List of the best Ralph Richardson movies: The Fallen Idol(1948), Oh! What a Lovely War(1969), Tales from the Crypt(1972), South Riding(1938), The Return of Bulldog Drummond(1934), The Day Will Dawn(1942), The Holly and the Ivy(1952), The Silver Fleet(1943), Witness for the Prosecution(1982), Breaking the Sound Barrier(1952), O Lucky Man!(1973), The Four Feathers(1939) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
94 Minutes
Baines
Ralph Richardson Michèle Morgan Bobby Henrey Sonia Dresdel Jack Hawkins Bernard Lee
diplomat son butler wife inspector detective suspenseful dark household embassy london idolization investigation witnessing murder misunderstanding affair secret mystery quest rescue
A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1969
144 Minutes
Sir Edward Grey
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.
Horror
UK
1972
92 Minutes
The Crypt Keeper
Ralph Richardson Joan Collins Peter Cushing Geoffrey Bayldon Nigel Patrick Patrick Magee Robin Phillips Oliver MacGreevy Chloe Franks Ian Hendry Frank Forsyth
crypt keeper adulterer husband wife retiree businessman creepy eerie dark london england cemetery death murder supernatural adultery deception fall discovery 1970s
Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.
Drama
UK
1938
84 Minutes
Robert Carne
Ralph Richardson Edna Best Edmund Gwenn Ann Todd John Clements Marie Lohr Milton Rosmer Glynis Johns
"Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1934
73 Minutes
Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Drummond leads a black-shirted platoon of men from his former unit against foreign interlopers trying to pull England into dangerous overseas entanglements.
Drama, War
1942
99 Minutes
Frank Lockwood
Ralph Richardson Deborah Kerr Hugh Williams Griffith Jones Francis L. Sullivan Roland Culver Finlay Currie Niall MacGinnis
journalist british man german woman daughter thrilling suspenseful emotional intense germany norway ship world war ii german occupation secrets romance danger rivalry love pursuit
An English journalist (Hugh Williams) and a Norwegian fisherman's daughter (Deborah Kerr) guide RAF bombers to a U-boat base.
Other, Drama
1952
83 Minutes
Rev. Martin Gregory
Ralph Richardson Celia Johnson Margaret Leighton Denholm Elliott Hugh Williams Roland Culver
priest daughter son sister cousin alcoholic charming emotional touching england countryside house christmas family celebration family dysfunction discovery transformation growing up 1950s
A British vicar's (Ralph Richardson) Christmas with his family finally brings him closer to his son and daughters (Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton).
War
1943
88 Minutes
Jaap van Leyden
Ralph Richardson Gordon Wellesley Googie Withers Esmond Knight Beresford Egan Frederick Burtwell Kathleen Byron Willem Akkerman Dorothy Gordon Charles Victor John Longden
Considered a traitor for helping Nazis construct submarines, a Dutch engineer (Ralph Richardson) later redeems himself.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1982
96 Minutes
Sir Wilfred Robarts
lawyer nurse defendant wife prosecutor suspenseful witty court office trial love-hate relationship betrayal love triangle murder case mystery revenge rivalry forbidden love 1980s
An aging London barrister (Ralph Richardson), aided by his nurse (Deborah Kerr), defends an American (Beau Bridges) for murder.
Adventure
1952
115 Minutes
Ralph Richardson Ann Todd Nigel Patrick John Justin Joseph Tomelty Denholm Elliott Jack Allen Ralph Michael
pilot oil baron designer daughter wife son inspiring dark airplane household england airplane hangar aviation marriage father/daughter relationship death sound barrier quest sacrifice rise
A British manufacturer (Ralph Richardson) loses a son and a son-in-law (Nigel Patrick) trying to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Comedy
UK|USA
1973
173 Minutes
Malcolm McDowell Ralph Richardson Rachel Roberts Arthur Lowe Helen Mirren Dandy Nichols Mona Washbourne Michael Medwin Vivian Pickles Mary MacLeod Graham Crowden
young man beautiful woman father boss public relations specialist cheeky witty outlandish england scotland london factory hotel clinic class distinctions aspirations british empire romance social change capitalism
An apprentice coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures that seem designed to challenge his naive idealism.
