Movies starring Anthony Quayle

The Wrong Man (1956)

105 mins     Crime, Drama      

Alfred Hitchcock frequently employed the theme of an innocent man accused of a crime he didn't commit often to great effect in his thrillers yet probably his best exploration of the theme came in a non-typical Hitchcock movie...

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

119 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, War      

This is hard for me to say it but "The Battle of the River Plate" did very little for me as it struggled to draw me in to the unfolding drama based on a real wartime event. The annoying thing is that it is a nicely shot movie...

Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

129 mins     Adventure , Drama, War      

I think it was back in 2000 when I first watched "Ice Cold in Alex" and for a movie which then was over 40 years old I was impressed. Yet since then I have watched it a few times and each time I am not only equally as impress...

Serious Charge (1959)

87 mins     Drama      

It's amusing that "Serious Charge" is promoted as a Cliff Richard movie whilst in fact he only has a very small part in it. In fairness he acts well and sings a few times but "Serious Charge" is really an Anthony Quayle movie...

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

158 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, War      

I've said it before and will undoubtedly say it again but they don't make them like they use to. "The Guns of Navarone" is an almost perfect example of how you take what is a simple storyline, layer it up with action, tension...

H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

101 mins     Adventure , Drama      

For those who are into maritime history "H.M.S. Defiant", also known as "Damn the Defiant", will most likely be of interest with a drama built around the Nore and Spithead mutiny of 1797. But "H.M.S. Defiant" is not just a mo...

East of Sudan (1964)

85 mins     Adventure , Drama, Romance      

Oh dear, within minutes of "East of Sudan" starting I had a sinking feeling as I realised I had seen the opening action footage before yet had never watched this movie. You may be saying what? But here is a movie which uses f...

Operation Crossbow (1965)

115 mins     Action , Drama, War      

When it comes to war movies I put "Operation Crossbow" in a group called interesting more than entertaining. The interest comes from the fact that not only was it based on the real mission "Crossbow" but certain elements have...

A Study in Terror (1965)

95 mins     Mystery, Thriller      

"A Study in Terror" starts by taking us on the fog laden streets of 1880s London where the noise of boisterous drinking fills the air from those in the pubs as much as the fog does. It is a great looking start to a movie and ...

MacKenna's Gold (1969)

128 mins     Western      

There is a saying which goes "All that glitters is not gold" and what a perfect description of 60s western "MacKenna's Gold". Here we have a western which should work, alongside the leads of Gregory peck and Omar Sharif there...

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

135 mins     Adventure , Drama, Thriller, War      

It's 1943 and we have Germans and Brits we can only be talking about another war movie and what is this Michael Caine as a German Paratrooper, now that's just wrong! You can't have Michael Caine, someone who epitomises being ...

Buster (1988)

102 mins     Comedy, Crime      

Buster Edwards was one of the gang who on the 8th August 1963 pulled off The Great Train Robbery a robbery which some may now be more familiar with because Ronnie Biggs was part of the gang. "Buster" the movie well I would be...