Search results for "Peter Ustinov"
Dead Man’s Folly

Dead Man’s Folly

Dead Man’s Folly
IMDb: 6.3
90

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an “expert”, a real murder occurs.

Lady L

Lady L

Lady L
IMDb: 5.5
117

Lady L is an elegant 80-year-old woman who recalls her amorous life story, including past loves and lusty, scandalous adventures she has lived through.

Genre: Comedy
Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice
IMDb: 5.5
130

When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good…

The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper

The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper

The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
IMDb: 7
80

A panel of experts examines the five main suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders and determines which of them is the most likely to have committed the crimes.

Romanoff and Juliet

Romanoff and Juliet

Romanoff and Juliet
IMDb: 6.3
103

Political satire has Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.

Genre: Comedy
Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips
IMDb: 6.2
99

Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the ‘eighties and early ‘nineties. Although it specifically targets A Room with a…

Genre: Comedy
Mondo Cane 2

Mondo Cane 2

Mondo Cane 2
IMDb: 5.8
102

The official sequel to the original shockumentary, presenting new and bizarre behavior from around the world, including cruelty, graphic gore, and strange rituals.

Genre: Documentary
The Comedians

The Comedians

The Comedians
IMDb: 6.4
152

American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.

Genre: Drama
Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner
IMDb: 6.2
95

Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Spies

The Spies

The Spies
IMDb: 6.7
125

A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
IMDb: 5.4
94

Stuck in their late Grandfather’s country cottage with no TV, Anthea, Robert and Chris are resigned to a boring week until they find a mouldy old carpet and a strange…

Lorenzo’s Oil

Lorenzo’s Oil

Lorenzo’s Oil
IMDb: 7.3
135

Lorenzo Odone was a normal child until the age of 7, until he started experiencing blackouts, memory lapses and other strange mental phenomena. Eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD—an extremely…

Genre: Drama
Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death
IMDb: 6.2
102

Emily Boynton, stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She…

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun
IMDb: 7.1
117

Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is…

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
IMDb: 4.1
97

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also…

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile
IMDb: 7.3
140

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…

Genre: Mystery
Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter
IMDb: 6.8
87

Set in the English countryside of the 1920s – when otter hunting was still legal – this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood….

Topkapi

Topkapi

Topkapi
IMDb: 7
119

Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger…

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis
IMDb: 7.2
171

Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught…

Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell
IMDb: 6.4
113

Lavishly told story of George Bryan Brummel, a commoner born in the era of Napoleon who uses wit, brilliance and sartorial flair to align himself with the future King George…

Odette

Odette

Odette
IMDb: 6.9
124

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to…

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Goose Steps Out

The Goose Steps Out

The Goose Steps Out
IMDb: 6.6
79

Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing…

Genre: Comedy
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Animal Farm
IMDb: 6
91

An animated film from 1999 based on the famous novel by George Orwell. Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland
IMDb: 6.3
129

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the…

Genre: Family, Fantasy
Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts
IMDb: 6.3
94

In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Last Remake of Beau Geste

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
IMDb: 6.1
85

Digby Geste joins his brother, Beau, in the Foreign Legion following the theft of a priceless family heirloom.

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

The Sundowners
IMDb: 7.1
133

In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family–Paddy, Ida and their teenage son Sean–are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm….

Genre: Adventure
The Bachelor

The Bachelor

The Bachelor
IMDb: 5.1
101

Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn’t too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco’s wedding. Suddenly, his wild…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Hot Millions

Hot Millions

Hot Millions
IMDb: 6.9
106

A con-artist (Peter Ustinov) gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their “new” wonder computer.

Genre: Comedy
Treasure of Matecumbe

Treasure of Matecumbe

Treasure of Matecumbe
IMDb: 6.2
117

In post-Civil War Kentucky, young David Burnic becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret, a map leading to buried treasure on the Florida isle of Matecumbe.

Logan’s Run

Logan’s Run

Logan’s Run
IMDb: 6.8
119

In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life’s pleasures- but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance…

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Robin Hood
IMDb: 7.6
83

With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham’s citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff – and staunch opposition…

Genre: Animation, Family
The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper
IMDb: 7.2
95

Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with…

Ashanti

Ashanti

Ashanti
IMDb: 5.4
118

Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Blackbeard’s Ghost

Blackbeard’s Ghost

Blackbeard’s Ghost
IMDb: 6.9
106

Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of…

Billy Budd

Billy Budd

Billy Budd
IMDb: 7.9
119

Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship’s sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.

Genre: Action, Drama
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

The Egyptian
IMDb: 6.5
139

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe’s personal triumphs and tragedies…

Genre: Drama, History
Spartacus

Spartacus

Spartacus
IMDb: 7.9
197

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners…

Einstein’s Universe

Einstein’s Universe

Einstein’s Universe
IMDb: 7.7
118

A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder.

Genre: Documentary
We’re No Angels

We’re No Angels

We’re No Angels
IMDb: 7.5
106

Three convicts escape from prison on Devil’s Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance