List of the best Theodore Bikel movies: My Side of the Mountain(1969), I Bury the Living(1958), 200 Motels(1971), Crisis in the Kremlin(1992), The Defiant Ones(1958), Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words(2016), The Enemy Below(1957), Sweet November(1968), The Blue Angel(1959), Darker Than Amber(1970), A Dog of Flanders(1959), I Want to Live!(1958) ... ...
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1969
100 Minutes
Bando
Teddy Eccles Theodore Bikel Tudi Wiggins Frank Perry Peggi Loder Gina Dick Karen Pearson Danny McIlravey Cosette Lee Larry Reynolds Tom Harvey
boy musician falcon raccoon librarian spirited sad heartwarming woods library tree toronto appalachia canada survival nature coming of age growing up adventure discovery
As young Sam Gribley runs away he learns about nature.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
75 Minutes
Richard Boone Theodore Bikel Peggy Maurer Herb Anderson Howard Smith Robert Osterloh Russ Bender Matt Moore Ken Drake Glen Vernon Lynn Bernay
man caretaker uncle friend newlywed lieutenant chilling suspenseful tense frightening small town cemetery cottage basement police station gravediggers playing god supernatural phenomenon curse guilt
Cemetery director Robert Kraft discovers that by arbitrarily changing the status of plots from empty to occupied on the planogram causes the death of the plots' owners.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1971
98 Minutes
Rance Muhammitz, Dave
Tony Palmer The Mothers of Invention Theodore Bikel Ringo Starr Keith Moon Jimmy Carl Black Martin Lickert Janet Ferguson Lucy Offerall Pamela Miller Don Preston
rock star groupie druggie frank zappa keith moon ringo starr quirky raw playful backstage bus music hall debauchery boredom travel music industry touring rock 'n' roll wretched excess adventure
"Touring makes you crazy", Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this movie came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1992
85 Minutes
Robert Rusler Theodore Bikel Denise Bixler Doug Wert Stefan Danailov Borris Loukanov Jocko Rositch George Novakov Stoycho Mazgalov
The sister-in-law of an assassin and a CIA agent team-up to save Gorbachev's life.
Drama
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Sheriff Max Muller
Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Theodore Bikel Charles McGraw Cara Williams Lon Chaney King Donovan Claude Akins Larry Dobkin Whit Bissell Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
criminal prisoner sheriff captain landowner brash endearing spirited deep south household friendship racism chain gangs outlaws escape discovery sacrifice 1950s
Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Documentary, Music
France|Germany
2016
90 Minutes
An in-depth look at the life and work of avant-garde musician, Frank Zappa.
War
USA
1957
98 Minutes
"Heinie" Schwaffer
Robert Mitchum Curt Jurgens Theodore Bikel Al Hedison Russell Collins Kurt Kreuger Frank Albertson Biff Elliot Alan Dexter Doug McClure Joe Di Reda
captain sailor soldier enemy friend doctor gritty tense gripping ocean ship world war ii battle showdown survival respect quest rivalry 1940s
During World War II, an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, thus ensuing in a deadly duel between the two ships. The American Captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1968
114 Minutes
Alonzo
Sandy Dennis Anthony Newley Theodore Bikel Burr DeBenning Sandy Baron Marj Dusay Martin West Virginia Vincent King Moody Robert Gibbons
sick person free spirit businessman emotional moving tender brooklyn, n.y. apartment love affair heartbreak terminal illness love transformation 1960s
A woman lures emotionally crippled men into affairs, then helps them repair their lives.
Drama
USA
1959
107 Minutes
Klepert
Curt Jurgens May Britt Theodore Bikel
During the 1950s in a small German town, high school Professor Immanuel Rath falls in-love with a young cabaret entertainer, with dramatic consequences.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1970
97 Minutes
Meyer
Professional beach bum and 'knight errant' Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Carribean cruise to bring the killer to justice.
Kids & Family, Drama
1959
96 Minutes
Piet van Gelder
David Ladd Donald Crisp Theodore Bikel Max Croiset Monique Ahrens Siobhan Taylor Gijsbert Tersteeg John Soer Lo van Hersenbergen Katherine Holland
orphan grandfather artist dog touching endearing heartwarming flanders village poverty art animals quest rise underdog 19th century
Based on the famous 19th-century novel, this is the tale of a Flemish boy who finds himself is alone in the world until he meets painter Piet van Gelder (Theodore Bikel), who takes the boy in and encourages his artistic talents.
