List of the best Sam Wanamaker movies: Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger(1977), The Executioner(1970), Catlow(1971), The File of the Golden Goose(1969), My Girl Tisa(1948), The Concrete Jungle(1960), Raw Deal(1986), The Spiral Staircase(1975), The Shell Seekers(1989), Wild Justice(1993), Detective Sadie and Son(1987), The Competition(1980) ... ...
Fantasy
UK|USA
1977
113 Minutes
Director
Patrick Wayne Jane Seymour Taryn Power Margaret Whiting Patrick Troughton Kurt Christian Nadim Sawalha Damien Thomas Bernard Kay
sinbad prince princess ape witch sister campy frenetic spirited ocean port city temple beach tent magic battle witchcraft swordplay quest metamorphosis
Sinbad The Sailor sails to deliver a cursed prince to a dangerous island in the face of deadly opposition from a powerful witch.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1970
107 Minutes
Director
George Peppard Joan Collins Judy Geeson Oscar Homolka Charles Gray Nigel Patrick Keith Michell George Baker Alexander Scourby Peter Bull Ernest Clark
spy secretary double agent wife scientist kgb agent suspenseful gritty london athens, greece istanbul espionage betrayal cold war love triangle defection mystery quest 1970s
A British Intelligence Agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
Western
UK|USA
1971
103 Minutes
Director
Yul Brynner Richard Crenna Leonard Nimoy Daliah Lavi Jo Ann Pflug Jeff Corey Michael Delano Julian Mateos David Ladd
mercenary outlaw marshal gang members cavalryman brooding fiery gutsy gritty apache lands apache territory hunting wound injury escape robbery gold american civil war escape 1860s
An outlaw tries to avoid interference as he journeys to Mexico to pull off a $2,000,000 gold robbery.
Crime, Drama
1969
105 Minutes
Director
Yul Brynner Charles Gray Edward Woodward John Barrie Adrienne Corri Graham Crowden Walter Gotell Anthony Jacobs Ivor Dean Hugh McDermott Hilary Heath
A U.S. agent (Yul Brynner) and a Scotland Yard man (Edward Woodward) infiltrate a forgery ring run by someone called the Owl.
Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Lilli Palmer Sam Wanamaker Akim Tamiroff Alan Hale Hugo Haas Gale Robbins Stella Adler Benny Baker Sumner Getchell Sid Tomack John Qualen
1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has ... See full synopsis »
Crime, Drama
1960
97 Minutes
Mike Carter
Stanley Baker Sam Wanamaker Margit Saad Gregoire Aslan Jill Bennett Laurence Naismith Edward Judd Patrick Magee
criminal mastermind gang member traitor ex-convict girlfriend bleak engaging gripping intense suspenseful prison crime scene city robbery imprisonment torture kidnapping blackmail money
The mastermind (Stanley Baker) of a racetrack robbery escapes from prison to the loot and is double-crossed by his gang.
Action
USA|Netherlands
1986
105 Minutes
Luigi Patrovita
Arnold Schwarzenegger Kathryn Harrold Sam Wanamaker Paul Shenar Robert Davi Ed Lauter Darren McGavin Joe Regalbuto Mordecai Lawner Steven Hill Blanche Baker
sheriff fbi agent mob boss moll henchman undercover agent suspenseful cool cabin casino hideout airport cemetery chicago secret mission legal case drug cartel vengeance spying gunfight
A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1975
89 Minutes
Lt. Fields
Jacqueline Bisset Christopher Plummer Sam Wanamaker John Phillip Law Mildred Dunnock Gayle Hunnicutt John Ronane Ronald Radd Sheila Brennan Elaine Stritch Christopher Malcolm
In a remake of the 1940s film, Helen has been incapable of speech since seeing her husband die - will she become the target of a deranged serial killer targeting disabled people?
Drama
UK|Egypt
1989
95 Minutes
Richard
Angela Lansbury Irene Worth Sam Wanamaker Christopher Bowen Michael Gough Patricia Hodge Sophie Ward Denis Quilley
old woman daughter son friend lover mother-in-law emotional endearing household cornwall, england aging mortality family romance memory world war ii discovery love 20th century
An unscrupulous archaeologist searches for Alexander's treasure, using clues he finds by desecrating historical sites and artifacts; but he is not the only one who is trying to find the treasure.
Mystery & Thriller
1993
200 Minutes
Kingston Parker
Roy Scheider Patricia Millardet Sam Wanamaker
A baroness (Patricia Millardet) hires a former NATO commander (Roy Scheider) to hunt down the terrorist responsible for her husband's murder.
Drama
1987
97 Minutes
Marty Goldstein
Debbie Reynolds Brian McNamara Sam Wanamaker Cynthia Dale David Ferry Robert Morelli
A Manhattan policewoman gives up early retirement for a return to the force and a partnership with her rookie son.
Romance
USA
1980
126 Minutes
Andrew Erskine
Richard Dreyfuss Amy Irving Lee Remick Sam Wanamaker Joseph Cali Ty Henderson Vickie Kriegler Adam Stern Bea Silvern Philip Sterling Gloria Stroock
pianist love interest teacher mother father prodigy passionate melodramatic touching concert stage classroom house city piano competition conflict of interest music career romance love
Paul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future. When Paul hears of an upcoming competition that could make his career, he dedicates himself to winning.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1953
93 Minutes
Chick Eddowes
John Mills Phyllis Calvert Eileen Moore Sam Wanamaker Herbert Lom Raymond Huntley Russell Waters Wilfrid Hyde-White Freda Jackson Trader Faulkner
manufacturer daughter boyfriend wife lawyer chilling tense great britain countryside woods airplane unlikely criminal conscience accidental death cover-up deception investigation escape discovery forbidden love
A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend and then tries to cover up his deed.
