Movies by Trevor Howard
As part of the cast:
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The Dawning (1988)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jean Simmons …
Directed by: Robert Knights
Nancy (Rebecca Pidgeon), a naïve Irish schoolgirl, finds a desperate stranger named Cassius (Anthony Hopkins) holed up in her beach hut. Cassius asks her to deliver a message to some…
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Memory of the Camps: Frontline (1985)
Cast: Trevor Howard
Directed by: Sidney Bernstein
In the spring of 1945, Allied troops entered German concentration camps and made a systematic film record of the atrocities they saw. The documentary, which contains startling footage from…
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Tony Palmer's Film of God Rot Tunbridge Wells (1985)
Cast: Trevor Howard, Dave Griffiths, Christopher Bramwell …
Directed by: Tony Palmer
In director Tony Palmer's musical biopic, aging German composer George Frideric Handel (Trevor Howard) recalls his remarkable life and musical career. The film showcases many of…
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Gandhi (1982)
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox …
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
This awe-inspiring biopic about Mahatma Gandhi -- the diminutive lawyer who stood up against British rule in India and became an international symbol of nonviolence and understanding --…
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The Missionary (1982)
Cast: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Richard Loncraine directs this offbeat British comedy about a missionary (Michael Palin), the Rev. Charles Fortescue, who makes it his personal calling to save the souls of "ladies of the…
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Sword of the Valiant (1982)
Cast: Thomas Heathcote, Miles O'Keeffe, Leigh Lawson …
Directed by: Stephen Weeks
A classic medieval English poem ("Sir Gawain and the Green Knight") provides the setting for this adaptation starring Sean Connery as King Arthur and Miles O'Keefe as Gawain, a fearless…
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Staying On (1981)
Cast: Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson, Saeed Jaffrey …
Directed by: Silvio Narizzano
This sequel to the 1984 British miniseries The Jewel in the Crown tells the love story of Col. Tusker Smaller (Trevor Howard) and his wife, Lucy (Celia Johnson), who chose to "stay on" in…
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Sea Wolves (1980)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
During World War II, the British government learns that three German submarines are docked off the coast of the Portuguese colony of Goa in India. But since Portugal is a neutral nation, the…
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Windwalker (1980)
Cast: Nick Ramus, James Remar, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Kieth Merrill, Keith Merrill
Trevor Howard (Superman) stars as the titular Cheyenne chief named Windwalker (portrayed in his younger years by James Remar of "Sex and the City"), an aging man in the process of passing…
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Meteor (1979)
Cast: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Ronald Neame
When a comet collides with an asteroid, sending a 5-mile-wide piece of rock toward Earth, a renegade scientist (Sean Connery) proposes blowing the rock out of the sky using a secret nuclear…
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Hurricane (1979)
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Mia Farrow, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Jan Troell
When young American painter Charlotte (Mia Farrow) joins her father, Capt. Bruckner (Jason Robards), on the Samoan island he governs, she soon falls deeply in love with native chief Matangi…
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Superman: The Movie (1978)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane, who's in love with Superman. Clark must summon his superhero alter ego when the nefarious…
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Stevie (1978)
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen …
Directed by: Robert Enders
Glenda Jackson reprises her stage role in Hugh Whitemore's play about acclaimed British poet Stevie Smith, who lives with her elderly aunt (Mona Washbourne) in their London home.…
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Superman: The Movie: Expanded Edition (1978)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Jackie Cooper …
Directed by: Richard Donner
The Man of Steel hits the big screen in director Richard Donner's special effects-laden, Oscar-nominated adventure. This expanded version of the film features remastered footage and…
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
Cast: Ann-Margret, Marty Feldman, Michael York …
Directed by: Marty Feldman
After stealing a priceless family jewel, two brothers run off to North Africa to join the fabled French Foreign Legion in this anarchic retooling of the classic saga as a madcap, irreverent…
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Aces High (1976)
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward …
Directed by: Jack Gold
Soar through the dangerous dogfight-filled skies of World War I with this drama that follows ace fighter pilot Maj. Gresham's (Malcolm McDowell) struggles to handle the rigors of combat,…
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Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
