Movies by Rex Harrison
As part of the cast:
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Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
Cast: Claire Bloom, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Fox …
Directed by: Marvin J. Chomsky
Amy Irving stars as Anna Anderson in this lavish made-for-TV drama chronicling the story of a woman who professed to be Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Russian Czar Nicholas II…
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The Kingfisher (1983)
Cast: Rex Harrison, Wendy Hiller, Cyril Cusack …
Directed by: James Cellan Jones
In this delightful romance directed by James Cellan Jones, bachelor and successful author Cecil (Rex Harrison) learns that Evelyn (Wendy Hiller) -- with whom he shared an amorous interlude 50…
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Time to Die (1982)
Cast: Edward Albert Jr., Rex Harrison, Rod Taylor …
Directed by: Matt Cimber
Launching a plot to get back at the Nazis who tortured him and killed his wife, World War II veteran Michael Rogan (Edward Albert Jr.) sets his sights on the guilty men: four Germans, an…
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The 5th Musketeer (1979)
Cast: Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Beau Bridges …
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Based on Alexandre Dumas's classic novel The Man in the Iron Mask, this swashbuckling adventure focuses on Dumas's famous Musketeers (D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis),…
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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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Raiders of the Sacred Stone (1978)
Cast: Dharmendra, Rex Harrison, Sylvia Miles …
Directed by: Krishna Shah
When rich jewel thief Sir John Locksley (Rex Harrison) learns that he will soon die, he decides that his most prized possession, the Shalimar Ruby, should pass to a worthy successor. So, he…
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Crossed Swords (1977)
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Rex Harrison, Oliver Reed …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
When peasant Tom Canty (Mark Lester) meets the Prince of Wales (also Lester), the two are dumbfounded by their resemblance and, on a lark, they trade places. But their prank has unforeseen…
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Platonov (1971)
Cast: Rex Harrison, Joanna Dunham, Patsy Byrne …
Directed by: Christopher Morahan
In this BBC production of Anton Chekhov's first play, Rex Harrison stars as Mikhail Platonov, a schoolteacher who reconnects with an old flame while spending a summer weekend with…
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Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Cast: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Fed up with human patients, the dogged Doctor Dolittle switches specialties -- and species. After learning to speak hundreds of animal languages, he takes to the high seas as a world-famous…
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The Honey Pot (1967)
Cast: Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson …
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
As an elaborate practical joke, eccentric millionaire Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison) pretends to be gravely ill and beckons his three former mistresses to his deathbed, but his delightfully devious…
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento …
Directed by: Carol Reed
Charlton Heston stars as Renaissance artist Michelangelo, who begrudgingly paints the Sistine Chapel for imperious Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) in this epic adaptation of Irvine Stone's…
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My Fair Lady: Special Edition (1964)
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway …
Directed by: George Cukor
In this classic cinematic version of the Broadway smash, Audrey Hepburn is at her most radiant as Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl transformed into a poised duchess by Professor Henry…
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Shirley MacLaine …
Directed by: Anthony Asquith
One bright-yellow Rolls Royce has three different owners in this star-studded comedy-drama with an ensemble cast that includes Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Shirley MacLaine, George C. Scott,…
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Cleopatra (1963)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison …
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck
This epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on to the throne and seduces Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is…
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Midnight Lace (1960)
Cast: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin …
Directed by: David Miller
Kit Preston (Doris Day) is slowly being driven mad by life-threatening phone calls and near-fatal "accidents." Although Anthony (Rex Harrison), her suave industrialist husband, is skeptical…
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Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Cast: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee …
Directed by: Preston Sturges
In this pitch-black comedy from legendary writer-director Preston Sturges, Rex Harrison stars as Sir Alfred De Carter, a world-famous symphony conductor consumed with the suspicion that his…
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Cast: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders …
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
This lovingly made fantasy, based on R.A. Dick's novel of the same name, centers on a lonely widow (Gene Tierney) who refuses to be scared away when the ghost of a salty sea captain (Rex…
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Cast: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Based on the true story of an English governess who takes a position teaching the King of Siam's children, John Cromwell's lavish production stars Rex Harrison in his screen debut.…
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Blithe Spirit (1945)
Cast: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond …
Directed by: David Lean
Based on Noel Coward's sparkling play, this classic film follows the frustrations of novelist Charles Condomine (Rex Harrison), who seeks marital bliss with his second wife, Ruth…
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Major Barbara (1941)
Cast: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley …
Directed by: Gabriel Pascal
George Bernard Shaw's satiric wit proves eternally relevant in this classic adaptation of his exceptional play. Barbara (Wendy Hiller), a stalwart member of the Salvation Army, sharply…
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Night Train to Munich (1940)
Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid …
Directed by: Carol Reed
Germans invading Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II capture top scientist Axel Bomasch and his beautiful daughter, Anna. But there's hope in the form of dashing British agent Gus…
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St. Martin's Lane / Wings of the Morning: Double Feature (1937)
Cast: Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison …
Directed by: Tim Whelan, Harold D. Schuster
Set in 1930s London, St. Martin's Lane stars Charles Laughton as a busker who takes a feisty girl (Vivien Leigh) under his wing and endeavors to transform her into a musical entertainer.…