Adventure
UK
1939
115 Minutes
Captain John Durrance
John Clements Ralph Richardson C. Aubrey Smith June Duprez Allan Jeayes Jack Allen Donald Gray Frederick Culley Amid Taftazani Henry Oscar John Laurie
military officer friend girlfriend soldier emotional melodramatic africa desert war zone armed conflict expedition imperialism deception honor redemption quest adventure discovery transformation 1890s
A timid British Army officer has quit and burns his last day summons to a war in Egypt. Calling him a coward, his girl friend and 3 officer friends give him a white feather. In redemption, he shadows his friends in war to save their lives.
Adventure
UK
1952
102 Minutes
Trevor Howard Ralph Richardson Kerima Robert Morley George Coulouris Wilfrid Hyde-White Frederick Valk Betty Ann Davies Peter Illing James Kenney A.V. Bramble
anti-hero native captain trader dreamy emotional melodramatic jungle borneo trading post man vs. nature interracial romance madness fall wretched excess 19th century
A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.
Comedy
UK
1966
105 Minutes
Joseph Finsbury
John Mills Ralph Richardson Michael Caine Nanette Newman Peter Cook Dudley Moore Tony Hancock Peter Sellers Cicely Courtneidge Wilfrid Lawson Thorley Walters
student brother butler foster daughter strangler nephew madcap hilarious london train household lottery family dysfunction rivalry 1890s
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Sci-Fi
UK
1936
95 Minutes
The Boss
Raymond Massey Ralph Richardson Margueretta Scott Cedric Hardwicke Maurice Braddell Edward Chapman Ann Todd
businessman doctor war lord daughter pilot sculptor intricate campy creative outlandish city everytown nuclear weapons technology war dystopia fall rise transformation future
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1939
78 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Ralph Richardson Valerie Hobson George Curzon David Tree George Merritt Gus McNaughton Sandra Storme
A quirky British Secret Service Agent named Major Hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes.
War
1940
76 Minutes
Merle Oberon Brian Desmond Hurst Ralph Richardson June Duprez Robert Douglas Anthony Bushell Derrick de Marney Brian Worth Austin Trevor Ivan Brandt
pilot wife relative sweetheart patriotic gripping inspiring england air force base household air show airplane infirmary world war ii english history nazis patriotism quest sacrifice 1930s
The drama of a British wing commander (Ralph Richardson) and his wife (Merle Oberon) features footage of the Nazi threat.
Comedy
1969
90 Minutes
Rita Tushingham Ralph Richardson Peter Cook Dudley Moore Spike Milligan Michael Hordern
pregnant woman mother father lover police officer government official outlandish offbeat bleak cheeky london train ruins church fallout shelter underground world war iii nuclear war post-apocalypse social standing
This series of blackout sketches involves some of the 20 scattered London survivors of the shortest war in history.
Biography, Gay & Lesbian
1959
96 Minutes
Robert Morley Ralph Richardson John Neville Phyllis Calvert Dennis Price Alexander Knox Edward Chapman Martin Benson Robert Harris Henry Oscar William Devlin
writer father wife lover lawyer lord engaging spirited fascinating london court oscar wilde libel trial homosexuality affair scandal rivalry forbidden love discovery
The Victorian wit (Robert Morley) sues the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, egged on by the marquess' son, Lord Alfred (John Neville).
Drama
USA
1949
115 Minutes
Dr. Austin Sloper
Olivia de Havilland Montgomery Clift Ralph Richardson Miriam Hopkins Vanessa Brown Mona Freeman Ray Collins Betty Linley Selena Royle Paul Lees Harry Antrim
heiress father bachelor emotional sad somber household california deception heartbreak disillusionment father/daughter relationship fortune forbidden love sacrifice revenge 1880s
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Fantasy
UK
1937
82 Minutes
Col. Winstanley
Roland Young Joan Gardner Ralph Richardson Ernest Thesiger Wallace Lupino George Zucco Bernard Nedell
retiree adviser mayor playful charming outlandish positive england small town essex bar superhuman abilities morality heroism metamorphosis discovery sacrifice 1930s
An ordinary man suddenly finds that anything he says comes true. Or at least, almost anything.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1964
117 Minutes
Charles Richmond
Gina Lollobrigida Sean Connery Ralph Richardson Johnny Sekka Alexander Knox Laurence Hardy Danny Daniels Peter Madden Joseph Wise Ronald Hatton Michael Goodliffe
nephew uncle nurse detective butler millionaire suspenseful melodramatic england mansion yacht wedding scam marrying for money manipulation inheritance deception investigation temptation rivalry
Tyrannical, but ailing, tycoon Charles Richmond becomes very fond of his attractive Italian nurse, Maria. The nurse, in turn, falls in love with Charles' ne'er-do-well nephew Anthony, who plots ways to gain control of his uncle's fortune.
