Movies by Peter Finch
As part of the cast:
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Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Cast: Peter Finch, Martin Balsam, Horst Buchholz …
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Peter Finch, Charles Bronson and Yaphet Kotto star in this docudrama about the 1976 Israeli commando rescue of Jewish passengers of an Air France plane hijacked by Palestinian and German…
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Network (1976)
Cast: Ed Crowley, Faye Dunaway, William Holden …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
When a network news anchor loses his mind on the air, his outrageous rants reach viewers at home, boost the ratings and intrigue a pair of cutthroat network executives in this Oscar-winning…
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Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Cast: Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
In director John Schlesinger's intriguing character study, a thorny love triangle develops as lonely divorcée Alexandra Greville and well-to-do physician Daniel Hirsh compete for…
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The Red Tent (1969)
Cast: Sean Connery, Claudia Cardinale, Hardy Kruger …
Directed by: Mikhail Kalatozov
Based on real events, this adventure recounts Gen. Umberto Nobile's (Peter Finch) disastrous 1928 Arctic expedition. Haunted by ghosts, Nobile flashes back to the excursion, in which the…
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Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Cast: Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Blessed with undeniable beauty and an independent spirit, country lass Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie) has her fair share of admirers. But while a sheep farmer (Alan Bates), a landowner…
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10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Peter Finch …
Directed by: Jules Dassin
Restless married couple Maria (Melina Mercouri) and Paul (Peter Finch) take a road trip through Spain with their friend Claire (Romy Schneider). While Paul and Claire carry on a clandestine…
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Judith (1966)
Cast: Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, Jack Hawkins …
Directed by: Daniel Mann
After being betrayed by her Nazi husband (Hans Verner) and turned in as a Jew, concentration camp survivor Judith Auerbach (Sophia Loren) travels to the soon-to-be-established nation of…
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch …
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
A small plane carrying oil workers and military personnel crashes, stranding a group of survivors in the Sahara Desert. The conscientious pilot struggles with his doubts as he attempts to…
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The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason …
Directed by: Jack Clayton
Jo (Anne Bancroft, who won a Best Foreign Actress BAFTA Award) is twice married with six kids when she meets writer Jake Armitage (Peter Finch). After leaving husband No. 2, Jo settles down…
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Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
Cast: Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham, Julian Glover …
Directed by: Desmond Davis
When Kate (Rita Tushingham), a country girl in 1960s Ireland, moves to Dublin to board with the far more sophisticated Baba (Lynn Redgrave), she meets Eugene (Peter Finch), a worldly,…
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No Love for Johnnie (1961)
Cast: Peter Finch, Stanley Holloway, Mary Peach …
Directed by: Ralph Thomas
Peter Finch won a British Academy Award for his performance as a member of parliament in this political drama. Johnnie Byrne (Finch) has an affair with a model (Mary Peach) after losing out…
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
Cast: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason …
Directed by: Ken Hughes
Peter Finch delivers a bravura performance (for which he won a BAFTA Award) as the flamboyant Irish poet-playwright. The story, based largely on court records, recounts Wilde's sodomy…
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The Nun's Story (1959)
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans …
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
This moving religious drama stars Audrey Hepburn (who won a BAFTA Award) in a range-stretching performance as the young postulant Sister Luke. Assigned to a hospital in the Belgian Congo, the…
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Operation Amsterdam (1959)
Cast: Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, Tony Britton …
Directed by: Michael McCarthy
It's high adventure when three heroic British agents struggle to keep millions of dollars' worth of diamonds from falling into Nazi hands. An accurate dramatization of true-life…
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The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Cast: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Ian Hunter …
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
In this World War II docudrama, the British Royal Navy's Capt. Bell (John Gregson) and the crew of the Exeter set out to destroy the German battleship Graf, chasing the indestructible…
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A Town Like Alice (1956)
Cast: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki …
Directed by: Jack Lee
As a member of a group of women and children captured by the Japanese army during World War II, British citizen Jean Paget (Virginia McKenna) is forced to endure a long march in search of a…
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Elephant Walk (1954)
Cast: Dana Andrews, Peter Finch, Elizabeth Taylor …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Lush cinematography elevates this slick drama about wealthy John Wiley (Peter Finch), who returns to his Ceylon tea plantation with his English bride, Ruth (Elizabeth Taylor). Her delight…
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The Story of Robin Hood (1952)
Cast: Richard Todd, Joan Rice, Peter Finch …
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Released in 1952 and later aired as an episode of Disney's long-running series, this exciting tale stars Richard Todd as Robin Hood, the noble thief who defends the poor people of…
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The Fighting Rats of Tobruk (1944)
Cast: Chips Rafferty, Peter Finch, George Wallace …
Directed by: Charles Chauvel
Tough Australian soldiers Bluey (Grant Taylor) and Milo (Chips Rafferty), along with a stuffy Englishman named Peter (Peter Finch), are charged with protecting the Libyan city of Tobruk from…