Cast: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Straightlaced Lt. Arthur Drake (Michael York) must defend fellow officer Lt. Millington (James Faulkner) when attractive widow Marjorie Scarlett (Susannah York) accuses him of rape. But all…
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Hennessy (1975)
Cast: Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, Richard Johnson …
Directed by: Don Sharp
When demolitions expert Hennessy (Rod Steiger) sees his family gunned down by a British officer at a protest rally in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it ignites in him a fiery thirst for revenge.…
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Invasion of Terror: Invasion from Inner Earth / How Awful About Allan (1974)
Cast: Jack Palance, Diana Dors, Julie Ege …
Directed by: Freddie Francis, Bill Rebane
These two low-budget horror films deliver vintage shocks (and quite a few laughs, as well). In Invasion from Inner Earth, a group of airplane pilots barricade themselves in a backwoods cabin…
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11 Harrowhouse (1974)
Cast: Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, James Mason …
Directed by: Aram Avakian
Small-time jewel dealer Howard Chesser (Charles Grodin) is in way over his head when he brokers a deal to purchase and cut a huge stone. When the valuable gem is stolen, Chesser's backer…
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Conflict (1973)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Trevor Howard, Raf Vallone …
Directed by: Jack Gold
The same year that Martin Sheen shot to stardom portraying a James Dean-style serial killer in Badlands, he also played a priest in this thoughtful drama set in the future. After the Catholic…
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The Offence (1973)
Cast: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
A case of child molestation shakes levelheaded British police inspector Sgt. Johnson (Sean Connery, in a first-rate performance) -- to the point of killing the suspect (Ian Bannen) during the…
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Pope Joan (1972)
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Trevor Howard, Lesley-Anne Down …
Directed by: Michael Anderson, Herbert Wise
A present-day female evangelist (Liv Ullman) strongly feels that she resembles the legendary Pope Joan and goes to see her psychiatrist (Keir Dullea) in hopes of discovering that she's…
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Twinky (1972)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Orson Bean, Honor Blackman …
Directed by: Richard Donner
In this 1969 romantic comedy-drama, a 38-year-old American porn novelist (Charles Bronson, in an offbeat, non-tough guy performance) living in London meets and falls for a 16-year-old nymphet…
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Ludwig (1972)
Cast: Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Romy Schneider …
Directed by: Luchino Visconti
Helmut Berger stars as Bavaria's notoriously "mad" king, Ludwig II, in Italian director Luchino Visconti's lavish biopic, which earned an Oscar nod for Best Costume Design. Set in…
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Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patrick McGoohan …
Directed by: Charles Jarrott
In an Oscar-nominated performance, Vanessa Redgrave shines as Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland. Returning from France to assume the throne, Mary finds her ascension challenged by her brother,…
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The Night Visitor (1970)
Cast: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Laslo Benedek
After being accused of murder, Salem (Max von Sydow) is committed to an insane asylum at the request of his conniving sister (Liv Ullmann) and her malevolent husband (Per Oscarsson). Even…
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Ryan's Daughter: Special Edition (1970)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones …
Directed by: David Lean
Set in 1916 amid political unrest on Ireland's Dingle Peninsula, this epic tale stars Sarah Miles as Rosy Ryan, a naïve young girl trapped in a loveless marriage to schoolmaster…
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Battle of Britain (1969)
Cast: Harry Andrews, Trevor Howard, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
This star-studded epic re-creates the 1940 air battle that took place in the skies over England. Surprised and outgunned, Britain's R.A.F. used determination and guile to fend off a…
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Trevor Howard, John Gielgud …
Directed by: Tony Richardson
This satirical account of England in the 1800s details one of the most famous errors in military history, when the poor judgment calls and rash planning of inept British commanders nearly…
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Morituri (1965)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin …
Directed by: Bernhard Wicki
A perilous game of cat and mouse ensues when a German defector -- employed by the British -- poses as a Nazi officer to gain entry onto a freighter to disarm explosives on the vessel, which…
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Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra …
Directed by: Mark Robson
At the height of World War II, a group of Allied POWs escapes an Italian prison with the help of an idealistic American leader (Frank Sinatra), whose style clashes with that of his second in…
