Movies by Tony Curtis
As part of the cast:
-
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
Cast: Hugh Hefner, Joan Baez, Tony Bennett …
Directed by: Brigitte Berman
Through interviews and rare footage, this documentary chronicles Hefner's journey, from the founding of Playboy magazine -- and the launch of the sexual revolution -- to his support for…
-
David & Fatima (2008)
Cast: Cameron Van Hoy, Danielle Pollack, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Alain Zaloum
In the divided city of Jerusalem, gentle Palestinian Muslim Fatima (Danielle Pollack) and idealistic Israeli Jew David (Cameron Van Hoy) fall in love. To escape their judgmental families and…
-
The Jill & Tony Curtis Story (2008)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jill Curtis
Directed by: Ian Ayres
Actor Tony Curtis and his wife, Jill, discuss the important need to protect horses from consumption overseas in this documentary, which examines the couple's passionate struggle for…
-
Unity Splash 2007: Singers (2007)
Cast: Richie Stephens, Gregory Isaacs, Tarrus Riley …
Audiences in Western Jamaica grooved to the vocals of Richie Stephens, Gregory Isaacs and other soulful performers at the 2007 Unity Splash concert, an annual event produced by the Pot of…
-
Beenie Man & Bounty Killa: Peace Love & Unity (2006)
Cast: Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Bling Dawg …
Get ready to party with this sizzling collection of live performances that'll have your whole house shaking. Former dancehall DJ rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killa bury the hatchet and…
-
Manchester Fiesta: Part 2 (2006)
Cast: Sizzla, Cocoa Tea, Richie Stephens …
Groove to the sounds of artists such as Richie Stephens, Speng Beng, Copper Cat, Sizzla, Tony Curtis, Kiprich, Coco Tea, Thriller U and Mr. G as they perform for delighted crowds at General…
-
Bounty Killer and Beenie Man: One Love Dancehall (2005)
Cast: Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Assassin …
If your party guests look bored, just fire up this bad-boy video and your whole house will be shakin' to the beat in no time. This video features jammin' dance tunes by some of the…
-
2005 Reggae Music Video: Vol. 1 (2005)
Cast: Elephant Man, Beenie Man, Delly Ranks …
This sizzling collection of music videos comes straight from Jamaica, where the dance halls pulsate to the hot rhythm of reggae grooves. Kingston favorite Elephant Man is featured on three…
-
Marilyn's Man (2004)
Cast: James Dougherty, Evegenia Nesterarova, Marilyn Monroe …
Directed by: Schani Krug
The myths about Marilyn Monroe are finally debunked through the eyes of Marilyn's first husband, Jim Dougherty. In this unique documentary, Marilyn's early life as Norma Jean Baker…
-
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy (2003)
Cast: Richard Kiley, Hugh Hefner, Tony Curtis …
With his magazine Playboy, Hugh Hefner changed the face of publishing, combining titillation with hard-edged reporting and serving up nudity with taste. His swinging bachelor ways also made…
-
Reflections of Evil (2002)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Damon Packard, Joey Heatherton …
Directed by: Damon Packard
Julie (Nicole Vanderhoff) is a wandering -- though not blithe -- spirit searching for her brother, Bob (avant-garde director Simon Packard). Bob is slowly dying from a disease related to his…
-
Frank Sinatra Memorial (1999)
Cast: Ed McMahon, Tommy Sands, Tony Bennett …
Celebrities who knew Frank Sinatra (and even those who didn't) discuss his legacy, from his crooning to his acting career to his personal life. Sinatra is eulogized by Tony Curtis, Faye…
-
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Michael Dudikoff, Mike Kopsa …
Directed by: George Erschbamer
After Jersey Bellini (Michael Dudikoff) leaves his beautiful partner B.B. (Lisa Howard) alone to break up a dangerous jewel heist in progress, she decides that they've worked their last…
-
The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man (1997)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Arye Gross, Ally Walker …
Directed by: Stewart Schill
In this quirky satire, Tony Curtis is Jack Steele, an actor known for his 1960s television role as the superhero Reptile Man. He and his sidekick, played by Lewis Rosen (Arye Gross), fought…
-
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein …
Directed by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this acclaimed documentary takes its name from Vito Russo's groundbreaking book. The filmmakers examine the subtext of more than 100 Hollywood movies --…
-
The Immortals (1995)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Joe Pantoliano, Eric Roberts …
Directed by: Brian Grant
When a Mafia-connected nightclub owner (Eric Roberts) recruits an odd assortment of hoods for a series of heists -- all to be pulled off simultaneously across the city -- only the boss is…
-
Naked in New York (1994)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio …
Directed by: Daniel Algrant
Struggling writer Jake Briggs (Eric Stoltz) finally gets the break he's been waiting for when his friend, Chris (Ralph Macchio), finds him a producer (Tony Curtis) for his play. But Jake…
-
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
Cast: Max Tash, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Hale …
Directed by: Max Tash
The iconic "Perry Mason" mystery series continues in the wake of longtime Mason-portrayer Raymond Burr's death, as Mason's secretary (Barbara Hale) and go-to investigator (William…
-
The Mummy Lives (1993)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Leslie Hardy, Greg Wrangler …
Directed by: Gerry O'Hara
Tony Curtis stars as an angry reincarnated soul in this horror film based on an Edgar Allen Poe story. When an ancient tomb is opened, the mummy inside awakens and transforms into Dr.…
-
Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Machray …