Comedy
USA
1987
111 Minutes
Fritz Curtis
Diane Keaton Harold Ramis Sam Shepard Sam Wanamaker James Spader Pat Hingle Britt Leach Mary Gross Victoria Jackson Paxton Whitehead Annie Golden
businesswoman baby boyfriend love interest charming heartwarming new york city vermont adoption small business corporate office life romance parenthood discovery sacrifice 1980s
The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.
Comedy
USA|Mexico
1991
96 Minutes
Highsmith
Martin Short Danny Glover Sheila Kelley Sam Wanamaker Scott Wilson Harry Shearer Jorge Russek Rodrigo Puebla
detective accountant executive businessman daughter madcap airy outlandish mexico resort office missing persons unusual friendship investigation mystery pursuit adventure 1990s
An accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1984
114 Minutes
David Kessler
Drew Barrymore Ryan O'Neal Shelley Long Sam Wanamaker Allen Goorwitz Sharon Stone David Paymer David Graf
father mother daughter director writer filmmaker melodramatic emotional hollywood, calif. household divorce family dysfunction childhood work vs. family infidelity parenthood love discovery 1980s
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.
Adventure
USA
1985
98 Minutes
Bruno Hansen
Christopher Reeve Rosanna Arquette Jack Warden Sam Wanamaker Scott Wilson Tyne Daly Marcia Strassman Will Hare Jeff Harding Timothy Stack Larry B. Williams
pilot rich girl patriarch mechanic trainee wolf passionate gripping spirited tense airplane nevada mountain boise, idaho survival plane crash aviation odd couple deadly animals wilderness
A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1976
102 Minutes
Harry Sickles
Richard Widmark Oliver Reed Gayle Hunnicutt Sam Wanamaker Vladek Sheybal Ori Levy Assi Dayan Shmuel Rodensky Peter Frye
In a remake of the 1940s film, Helen has been incapable of speech since seeing her husband die - will she become the target of a deranged serial killer targeting disabled people?
Drama
USA
1991
105 Minutes
Felix Graff
Robert De Niro Annette Bening George Wendt Patricia Wettig Sam Wanamaker Luke Edwards Chris Cooper Ben Piazza Martin Scorsese Barry Primus Gailard Sartain
director wife son friend senator studio head powerful gripping gutsy disheartening hollywood, calif. washington, d.c. film set family home mccarthyism communism loyalty persecution honor sacrifice
David Merrill (Robert De Niro), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood Director, returns from filming abroad in France to find that his loyalty has been called into question by the House Committee on... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1980
109 Minutes
Teddy Benjamin
Goldie Hawn Eileen Brennan Armand Assante Robert Webber Sam Wanamaker Barbara Barrie Mary Kay Place Harry Dean Stanton Albert Brooks Alan Oppenheimer Gretchen Wyler
soldier newlywed military officer love interest witty amusing outlandish military base paris sexual harassment marriage revenge deception seduction class distinctions discovery temptation transformation 1980s
A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.
Drama
USA
1977
155 Minutes
Bailey
Tom Laughlin Delores Taylor Lucie Arnaz Peter Donat Sam Wanamaker Dick Gautier
After a Senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining Senator and the state Governor must decide on a person who will ... See full summary »
War
1979
100 Minutes
Ray MacDonald
George Peppard George Hamilton Horst Buchholz Capucine Sam Wanamaker Jean-Pierre Cassel Anny Duperey
Friends (George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Buchholz) from different countries are parted by war after vowing in 1939 Paris to meet there once a year.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1966
112 Minutes
Peters
Richard Burton Claire Bloom Oskar Werner Peter Van Eyck George Voskovec Sam Wanamaker Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Bernard Lee
spy drunk intelligence officer interrogator jew communist bleak brooding gritty suspenseful tense london east berlin courtroom betrayal espionage cold war drinking sacrifice underdog
Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
UK|USA
1987
89 Minutes
David Warfield
Christopher Reeve Gene Hackman Mariel Hemingway Jackie Cooper Marc McClure Jon Cryer Sam Wanamaker Margot Kidder Mark Pillow
superman lois lane editor nemesis supervillain photographer rousing outlandish spectacular metropolis newsroom fortress of solitude space lair nuclear weapons cold war heroism cloning world domination superheroes
The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man.
Comedy
UK
1965
132 Minutes
Stuart Whitman Sarah Miles James Fox Alberto Sordi Robert Morley Gert Froebe Jean-Pierre Cassel Eric Sykes Terry-Thomas Tony Hancock Benny Hill
pilot newspaper owner beautiful woman american englishman villain madcap lighthearted airplane england aviation racing love triangle sportsmanship competition money quest rivalry love sacrifice
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
140 Minutes
Peter Ustinov Bette Davis David Niven Jane Birkin Lois Chiles Mia Farrow Jon Finch Olivia Hussey George Kennedy Angela Lansbury Simon MacCorkindale
hercule poirot elderly woman colonel killer heiress sidekick suspenseful engaging intricate egypt nile river cruise ship murder pleasure cruise mystery wealth guns blackmail mystery pursuit
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
War, Drama
UK|USA
1976
158 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Max von Sydow Oskar Werner Malcolm McDowell Orson Welles James Mason Lee Grant Ben Gazzara Katharine Ross Luther Adler Paul Koslo
nazi captain jew sailor refugee brutal bleak disturbing boat cuba germany world war ii emigration death escape pursuit 1940s
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.