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Operation Crossbow (1965)
Cast: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
As the story goes, three American soldiers (Tom Courtenay, Jeremy Kemp and George Peppard) are ordered to parachute into Germany and destroy a critical Nazi base, a delicate mission that puts…
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Father Goose (1964)
Cast: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Ralph Nelson
Cary Grant stars as Walter, a boozy beachcomber during World War II who monitors the radio in the South Pacific in exchange for shipments of alcohol -- which he does alone, until lovely…
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Man in the Middle (1964)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen, Barry Sullivan …
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
During World War II, military attorney Lt. Col. Barney Adams (Robert Mitchum) must determine if an American soldier (Keenan Wynn) is competent to stand trial after murdering a British…
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Hedda Gabler / The Lady from the Sea (1963)
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave, Dilys Hamlett …
Directed by: Alex Segal
The BBC presents two adaptations of Henrik Ibsen plays. Ingrid Bergman stars as Hedda Gabler, newly married to a man she doesn't love (Michael Redgrave), whose jealousy of an old friend…
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris …
Directed by: Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed
Marlon Brando gives a nuanced performance as the aristocratic Lt. Fletcher Christian, an officer aboard the HMS &NFi;Bounty&NFi_; who leads a mutiny against the ship's tyrannical Capt.…
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Sons and Lovers (1960)
Cast: Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell, Wendy Hiller …
Directed by: Jack Cardiff
Based on D.H. Lawrence's novel, Sons and Lovers tells the story of Paul Morel (Dean Stockwell), a miner's (Trevor Howard) son who's determined to become an artist. Morel relies…
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The Key (1958)
Cast: William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Carol Reed
Believing his days to be numbered, World War II naval captain Chris Ford gives his fellow skipper, David Ross, the key to his apartment with the proviso that should he die at sea, Ross can…
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Around the World in 80 Days: Special Edition (1956)
Cast: David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
This Oscar-nominated hit adaptation of Jules Verne's novel recounts the adventures of Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven), who takes on a seemingly impossible wager: traveling around…
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Run for the Sun (1956)
Cast: Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer …
Directed by: Roy Boulting
Richard Connell's famed story gets an action-packed treatment with star Richard Widmark as American writer Mike Latimer, who falls for journalist Katy Connors (Jane Greer) and…
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The Golden Salamander (1950)
Cast: Trevor Howard, Anouk Aimée, Herbert Lom …
Directed by: Ronald Neame
While spearheading a major Tunisian dig and pursuing a passionate love affair with gorgeous Anna (Anouk Aimée), gutsy archaeologist David (Trevor Howard) boldly stands up to a ruthless gang…
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The Third Man (1949)
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Carol Reed
After arriving in post-World War II Vienna, unemployed pulp novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) learns that his friend Harry (Orson Welles) has died in an accident. Compelled to…
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The Passionate Friends (1949)
Cast: Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: David Lean
While staying in the Swiss Alps, Mary finds herself torn between the convenience and financial comfort of her marriage to Claude, who is much older than her, and the passion of her old flame, Steven.
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They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
Cast: Trevor Howard, Sally Gray, Griffith Jones …
Directed by: Alberto Cavalcanti
Set in unsettled postwar England, where crime is on the upsurge, Alberto Cavalcanti's Brit noir gangland drama stars Trevor Howard as Clem, an ex-serviceman who's fed up after World…
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I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley …
Directed by: Frank Launder
Award-winning actress Deborah Kerr stars as a fiery daughter of Ireland in this post-war spy farce. Having grown up despising everything British, a young Bridie Quilty leaves her hometown…
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Green for Danger (1946)
Cast: Trevor Howard, Alastair Sim, Rosamund John …
Directed by: Sidney Gilliat
Wounded by a Nazi bomber, a postman dies on the operating table in rural England. But was his death accidental or murder? Enter Inspector Cockrill (Alastair Sim), an irrepressibly cheerful…
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Brief Encounter (1945)
Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway …
Directed by: David Lean
After a chance meeting on a train platform, a middle-aged doctor and a suburban housewife enter into a passionate love affair, knowing there's no possibility for a lasting relationship.…