Fantasy
USA|UK
1981
109 Minutes
Ulrich
Peter MacNicol Caitlin Clarke Ralph Richardson John Hallam Peter Eyre Albert Salmi Sydney Bromley Chloe Salaman Emrys James Roger Kemp Ian McDiarmid
apprentice wizard king dragon princess woman engaging gutsy thrilling medieval kingdom cave urland daunting task expedition ritual sacrifice courage magic rescue rivalry quest
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Drama, History
USA
1960
207 Minutes
Gen. Sutherland
Paul Newman Eva Marie Saint Ralph Richardson Peter Lawford Lee J. Cobb Sal Mineo John Derek Hugh Griffith Gregory Ratoff Felix Aylmer David Opatoshu
soldier nurse refugee young girl emotional gripping passionate israel ship cyprus palestine war holocaust journey redemption quest escape rescue 1940s
The state of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.
Comedy
UK
1938
91 Minutes
Lord Mere
Merle Oberon Laurence Olivier Ralph Richardson Binnie Barnes Morton Selten J.H. Roberts Gertrude Musgrove Gus McNaughton Eileen Peele Hugh McDermott H.B. Hallam
lawyer guest lord judge wife cheeky charming hilarious london hotel office divorce impersonation stranded nobility romance infidelity forbidden love temptation discovery
Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.
Drama
UK|USA
1984
129 Minutes
The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
Christopher Lambert Andie MacDowell Ralph Richardson Ian Holm James Fox Cheryl Campbell Ian Charleson Nigel Davenport Nicholas Farrell Paul Geoffrey Richard Griffiths
apes orphan explorer scientist grandfather earl emotional intense suspenseful africa england jungle laboratory cage road exploration experiments culture clash pregnancy independence
A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1937
86 Minutes
Manningdale
Edward G. Robinson Nigel Bruce Ralph Richardson Luli Deste Constance Collier Annie Esmond Arthur Wontner Elizabeth Inglis Cyril Raymond Nancy Burne Elliott Nugent
salesman lady duke duchess singer love interest witty amusing engaging lighthearted passionate spirited england mistaken identity wealth aristocracy romance marketing salesman adventure
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Drama, History
UK
1955
155 Minutes
Duke of Buckingham
Laurence Olivier Claire Bloom Cedric Hardwicke Ralph Richardson John Gielgud Mary Kerridge Pamela Brown Alec Clunes Stanley Baker Michael Gough Laurence Naismith
king richard iii king edward iv lady courtier soldier brooding somber powerful england palace battlefield ambition family palace intrigue murder deception rise fall 15th century
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
Drama
UK
1938
112 Minutes
Dr. Denny
Robert Donat Rosalind Russell Rex Harrison Ralph Richardson Emlyn Williams Penelope Dudley Ward Francis L. Sullivan Mary Clare Cecil Parker Nora Swinburne Edward Chapman
doctor wife miner gutsy engaging inspiring moving wales london mining town hypocrisy tuberculosis medicine aspirations wretched excess underdog 1930s
Andrew Manson (Robert Donat), a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK
1966
134 Minutes
William Gladstone
Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox Johnny Sekka Michael Hordern Zia Mohyeddin Marne Maitland Nigel Green Hugh Williams
general prophet colonel prime minister soldier brutal gritty tense sudan great britain courage battle uprising following orders death underdog rise rivalry 1880s
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Musical, Kids & Family
UK
1972
96 Minutes
The Caterpillar
Fiona Fullerton Michael Crawford Peter Sellers Ralph Richardson Flora Robson Robert Helpmann Dudley Moore Michael Jayston Spike Milligan
alice white rabbit mad hatter turtle cheshire cat mouse dreamy charming endearing spectacular striking spirited wonderland fantasy world adaptation creatures talking animals tea party self-discovery adventure
Alice (Fiona Fullerton) falls down a rabbit hole and into a magical dream world populated by surreal characters and bewildering adventures. It's a journey of self-discovery for Alice as she... See full summary »
Horror
1972
89 Minutes
Mr. Benton
Shelley Winters Mark Lester Chloe Franks Ralph Richardson Lionel Jeffries Hugh Griffith Rosalie Crutchley Pat Heywood Judy Cornwell Michael Gothard Marianne Stone
widow orphan sister brother headmistress guest eerie tense offbeat brooding mansion party england nursery insanity kidnapping death of child murder dark secrets mind games
A British magician's widow (Shelley Winters) scares an orphan brother (Mark Lester) and sister (Chloe Franks) ; they respond like Hansel and Gretel.
