List of the best Yul Brynner movies: The Battle of Neretva(1969), Westworld(1973), The Brothers Karamazov(1958), The Buccaneer(1958), Villa Rides(1968), Invitation to a Gunfighter(1964), Kings of the Sun(1963), Solomon and Sheba(1959), The Sound and the Fury(1959), Escape From Zahrain(1962), Adios Sabata(1971), The Ultimate Warrior(1975) ... ...
War
Yugoslavia|Italy|West Germany|USA
1969
102 Minutes
Vlado
Yul Brynner Hardy Kruger Franco Nero Sylva Koscina Orson Welles Sergei Bondarchuk Curt Jurgens Anthony Dawson
World war two drama about the 1943 battle around the Neretva River between Axis forces and Yugoslav partisan units.
Sci-Fi
USA
1973
88 Minutes
Robot Gunslinger
Yul Brynner Richard Benjamin James Brolin Norman Bartold Dick Van Patten Linda Gaye Scott Steve Franken Michael Mikler Terry Wilson Majel Barrett Anne Randall
android gunslinger cowboy scientist thrilling suspenseful brutal intense amusement park saloon wild west technology robots fantasy world man vs. machine vacation computer virus adventure pursuit underdog
A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
Drama
USA
1958
146 Minutes
Dmitri Karamazov
Yul Brynner Maria Schell Lee J. Cobb Claire Bloom Richard Basehart Albert Salmi William Shatner Judith Evelyn Edgar Stehli Harry Townes Miko Oscard
father son mistress fiancée brother half brother tense fiery brooding profound russia family home family feud inheritance adultery murder competition rivalry quest 1870s
Drama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia.
Drama, History
USA
1958
124 Minutes
Jean Lafitte
Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Claire Bloom Charles Boyer Inger Stevens Henry Hull E.G. Marshall Lorne Greene Ted de Corsia Douglas Dumbrille Robert F. Simon
pirate andrew jackson governor daughter thrilling spirited airy patriotic new orleans island piracy unlikely hero war truce underdog rescue 1810s
During the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
Western
USA
1968
125 Minutes
Pancho Villa
Yul Brynner Robert Mitchum Charles Bronson Grazia Buccella Robert Viharo Frank Wolff Herbert Lom Alexander Knox Diana Lorys Robert Carricart Fernando Rey
texan gunrunner pilot pancho villa nemesis friend rebel airy amusing thrilling melodramatic patriotic mexico mexican revolution banditry bandits battle womanizing betrayal rebellion
Mexican rebel Pancho Villa lead a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisonned in Mexico.
Western
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Yul Brynner George Segal Janice Rule Pat Hingle Brad Dexter Alfred Ryder Mike Kellin Clifford David Bert Freed Curt Conway Clifton James
veteran wife outlaw real estate developer sheriff thrilling sultry new mexico small town house wild west saloon street land ownership old west love death crime revenge rivalry
In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.
Adventure
USA
1963
108 Minutes
Chief Black Eagle
Yul Brynner George Chakiris Shirley Anne Field Richard Basehart Brad Dexter Barry Morse Armando Silvestre Leo Gordon Angela Dorian Rudy Solari Ford Rainey
mayan king son warlord indian chief fiancée brutal wild gripping mexico american south forest village native americans war love triangle exploration mayan culture escape rivalry revenge
On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam.
Drama, History
USA
1959
139 Minutes
Solomon
Yul Brynner Gina Lollobrigida George Sanders David Farrar Marisa Pavan John Crawford Laurence Naismith José Nieto Alejandro Rey Harry Andrews Julio Peña
king queen son brother pharaoh daughter sultry spectacular somber israel temple palace religion war seduction father/son relationship fall forbidden love 10th century b.c.
After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba.
Drama
USA
1959
115 Minutes
Jason Compson
Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward Margaret Leighton Stuart Whitman Ethel Waters Jack Warden Francoise Rosay John Beal Albert Van Dekker Stephen Perry Roy E. Glenn Sr.
teen girl stepbrother mother carnival worker mentally disabled person alcoholic brooding sultry mississippi small town family home family dysfunction teen angst forbidden love mother/daughter relationship alcoholism small-town life transformation 1950s
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect.