Directed by: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Elizabeth (Dyan Cannon) is the star of a successful cooking show. When her manager witnesses the heartfelt plea of homeless forest ranger Jefferson (Kris Kristofferson) for a home-cooked…
-
Center of the Web (1992)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Robert Davi, Charles Napier …
Directed by: David A. Prior
Entangled in a deadly web of intrigue, John Phillips (Ted Prior), an ordinary drama teacher mistaken for a professional hit man, must find a way to clear his name and save his skin in this…
-
Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
Cast: Joe Lara, Jan-Michael Vincent, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Michael Schultz
The Lord of the Jungle heads to the big city to rescue the recently kidnapped Cheetah in this comic action-adventure tale. In New York, Tarzan (Joe Lara) meets a cute cab driver named Jane…
-
Lobster Man from Mars (1989)
Cast: Deborah Foreman, Dean Jacobson, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Stanley Sheff
Tony Curtis stars as J.P. Sheldrake, a successful movie producer who badly needs a box office turkey to get him out of a bind with the IRS. His plan looks like a slam-dunk when he hires a…
-
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…
-
Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)
Cast: George Pal, Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Arnold Leibovit
The output of producer, director and animator George Pal ranged from Puppetoons to fantasy films, including Destination Moon, When Worlds Collide, War of the Worlds, Tom Thumb and The Time…
-
Insignificance (1985)
Cast: Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg
Director Nicolas Roeg's portrait of 1950s America finds four people -- unnamed analogs of Joseph McCarthy, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein -- gathered at a hotel,…
-
Brainwaves (1983)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Suzanna Love, Keir Dullea …
Directed by: Ulli Lommel
Kaylie Bedford (Suzanna Love) has the picture-perfect life: a beautiful home, a loving husband and a healthy, well-adjusted child. But all bets are off when a tragic car accident leaves her…
-
Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson …
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Jane Marple (Angela Lansbury) is thrilled when two glamorous Hollywood actresses, Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster, arrive in her quaint English village to shoot a movie. It's soon…
-
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Walter Bernstein
Bookie Sorrowful Jones (Walter Matthau) grudgingly accepts a 6-year-old girl (Sara Stimson) as collateral for a debt. The sprightly youngster soon has a positive effect on her curmudgeonly…
-
The Manitou (1978)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg …
Directed by: William Girdler
When Karen (Susan Strasberg) tries to have a tumor removed, she discovers it's actually the deformed fetus of an ancient Native American shaman ready to be reincarnated. Soon, the evil…
-
Sextette (1978)
Cast: Ringo Starr, Dom DeLuise, Mae West …
Directed by: Ken Hughes
In her final film -- an adaptation of the play she penned -- Mae West vamps it up as Marlo Manners, an aging movie star who's just married her sixth husband, a handsome young aristocrat…
-
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan! (1978)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburo Wakayama …
Directed by: John Berry
The Bears are spirited off to Tokyo by Marvin Lazar, a slick and sleazy con artist who sees in the team a perfect peg for a get-rich-quick scheme. While the boys bumble their way through…
-
The Last Tycoon (1976)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum …
Directed by: Elia Kazan
Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel about Hollywood and its denizens, this Elia Kazan-helmed drama tells the tale of Monroe Stahr (Robert De Niro), a 1930s studio head driven…
-
The Amorous Mis-Adventures of Casanova (1976)
Cast: Marisa Berenson, Tony Curtis, Hugh Griffith …
Directed by: Francois Legrand
Tony Curtis plays the famed 18th century lover Giacomo Casanova in this hilarious film. Here's the twist: The famed romancer has become ... well, impotent, and is desperately trying to…
-
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
Cast: Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine …
Directed by: Hy Averback
A rivalry is brewing between the soldiers at an otherwise tranquil Army base and the civilians of a nearby Southern town. With good intentions, Col. Flanders (Don Ameche) organizes a dance…
-
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Terry-Thomas, Dudley Moore …
Directed by: Ken Annakin
An all-star cast drives this classic comedy tracking the contestants of an international auto race from the starting block in Monte Carlo all the way to the finish line. After playing a…
-
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
During the mid-1960s, Boston was gripped with fear as women throughout the city were being raped and murdered by a serial killer. Based on a true story, this film recounts the events that led…
-
Not With My Wife, You Don't (1966)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott …
Directed by: Norman Panama
American flyboy Tom Ferris (Tony Curtis) wins the heart of a beautiful Italian nurse during the Korean War, but only after convincing her that his romantic rival (and fellow flier) has been…
-
Boeing Boeing (1965)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Dany Saval …
Directed by: John Rich
American journalist Bernard Lawrence has three stewardess girlfriends, none of whom know about the others. When his rival, Robert Reed, arrives in Paris, he invades Bernard's apartment…
-
The Great Race (1965)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Professional daredevil Leslie Gallant (Tony Curtis) convinces turn-of-the-century automakers that a race from New York to Paris will help promote car sales. Leslie's archrival, Prof.…
