Movies by Peter Ustinov
As part of the cast:
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The Bible According to Hollywood (2004)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Peter Ustinov, Virginia Mayo …
Directed by: Phillip Dye
Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Ben…
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Luther (2003)
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina, Jonathan Firth …
Directed by: Eric Till
This epic movie follows the life of Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes), author of the then-controversial 95 Theses and founding father of the Protestant church, who, with the courage of his…
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Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years (2003)
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Sophia Loren, Peter Ustinov …
Directed by: Felice Zenoni, Beat Hirt
When Charlie Chaplin was forced to leave the United States in 1952, he settled in Switzerland on the shores of Lake Geneva, where he lived happily with his family until the end of his life in…
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Salem Witch Trials (2002)
Cast: Kirstie Alley, Henry Czerny, Gloria Reuben …
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
A star-studded cast including Kirstie Alley, Rebecca De Mornay, Peter Ustinov, Shirley MacLaine and Alan Bates headlines this engrossing dramatization of what led to the infamous 1692 witch…
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Cast: Woody Allen, Alex Cox, Peter Ustinov …
Directed by: Jan Harlan
Stanley Kubrick's frequent collaborator and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan, offers a fascinating inside look at the genius behind such films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange,…
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Animal Farm (1999)
Cast: Pete Postlethwaite, Kelsey Grammer, Ian Holm …
Directed by: John Stephenson
Only somewhat faithful to George Orwell's allegorical novel, this made-for-TV adaptation uses real animals as well as Jim Henson's puppets to tell the story of a band of farm…
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Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Cast: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Robbie Coltrane …
Directed by: Nick Willing
Lewis Carroll's remarkable children's tale comes to life in an exciting live-action feature. After Alice (Tina Majorino) follows a talking white rabbit into a strange world where…
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Stiff Upper Lips (1998)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Prunella Scales, Georgina Cates …
Directed by: Gary Sinyor
Poking fun at corseted Edwardian period dramas, this witty comedy of manners stars Georgina Cates as 22-year-old Emily, an upper-crust lass who rejects the boorish would-be suitor picked out…
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The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, James Fox, Sally Walsh …
Directed by: Kevin Connor
In this TV adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale, Peter Ustinov assays the role of a lovable but flawed shopkeeper who's forced to flee his home when his landlord learns…
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Mozart: Cosi Fun Tutte (1995)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra …
The stringed puppets of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre act out Mozart's renowned comic opera "Così Fan Tutte" in this innovative production, which also features Grammy winner…
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Mozart: Don Giovanni (1995)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Erich Leinsdorf, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra …
In this captivating production, performers with the Salzburg Marionette Theatre use lavishly crafted marionettes to enact Mozart's opera about shameless womanizer and unrepentant…
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Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov …
Susan Sarandon received an Academy Award nomination for her role as the mother of Lorenzo (Zack O'Malley Greenburg), a typical young child whose life is shattered when he's…
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Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection: Dead Man's Folly (1986)
Cast: Jonathan Cecil, Jean Stapleton, Nicollette Sheridan …
Directed by: Clive Donner
When a fictional game known as "Murder Hunt" becomes a reality at a country estate, renowned Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot and his man Friday are on hand to investigate and expose the culprit.