Biography
USA
1958
120 Minutes
Carl G.G. Palmberg
Susan Hayward Simon Oakland Virginia Vincent Theodore Bikel Wesley Lau Philip Coolidge James Philbrook Joe De Santis
petty criminal journalist thief attorney psychologist raw tense cheeky emotional san francisco los angeles san quentin federal penitentiary crime death row court battles morality murder journalism fall wretched excess
A prostitute, sentenced to death for murder, pleads her innocence.
Mystery & Thriller
1975
100 Minutes
Otto Gruenwaldt
Robert Stack Ralph Bellamy Polly Bergen Theodore Bikel Sonny Bono Dane Clark Laraine Day Fernando Lamas George Maharis Farrah Fawcett Hugh O'Brian
When murder occurs on a trans-Atlantic flight, the passengers and crew realize that the killer might strike again.
Action
1957
132 Minutes
General Jouvet
Cary Grant Frank Sinatra Sophia Loren Theodore Bikel John Wengraf Jay Novello José Nieto Carlos Larrañaga Philip Van Zandt Julián Ugarte Felix de Pomes
british soldier peasant rebel mistress spaniard frenchman inspiring passionate intense melodramatic thrilling spain countryside river camp mountain napoleonic wars weapons journey love triangle
A British naval officer (Cary Grant) and a Spanish guerrilla (Frank Sinatra) salvage a huge cannon to use against Napoleon.
Adventure
UK|USA
1951
105 Minutes
First Officer
Humphrey Bogart Katharine Hepburn Robert Morley Peter Bull Theodore Bikel Walter Gotell
spinster captain enemy sailor inspiring emotional dreamy africa river river patrol boat ship world war i revenge journey family revenge rivalry pursuit 1910s
In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship.
Adventure
UK|USA
1965
119 Minutes
Dr. Bondrachai
Stuart Whitman Susannah York Stanley Baker Harry Andrews Theodore Bikel Nigel Davenport Barry Lowe
engineer divorcée pilot german leader survivor wild suspenseful shocking south africa jungle survival violence wild animals plane crash power struggle escape rivalry revenge rescue
After a small aircraft crashes in the Kalahari Desert, one of the seven passengers decides that his survival chances would increase if he would eliminate the other men in the group.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1976
150 Minutes
Yakov Shlomo
Kirk Douglas Elizabeth Taylor Burt Lancaster Helmut Berger Theodore Bikel Linda Blair Richard Dreyfuss Stefan Gierasch David Groh Julius Harris Helen Hayes
The young student Paolo Passeri is firmly anti-militarist but has to do his military service.
Drama
USA
1958
98 Minutes
Col. Dmitri Bucaron
Dana Wynter Mel Ferrer Dolores Michaels Margaret Hayes Theodore Bikel Luis Van Rooten Helmut Dantine Herbert Berghof James Edwards Ivan Triesault Blandine Ebinger
prisoner of war lonely woman pimp nazi cousin father suspenseful melodramatic emotional uneasy berlin brothel attic house world war ii women during wartime sex trade desperation gratitude unusual romance
A Nazi's fiancee helps an escaped U.S. soldier, then meets him in postwar Berlin.
Adventure
USA
1959
102 Minutes
Dr. R. W. Gibbs
Susan Hayward Stephen Boyd Barbara Nichols Dennis Holmes Theodore Bikel Ken Scott James Philbrook Florence MacMichael
widow farmhand son store clerk doctor moving melodramatic wilderness small town ranch canada mother/son relationship remarriage family dysfunction domestic violence second chance pregnancy love transformation growing up
On a farm in the Canadian North-West, a young widow becomes the source of a jealous rivalry between her little son and her new husband.
War
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
Dimitrios Tassos
Robert Mitchum Elisabeth Mueller Stanley Baker Gia Scala Theodore Bikel Sebastian Cabot Peter Illing Leslie Phillips Donald Wolfit Marius Goring Jackie Lane
In 1941, Greek resistance entrusts an American journalist with a Greek double-agent secret list that must reach London and must not fall into Nazi hands.
Romance
1957
92 Minutes
Eduardo Uribari
Pier Angeli Mel Ferrer John Kerr Michèle Morgan Theodore Bikel Leif Erickson Jack Mullaney Joe Verdi
Two Italian brothers (Mel Ferrer, John Kerr) flee to France and hide out as vineyard workers with two sisters.
Drama
1989
145 Minutes
Henry Kissinger
Lane Smith Richard Kiley David Ogden Stiers Ed Flanders Theodore Bikel Graham Beckel James Sikking Richard Venture Alan Fudge Gregg Henry Ramon Bieri
first lady president secretary of state general consul somber melodramatic brooding intense white house united states washington, d.c. watergate scandal impeachment scandal corruption richard nixon political intrigue fall wretched excess
President Nixon agonizes over the repercussions of the Watergate scandal and whether he should resign from office.
Comedy
USA
1966
126 Minutes
The Russian Captain
Carl Reiner Eva Marie Saint Alan Arkin Brian Keith Jonathan Winters Theodore Bikel Paul Ford Tessie O'Shea John Phillip Law Andrea Dromm Ben Blue
lieutenant police chief writer commander soviet soldier quirky madcap amusing witty new england beach house beach submarine island small town culture clash cold war communism hostages politics
Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.
Drama
UK
1954
93 Minutes
Dr. Willem Bloem
Duncan Macrae Jon Whiteley Vincent Winter Adrienne Corri Jean Anderson Theodore Bikel
orphan grandfather doctor grandmother aunt baby endearing engaging heartwarming nova scotia meadow house canada beach kidnapping grandparent/child relationship search family rural life hope
A Scotsman, Jim MacKenzie, living on a primitive homestead in Nova Scotia, is raising his two grandsons, Harry and Davy, following the death of their father in the Boer War. His son's death... See full summary »
Drama
New Zealand
2007
89 Minutes
Security Officer
Alfred Molina Ido Port Rami Heuberger Gilya Stern Anat Klausner Theodore Bikel
Alice is in her 20s, a graduate with a shitty job. She's saving to head overseas, but family problems are holding her back. While she's waiting to leave, Alice acts as our guide as we ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
98 Minutes
Dr. Berkus
Tom Berenger Bob Hoskins Greta Scacchi Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Corbin Bernsen Theodore Bikel Debi A. Monahan Bert Rosario Jedda Jones Scott Getlin Kellye Nakahara
husband wife fortuneteller private detective neighbor businessman gripping suspenseful tense california car hospital room family home bedroom amnesia car crash deception family dark secrets the past
After a horrific car wreck leaves him an amnesiac, a man slowly begins to unravel his shocking past.
Musical
USA
1964
170 Minutes
Zoltan Karpathy
Audrey Hepburn Rex Harrison Stanley Holloway Wilfrid Hyde-White Gladys Cooper Jeremy Brett Theodore Bikel Isobel Elsom Mona Washbourne John Alderson John McLiam
professor pretty woman peasant suitor amusing charming winsome london aspirations wager class distinctions high society love discovery quest transformation 1900s
Snobbish phonetics Professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make flower girl Eliza Doolittle presentable in high society.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1953
94 Minutes
Lieutenant
Clark Gable Gene Tierney Bernard Miles Richard Haydn Kenneth More Belita Theodore Bikel
An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.
Drama
Poland|Russia|USA
2002
126 Minutes
Captain Koch
Crispin Glover John Hurt Vanessa Redgrave Margot Kidder John Neville Sophie Ward Theodore Bikel Patricia Hayes Richard Lynch Clive Revill Matt Servitto
A modern day adaptation of Dostoyevsky's classic novel about a young student who is forever haunted by the murder he has committed.
Drama
UK
1954
89 Minutes
Josip Slavko
Cornell Borchers Yvonne Mitchell Armin Dahlen Alexander Knox Geoffrey Keen Liam Redmond Eddie Byrne Theodore Bikel Ferdinand Mayne Andre Mikhelson Pamela Stirling
orphan missing person child judge adoptive father adoptive mother melodramatic emotional bleak germany orphanage house courtroom street adoption presumed dead family foster care custody battle world war ii
A story of litigation between a birth mother and an adopted family due to a child lost during a war.
Comedy
UK
1954
89 Minutes
David Niven Peggy Cummins Anne Vernon Herbert Lom Charles Victor Gordon Jackson Felix Aylmer Hugh McDermott Stanley Maxted June Clyde John Chandos
movie star actor love interest lover beautiful woman amusing hilarious cheeky lighthearted playful great britain hollywood italy attraction relationships comedy romance fun adventure discovery
An American WWII veteran goes back to England after the war only to discover that his wartime sweetheart has got mixed up with a dangerous spy ring.