-
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda …
Directed by: Richard Quine
Natalie Wood stars as Helen Gurley Brown in this farce loosely based on Brown's book of the same name. Trying to land an interview with the noted psychologist, unscrupulous journalist…
-
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson …
Directed by: David Miller
Although he's charged with clearing shell-shocked soldiers to return to active duty, Capt. Josiah J. Newman (Gregory Peck) is keenly aware that some of them simply aren't ready. But…
-
Taras Bulba (1962)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Sam Wanamaker …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
With the words "Put your faith in your sword, and your sword in a Pole," Cossack leader Taras Bulba (Yul Brynner) vows to vanquish the Poles, who double-crossed his people after helping to…
-
Spartacus (1960)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons …
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…
-
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life / Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Cast: Dean Martin, Eli Wallach, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Fielder Cook, George Sidney
Love and confusion are the themes in this hilarious Dean Martin double feature combining two raucous romantic comedy romps. In How to Save a Marriage, Dino plays the well-intentioned David,…
-
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: George Sidney
Part screwball comedy, part political farce, this 1960 film from director George Sidney stars (then) real-life husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh as David and Ann Wilson. When Ann…
-
The Rat Race (1960)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
When Midwesterner Pete Hammond Jr. (Tony Curtis) moves to New York to become a jazz musician, he discovers that the big city is treacherous, although his tentative friendship with forlorn…
-
Operation Petticoat (1959)
Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Cary Grant, captain of the Sea Tiger submarine, faces a multitude of hurdles to World War II battle -- severe damage to his vessel, countless supply problems and a conniving supply officer…
-
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon …
Directed by: Billy Wilder
When musicians Jerry and Joe accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, they get out of town the only way they know how -- dressed as women. But things heat up on the road…
-
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel …
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
Two escaped convicts -- one black (Sidney Poitier), one white (Tony Curtis) and both shackled in the same pair of handcuffs -- battle the elements and each other as they travel Southern back…
-
Kings Go Forth (1958)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Delmer Daves
In WW II France, Corporal Britt Harris (Tony Curtis) is assigned to work alongside war-weary Sgt. Loggins (Frank Sinatra), a man he soon rivals for the affections of Monique Blair (Natalie…
-
The Vikings (1958)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
One of the largest-grossing films of the 1950s, The Vikings is slam-bang action from start to finish, with Kirk Douglas and Ernest Borgnine as a couple of Norsemen who rape and pillage the…
-
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
For the 100 or so soldiers building an Arctic radar station, it's been a cold and lonely stretch at the edge of the world, and morale is beginning to flag. The solution: a contest for…
-
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Martin Milner …
Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick
Walter Winchell-style columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) uses his power to steamroll both friends and enemies. Fawning press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis), desperate to promote his…
-
Beachhead (1954)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, Mary Murphy …
Directed by: Stuart Heisler
Four Marines brave a dangerous mission to save American forces in this gripping World War II drama set in the jungles of a remote Pacific island. Burke (Tony Curtis) and his fellow marines…
-
Houdini (1953)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher …
Directed by: George Marshall
This biopic follows the life of Harry Houdini as he evolves from sideshow performer to celebrated illusionist. The film touches on Houdini's crusade against fraudulent spiritualists and…
-
Winchester '73 (1950)
Cast: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Perhaps the pinnacle in the series of Anthony Mann/Jimmy Stewart Westerns, Winchester '73 stars Stewart as obsessed cowhand Lin McAdam. The trouble starts when McAdam wins a valuable…
-
Kansas Raiders / The Lawless Breed (1950)
Cast: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman …
Directed by: Ray Enright, Raoul Walsh
Two classic Westerns take a trip to the wrong side of the law. In Kansas Raiders, Jesse James (Audie Murphy) falls in with a band of outlaws but is repelled by the violence that comes with a…
-
Criss Cross (1949)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea …
Directed by: Robert Siodmak
Working man Steve (Burt Lancaster) makes a decent and honest living as an armored truck driver. His only downfall? His lingering feelings for his ex-wife, Anna (Yvonne De Carlo), a greedy…
-
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers / Kirk Douglas on Film: Double Feature (1946)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin …
Directed by: Lewis Milestone, Ted Newsom
Kirk Douglas makes his screen debut in the 1946 film noir classic The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, playing the weak, alcoholic husband of a powerful heiress (Barbara Stanwyck). The doomed…