niece wife politician mistress passionate emotional tender russia moscow siberia world war i russian revolution doomed romance politics marriage poetry forbidden love discovery
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Drama
France
2003
94 Minutes
Ibrahim
Omar Sharif Pierre Boulanger Gilbert Melki Lola Naymark Anne Suarez Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Renauld Mata Gabin Céline Samie Guillaume Gallienne Guillaume Rannou
young boy muslim jew prostitute movie star shop owner tender moving playful paris istanbul grocery store neighborhood coming of age cultural differences unlikely friendship generation gap childhood relationships growing up
In Paris, a Turkish shop owner befriends a Jewish boy in his mid-teens.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1971
120 Minutes
Abel Zacharia
Omar Sharif Jean-Paul Belmondo Diane Cannon Robert Hossein Nicole Calfan Raoul Delfosse José Luis de Vilallonga Myriam Feune de Colombi
safecracker accomplice thief gang member commissar jewel thief engaging thrilling suspenseful brutal emotional intense villa athens, greece greece danger jewelry theft relationships investigation on the run
In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plan an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector but the corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
Drama, History
Italy
2006
100 Minutes
Principe Nicola
Omar Sharif Massimiliano Varrese Sonali Kulkarni Zoltan Ratoti Maurizio Donadoni Nicola Di Pinto Antonella Stefanucci Giacinto Palmarini Marc Fiorini Susanna Smit
The story of Eugenio, young soldier of the Napoleonic army, in the Napoli of 1815 after the era of Gioacchino Murat.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1971
110 Minutes
Uraz
Omar Sharif Leigh Taylor-Young Jack Palance David de Keyser Peter Jeffrey George Murcell
Drama depicting rural life in contemporary Afghanistan and the Afghani people's love for an ancient traditional sport similar to horseback polo.
Romance
UK|France
1968
140 Minutes
Archduke Rudolf
Omar Sharif Catherine Deneuve James Mason Ava Gardner James Robertson Justice Genevieve Page Ivan Desny Andréa Parisy Fabienne Dali Maurice Teynac
Based on real life events that led to tragic deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera.
Drama
USA
1969
100 Minutes
Omar Sharif Anouk Aimée Lotte Lenya Fausto Tozzi Ennio Balbo Didi Perego
The lawyer Federico Fendi has reasons to believe that his wife Carla in secret is Rome's highest paid prostitute.
Comedy, Drama
UK|West Germany
1976
92 Minutes
Andre Ferren
Omar Sharif Karen Black Joseph Bottoms Bernhard Wicki Heinz Ehrenfreund Elma Karlowa Volker Prechtel Erich Padalewski Franz Muxeneder Margarete Soper
A Vienna financier embezzles money from his firm and clients, forces his girlfriend to marry an old cuckold voyeur industrialist and runs for his life when the industrialist sends killers after him.
Drama
USA
1969
96 Minutes
Che Guevara
Omar Sharif Jack Palance Cesare Danova Robert Loggia Woody Strode Barbara Luna Frank Silvera Albert Paulsen
fidel castro revolutionary military officer peasant soldier cuban emotional passionate cuba bolivia wilderness government building che guevara cuban missile crisis cuban revolution marxism ambition guerrilla warfare rise fall
Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually resulting in the overthrow of that ... See full summary »
Adventure, Action
West Germany|USA
1980
100 Minutes
Baron Cesare Magnasco
Omar Sharif Cornelia Sharpe Anita Ekberg Robert Lansing Fabio Testi William Traylor Isabella Rye Thom Christopher
Security Hazards Expert Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and blackmailer Cesare Magnasco.
Musical
USA
1968
151 Minutes
Nick Arnstein
Barbra Streisand Omar Sharif Walter Pidgeon Kay Medford Anne Francis Lee Allen Gerald Mohr Frank Faylen
actress husband businessperson florenz ziegfeld businessman amusing charming spirited broadway theater new york theater big city home fanny brice aspirations show business marriage schemes relationships rise
The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
Crime, Drama
UK|France
1967
148 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Omar Sharif Tom Courtenay Donald Pleasence Joanna Pettet Philippe Noiret Charles Gray Coral Browne John Gregson Nigel Stock Christopher Plummer
major general prostitute nazi adolf hitler thrilling intricate suspenseful warsaw, poland paris nazi occupation historical events world war ii assassination plot discovery pursuit quest 1960s
In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau (Omar Sharif) of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.
Drama
Egypt
2008
112 Minutes
Hassan , Morcus
Adel Imam Omar Sharif Lebleba Mohamed Emam Hanaa Al Shorbagi Sherin Adel Ezzat Abou Aouf Hassan Mustafa
When the lives of Mahmoud, a Muslim Sheikh (Omar Sharif) and Boulos, a Christian Priest (Adel Imam) are threatened by religious extremists on both sides, the Egyptian government inducts ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|West Germany|Yugoslavia|USA
1965
124 Minutes
Stephen Boyd Omar Sharif James Mason Eli Wallach Françoise Dorléac Telly Savalas Robert Morley Yvonne Mitchell Woody Strode
prince leader emperor princess general brutal emotional spectacular china mongolia mountain unification war conquest revenge genghis khan mongols quest sacrifice rivalry
During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin (Carlo Cura) becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif), who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Drama
USA
1961
130 Minutes
Farid Shawqi Omar Sharif Amina Rizk Amal Zayed Sanaa Gamil Salah Mansour
Teenagers find a large amount of money and fight over it, resulting in violence and death.
Drama
1980
103 Minutes
Pool hustler Nick (James Coburn) and his young sidekick (Bruce Boxleitner) work up to a showdown with Nick's lucky rival, the Deacon (Omar Sharif).
Adventure
1970
126 Minutes
Michael Caine Omar Sharif Florinda Bolkan Nigel Davenport Per Oscarsson Arthur O'Connell
mercenary townspeople peasant german captain scholar bleak brutal engaging fiery gripping intense bavaria mountain valley war zone village germany war peace
A 17th-century mercenary (Michael Caine) and his men find a German haven away from the Thirty Years' War.
Drama
1990
91 Minutes
Dima
Peter O'Toole Omar Sharif Christopher Lee Berta Dominguez D. Jane Chaplin
millionaire elderly man bachelor nephew prostitute uncle engaging suspenseful charming intense melodramatic dinner party sewer brothel money relationships family relationships family dysfunction inheritance pursuit
An eccentric prince (Peter O'Toole) lives in the sewers of a city with his scavenger servant (Omar Sharif), until an act of God.
Fantasy
1967
110 Minutes
Sophia Loren Omar Sharif Dolores del Río Georges Wilson Leslie French Marina Malfatti Anna Nogara Rita Forzano Rosa Maria Martino Carlotta Barilli Fleur Mombelli
prince mother peasant monk offbeat spirited naples, italy forest countryside fantasy magic true love prophecy discovery love 17th century
A 17th-century Spanish prince (Omar Sharif) falls for a peasant (Sophia Loren) instead of one of his mother's (Dolores del Río) seven princesses.
War
USA
1964
118 Minutes
Francisco
Gregory Peck Anthony Quinn Omar Sharif Raymond Pellegrin Paolo Stoppa Mildred Dunnock Daniela Rocca Christian Marquand Marietto Perrette Pradier Zia Mohyeddin
guerrilla fighter police officer priest young boy mother fiery brooding suspenseful spain france san martin hospital civil war revenge revolution schemes revenge quest 1950s
Famous Spanish bandit Artiguez returns to his native Spanish village after 20 years in French exile but Spanish cop Vinolas is setting a trap for him.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1975
136 Minutes
Nicky Arnstein
Barbra Streisand James Caan Omar Sharif Roddy McDowall Ben Vereen Carole Wells Larry Gates Heidi O'Rourke Samantha Huffaker Matt Emery Joshua Shelley
singer lyricist ex-husband producer mistress husband amusing spirited melodramatic new york city california cleveland stage household fanny brice jealousy marital problems ambition infidelity broadway
Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.
Crime, Drama
UK
1981
115 Minutes
Meno Argenti
Ryan O'Neal Anne Archer Omar Sharif Domingo Ambriz John Larroquette Philip Stone Michael Sheard Manuel Ojeda
A down on his luck engineer gets involved in an adventure with a mysterious woman and an emerald magnate.
Action
1992
113 Minutes
Emir Beni-Zair
Rutger Hauer Carol Alt Omar Sharif Elliott Gould Brett Halsey Peter Sands Kabir Bedi David Flosi
An ex-CIA agent (Rutger Hauer) goes to Morocco with a businesswoman (Carol Alt) to rescue her son, the kidnapped heir to a desert fortune.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
UK
1962
216 Minutes
Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish
Peter O'Toole Alec Guinness Anthony Quinn Omar Sharif Jack Hawkins Jose Ferrer Claude Rains Anthony Quayle Arthur Kennedy Donald Wolfit I.S. Johar
journalist prince soldier military officer spectacular profound army base desert arabia world war i armed conflict culture clash redemption man vs. nature t.e. lawrence quest rise 1910s
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Comedy, Music
UK|USA
1984
90 Minutes
Agent Cedric
Val Kilmer Jim Abrahams Lucy Gutteridge Christopher Villiers Omar Sharif Peter Cushing Jeremy Kemp Billy J. Mitchell Michael Gough Harry Ditson
singer scientist woman agent general father emotional hilarious thrilling east germany festival headquarters nightclub farmhouse military secrets behind enemy lines singing resistance fighters abduction father/daughter relationship
Parody of WWII spy movies in which an American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.
Adventure, Action
USA
1999
103 Minutes
Melchisidek
Antonio Banderas Michael Crichton Diane Venora Dennis Storhøi Omar Sharif Anders T. Andersen Richard Bremmer Tony Curran Mischa Hausserman Neil Maffin Asbjørn "Bear" Riis
ambassador warrior muslim viking beautiful woman gritty spirited baghdad middle east europe wilderness boat exile battle culture clash unlikely allies ahmad ibn fadlan good versus evil adventure quest
A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
Comedy
1997
95 Minutes
Khalil Gibran
Andy Velasquez Giancarlo Giannini Joanna Pacula Omar Sharif Geoffrey Lower Burt Young
A duckfooted Palestinian (Andy Velasquez) moves to Canada, where he finds a job, a lover (Joanna Pacula), friends and acceptance.
Comedy, Drama
France|Morocco
2013
100 Minutes
Morjana Alaoui Nadine Labaki Lubna Azabal Hiam Abbass Adel Bencherif Omar Sharif
The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for her father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Comedy
UK
1964
122 Minutes
Davich
Rex Harrison Shirley MacLaine Ingrid Bergman Jeanne Moreau Edmund Purdom George C. Scott Omar Sharif Art Carney Alain Delon Roland Culver Wally Cox
marquess wife gangster girlfriend widow resistance fighter intricate emotional amusing offbeat london italy yugoslavia car marriage infidelity forbidden love crime nazi occupation cars
Anthology movie about three owners of a yellow Rolls-Royce. A British diplomat buys the car for his French wife. A mobster's girlfriend has an affair in Italy. An American woman drives a Yugoslavian partisan to Ljubljana on the eve of the Nazi invasion.
Drama, History
USA
1964
153 Minutes
Sohamus
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.
Comedy
UK
2001
93 Minutes
Victor
Steve Coogan Lena Headey Stephen Dillane Om Puri Steven Waddington Ben Miller Jenny Agutter Emma Williams Omar Sharif Justin Burrows Clive Kneller
A failed parole officer framed for murder must enlist the help of his former clients to clear his name.
Drama, History
South Korea|USA
1981
140 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Jacqueline Bisset Ben Gazzara Toshirô Mifune Richard Roundtree David Janssen Gabriele Ferzetti Rex Reed Sabine Sun Dorothy James Karen Kahn
During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur masterminds the amphibious invasion of Inchon in September 1950.
Crime, Drama
UK
1966
100 Minutes
Senta Berger Stephen Boyd Yul Brynner Bob Cunningham Gilda Dahlberg Angie Dickinson Georges Geret Hugh Griffith Jack Hawkins Rita Hayworth Trevor Howard
Three thugs--Tom, Dick and Harry (a woman)--break into the penthouse apartment of an adulterous couple and proceed to terrorize them, but as it turns out, things aren't exactly what they seem to be.