Drama
1969
118 Minutes
Mr. Micawber
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.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
107 Minutes
'C'
Alec Guinness Burl Ives Maureen O'Hara Ernie Kovacs Noel Coward Ralph Richardson Jo Morrow Paul Rogers Gregoire Aslan Jose Prieto Duncan Macrae
expatriate secret agent double agent director secretary salesman cool amusing suspenseful havana, cuba london city apartment government offices store city espionage communism father/daughter relationship patriotism deception
Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
Drama, History
UK|Italy
1972
123 Minutes
George IV
Sarah Miles Jon Finch Richard Chamberlain John Mills Margaret Leighton Ralph Richardson Laurence Olivier
noblewoman nobleman couple poet lover brooding emotional passionate tense manor england loveless marriage affair forbidden love fall temptation 19th century
A noblewoman doomed to a loveless marriage falls into a scandalous affair with the dashing Lord Byron.
Adventure
1977
103 Minutes
Colbert
Richard Chamberlain Patrick McGoohan Louis Jourdan Jenny Agutter Ian Holm Ralph Richardson Vivien Merchant Brenda Bruce Esmond Knight Godfrey Quigley Emrys James
king twin musketeer mother thrilling touching gutsy france bastille palace chateau ballroom king louis xiv politics power struggle mistaken identity torture discovery underdog rescue
Musketeer D'Artagnan (Louis Jourdan) foils Louis XIV's (Richard Chamberlain) plot to keep his identical twin off the throne.
Fantasy
UK
1981
110 Minutes
Supreme Being
John Cleese Sean Connery Shelley Duvall Katherine Helmond Ian Holm Michael Palin Ralph Richardson Peter Vaughan David Warner Craig Warnock
dwarf young boy supernatural being napoleon bonaparte thief robin hood cheeky amusing creative england sherwood forest battlefield ship greece fantasy world time travel theft historical events supernatural growing up
A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.
Romance, War, Drama, History
Italy|UK|USA
1965
197 Minutes
Alexander Gromeko
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.
Horror
UK
1933
73 Minutes
Nigel Hartley
Boris Karloff Cedric Hardwicke Ernest Thesiger Dorothy Hyson Anthony Bushell Kathleen Harrison Harold Huth D.A. Clarke-Smith Ralph Richardson Jack Raine
egyptologist professor assistant lawyer impostor ghost creepy suspenseful eerie england country house resurrection afterlife supernatural magic transformation mystery revenge 1930s
An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Sci-Fi, Horror
1973
185 Minutes
James Mason Leonard Whiting Michael Sarrazin David McCallum Jane Seymour Nicola Pagett Michael Wilding Clarissa Kaye Agnes Moorehead Margaret Leighton Ralph Richardson
frankenstein's monster doctor mad scientist love interest mentor victor frankenstein creepy dark spectacular shocking england chateau laboratory london medical experiments playing god murder violence reanimation discovery
Victorian Dr. Frankenstein (Leonard Whiting) creates a male creature (Michael Sarrazin), then Dr. Polidori (James Mason) makes him create a female mate.