Action
USA
1962
93 Minutes
Sharif
Yul Brynner Sal Mineo Jack Warden Madlyn Rhue Anthony Caruso Jay Novello Leonard Strong James Mason Vladimir Sokoloff
freedom fighter rebel prisoner suspenseful tense middle east desert on the run resistance assassination attempt prison break unlikely allies escape pursuit 1960s
A hunted revolutionary leads a rag tag group of individuals through the desert in an attempt to elude the security forces and escape the fictitious Arab country of Zahrain.
Western
Italy|Spain
1971
106 Minutes
Sabata, Indio Black
Yul Brynner Dean Reed Ignazio Spalla Gerard Herter Sal Borgese Franco Fantasia Joseph P. Persaud Andrea Scotti
gunslinger sidekick mexican revolutionary colonel bandit brooding tense thrilling mexico mission fort wilderness saloon town revolution schemes greed political intrigue military occupation
Master gunslinger Sabata helps a band of Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagon-load of gold.
Sci-Fi
USA
1975
92 Minutes
Carson
Yul Brynner Max von Sydow Joanna Miles William Smith Richard Kelton Stephen McHattie Darryl Zwerling Nat Esformes Lane Bradbury Mel Novak Mickey Caruso
Virus holocaust is not the only plague that threatens our future. New York City, 2012 A.D. In a plague devastated world, one tired man finds a reason to fight.
Western
Spain|USA
1966
96 Minutes
Chris
Yul Brynner Robert Fuller Warren Oates Julian Mateos Jordan Christopher Claude Akins Virgilio Texeira Emilio Fernández Rodolfo Acosta Elisa Montes Fernando Rey
rancher villager priest gunman vigilante gutsy gripping rousing mexico village desert ranch church protection vigilantism reunion forced labor heroism outlaws rescue
Two survivors of the initial Magnificent Seven outfit, Chris and Vin, recruit four new members in order to re-form the outfit and defend a few Mexican villages from attacks by vicious bandits.
Comedy
UK
1960
100 Minutes
Nico March
Yul Brynner Mitzi Gaynor Noel Coward Barry Foster Eric Pohlmann George Coulouris Guy Deghy Warren Mitchell
gangster girlfriend king ruler police chief doctor cheeky winsome wild greece island villa exile double-cross money laundering financial troubles theft unlikely allies adventure discovery
An American gangster is exiled from the United States for criminal activity and is sent back to the Greek island where he was born. Once on the island, he is watched by a corrupt local ... See full summary »
Western
UK|USA
1971
103 Minutes
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.
Adventure, Drama
Japan|USA
1964
100 Minutes
Sgt. Mike Takashima
Yul Brynner Richard Widmark George Chakiris Suzy Parker Shirley Knight Eiko Taki Joe DeRita
pilot survivor sergeant lieutenant wife tense thrilling inspiring japan air force base ocean airplane lifeboat air force shipwreck fear prejudice loss storm rescue
A flight crew tries to save the survivors of a shipwreck off the coast of Japan during a raging typhoon.
Comedy, Drama
Yugoslavia|Italy|France|USA
1971
100 Minutes
Captain Stoloff
In 1905, Polish horse thieves living near the Russian border find their livelihoods threatened by the new Russo-Japanese conflict because the Russian army requisitions all horses and forcibly conscripts all men for the war.
Crime, Drama
1969
105 Minutes
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.
Crime, Drama
1976
98 Minutes
Peter Marciani
Yul Brynner Barbara Bouchet Martin Balsam Massimo Ranieri Giacomo Furia Sal Borgese Loris Bazzocchi
hitman mafioso con man informant mobster mob boss brooding suspenseful tense thrilling naples, italy new york italy racetrack revenge murder murder plot hired killers mob revenge
A professional killer is lured into a deadly double-cross when he agrees to assassinate a Mafia kingpin.
Drama, History
USA
1956
220 Minutes
Charlton Heston Yul Brynner Edward G. Robinson Anne Baxter Yvonne De Carlo Debra Paget John Derek Cedric Hardwicke Nina Foch Martha Scott Judith Anderson
prophet slave god jew ruler moses inspiring spectacular emotional profound melodramatic egypt red sea desert redemption religion exile escape sacrifice rise
Moses, an Egyptian Prince, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.
Musical
USA
1956
133 Minutes
King Mongkut of Siam
Deborah Kerr Yul Brynner Rita Moreno Martin Benson Terry Saunders Rex Thompson Carlos Rivas Patrick Adiarte
governess king child slave wife son moving uplifting charming spectacular thailand royal court palace siam king mongkut anna leonowens slavery royal life culture clash sacrifice
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
Drama
USA
1956
105 Minutes
Ingrid Bergman Yul Brynner Helen Hayes Akim Tamiroff Martita Hunt Felix Aylmer Sacha Pitoeff Ivan Desny Natalie Schafer
refugee military officer prince empress czar nicholas ii emotional melodramatic royal court paris copenhagen, denmark royalty amnesia fortune missing persons quest rise 1920s
An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.
War, Drama, Action
USA
1965
123 Minutes
Marlon Brando Yul Brynner Janet Margolin Trevor Howard Martin Benrath Hans Christian Blech Wally Cox Max Haufler Rainer Penkert William Redfield
deserter government official ship captain nazi british intelligence agent sailor tense suspenseful thrilling ship india japan ocean working undercover moral dilemma world war ii espionage mutiny blackmail quest
A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|France|West Germany
1967
126 Minutes
Christopher Plummer Yul Brynner Romy Schneider Trevor Howard Gert Froebe Claudine Auger Georges Lycan Jess Hahn Harry Meyen Jean-Claude Berq Jean Claudio
safecracker spy double agent baron englishman prisoner somber cool intricate thrilling germany england prison occupied france jersey double-cross world war ii espionage crime second chance
During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.
Adventure, Action
Spain|Liechtenstein|USA
1971
122 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Yul Brynner Samantha Eggar Jean-Claude Druout Fernando Rey Renato Salvatori Massimo Ranieri
A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
79 Minutes
Paul Vicola
Scott Brady Richard Rober Yul Brynner K.T. Stevens Arthur Blake Lynne Carter John Kellogg William Challee
federal agent drug dealer smuggler gangsters informant suspenseful thrilling brooding profound gory police station criminal underworld new york drug cartel drug smuggling investigation going undercover shoot out revenge escape
Two narcotics agents go after a gang of murderous drug dealers who use ships docking at the New York harbor to smuggle in their contraband.
Crime, Drama
UK
1966
100 Minutes
Colonel Salem
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1976
107 Minutes
The Gunslinger
Peter Fonda Blythe Danner Arthur Hill Yul Brynner John P. Ryan Stuart Margolin Jim Antonio Allen Ludden Nancy Bell Angela Greene Robert Cornthwaite
news reporter partner ceo clone mechanic gunslinger chilling intricate tense remote island resort tunnel dystopia corruption world domination cloning science robots discovery escape
Upon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex-employee is killed after he tips off two other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
92 Minutes
The Deaf Man
Burt Reynolds Jack Weston Raquel Welch Tom Skerritt Yul Brynner James McEachin Steve Ihnat Stewart Moss Dan Frazer Bert Remsen Royce D. Applegate
detective partner deaf person criminal teenager colleague amusing disturbing madcap suspenseful boston police station organized crime investigation undercover operations arson robbery bomb pursuit rivalry
Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.
War
USA
1966
142 Minutes
Asher Gonen
Kirk Douglas Senta Berger Angie Dickinson John Wayne Frank Sinatra Yul Brynner James Donald Luther Adler Topol
colonel soldier wife major ambassador love interest rousing tense jerusalem military base united states arab-israeli conflict faith training new romance independence underdog rivalry transformation 1940s
In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Palestinian states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah.
Comedy
USA
1969
132 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Charles Boyer Claude Dauphin Edith Evans John Gavin Paul Henreid Oscar Homolka Margaret Leighton Giulietta Masina Nanette Newman Richard Chamberlain
Nice, eccentric, idealistic and slightly mad Countess Aurelia, who believes that the good must prevail over evil, decides to stand up to corrupt powerful leaders of Paris by putting them on trial with 'unwashed masses' as the jury.