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Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection: Murder in Three Acts (1986)
Cast: Gary Nelson, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis …
Set in Acapulco, this made-for-television mystery based on Agatha Christie's book finds brilliant Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) swept up in a pair of murder cases…
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Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection: Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Cecil …
Directed by: Lou Antonio
Famous actress Jane Wilkinson (Faye Dunaway) is accused of murdering her British aristocrat husband, and it's up to fastidious Belgian supersleuth Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) to prove…
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Memed My Hawk (1984)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Simon Dutton, Leonie Mellinger …
Directed by: Peter Ustinov
Following a lifetime of hardship and systematic abuse under the rule of the tyrannical Abdi Aga (Peter Ustinov), headstrong peasant Memed (Simon Dutton) joins a band of mountain bandits…
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Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin …
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate an important diamond that was purchased for the wealthy, arrogant Arlena Marshall, who turns up dead while on her honeymoon with her husband and…
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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Cast: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear …
Directed by: Jim Henson
Investigative journalists Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo go on the trail of a thief after he steals a priceless diamond necklace from Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg). Kermit falls head over heals for…
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson …
Directed by: Clive Donner
The iconic and enigmatic gumshoe Charlie Chan (played by the legendary Peter Ustinov) takes on a most perplexing case and heads to the City by the Bay, San Francisco, to solve it. Victims are…
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Ashanti (1979)
Cast: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
A Middle Eastern slave trader (Peter Ustinov) abducts a World Health Organization doctor's wife in this action-packed adventure. Desperate to find his missing spouse, Anansa (Beverly…
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Tarka the Otter (1979)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Peter Bennett, Edward Underdown …
Directed by: David Cobham
After losing his mother in a tragic confrontation with a pack of hunting dogs, a brave young otter named Tarka must fend for himself in a world rife with danger and possibility, in this…
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Death on the Nile (1978)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury …
Directed by: John Guillermin
A star-studded cast unites for this adaptation of Agatha Christie's mystery novel of the same name. A rich but reviled heiress is murdered on a cruise down the Nile. Luckily, brilliant…
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Logan's Run (1976)
Cast: Michael Anderson Jr., Michael York, Richard Jordan …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
In the year 2274, the world's urban centers have been abandoned due to ecological disaster, and the remaining population has forged a society in a domed city, where no one is allowed to…
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Robin Hood (1973)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Pat Buttram, Phil Harris …
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
With King Richard (voiced by Peter Ustinov) off to the Crusades, Prince John (Phil Harris) and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss (Terry Thomas), set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with…
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Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette …
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
In this Disney family favorite, Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones and a perky Suzanne Pleshette deliver plenty of laughs. A college track coach is desperate when he faces off against a group of…
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Topkapi (1964)
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell …
Directed by: Jules Dassin
Jet-setting jewel thief Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) drafts master tactician Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell) and some ragtag locals, including grifter Arthur Simpson (Peter Ustinov), to…
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Women of the World (1963)
Cast: Peter Ustinov
Directed by: Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi …
Mondo filmmakers Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi are huge historical influences on everything from hardcore horror films to broadcast news and reality TV. The title tells all in this…
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Billy Budd (1962)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Terence Stamp, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov directs this adaptation of Herman Melville's seafaring novel about young Billy Budd (Terence Stamp), who's forced to serve in the British navy during wartime. The…
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Spartacus (1960)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick directed this epic saga based on ancient events, chronicling the birth of a vagabond slave-army led by an ex-gladiator named Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) that threatens the…
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The Sundowners (1960)
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov …
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
Set in 1920s Australia, this Western-style drama stars Robert Mitchum as an Irish sheep drover who finds his nomadic lifestyle at odds with his family's desire to put down roots. Born to…
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We're No Angels (1955)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov play three escaped inmates who hatch a plan to steal from a shopkeeper on Christmas. But their plans change when they find themselves actually…
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Lola Montès (1955)
Cast: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook …
Directed by: Max Ophüls
Director Max Ophüls's visually stunning drama recounts the true story of the scandalous life of dancer -- and courtesan -- Lola Montes (Martine Carol). Past her prime, Montes…
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Le Plaisir (1952)
Cast: Claude Dauphin, Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux …
Directed by: Max Ophüls
Director Max Ophuls demonstrates his unique storytelling skills in three tales about the limits of spiritual and physical pleasure: pleasure and youth, pleasure and death, and pleasure and…
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Quo Vadis (1951)
Cast: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn …
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy's Hollywood epic recounts the sweeping saga of star-crossed lovers General Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) and Lygia (Deborah Kerr). The smitten Marcus pursues Lygia, but to…
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The True Glory (1945)
Cast: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert Harris, Peter Ustinov …
Directed by: Garson Kanin
Representing the work of 1,400 cameramen (several of whom were killed or wounded while capturing battle footage), this stunning 1946 Oscar winner for Best Documentary closely examines the…
As a director:
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Memed My Hawk (1984)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Simon Dutton, Leonie Mellinger …
Directed by: Peter Ustinov
Following a lifetime of hardship and systematic abuse under the rule of the tyrannical Abdi Aga (Peter Ustinov), headstrong peasant Memed (Simon Dutton) joins a band of mountain bandits…
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Billy Budd (1962)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Terence Stamp, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov directs this adaptation of Herman Melville's seafaring novel about young Billy Budd (Terence Stamp), who's forced to serve in the British navy during wartime. The…