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Filmography

Mel Ferrer - filmography


  • Eaten Alive on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Robert Kerman,  Janet Agren,  Ivan Rassimov
    Director: Umberto Lenzi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Umberto Lenzi (CANNIBAL FEROX) directed this atrocious cannibal/religious cult exploitation feature that has become a cult favorite for its awful dialogue, countless scenes of unintentional comedy, copious gore, and a wealth of footage lifted from other cannibal films. Filmed not long after the ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 289 members
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  • Nightmare City (1980)
    Starring: Hugo Stiglitz,  Laura Trotter,  Mel Ferrer
    Director: Umberto Lenzi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Umberto Lenzi (CANNIBAL FEROX) directed this rather bizarre yet popular zombie movie. The film stars Hugo Stiglitz as Dean Miller, a television reporter who is covering a nuclear accident in a major city. When a mysterious plane makes an emergency landing near the accident site, Miller goes to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 298 members
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  • The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
    Starring: Jose Ferrer,  José Ferrer,  Burgess Meredith
    Director: Alex March
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Typical 1970's lightweight pseudo-science-fictional fare, this movie was the pilot for a very brief action series. Modern-day US Navy scientists discover the legendary Nemo (an apparently underemployed Jose Ferrer) in suspended animation aboard his Nautilus at the bottom of the ocean. He is revived ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 6 members
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  • Eaten Alive on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Neville Brand,  Mel Ferrer,  Carolyn Jones
    Director: Tobe Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people whom upset him or his business, and feeds their bodies to a large crocodile he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 121 members
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  • Death Trap on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Robert Englund,  Neville Brand,  Mel Ferrer
    Director: Tobe Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Death Trap tells the story of a deranged madman who uses the guests of his rundown hotel, not only to be victims for his demented thirst for blood, but also as food for the crocodile he keeps under the hotel... Whilst "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was almost gore free and relied on music, ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 272 members
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  • Brannigan on DVD (1975)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Richard Attenborough,  Judy Geeson
    Director: Douglas Hickox
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    BRANNIGAN is an Irish Chicago cop (John Wayne) who goes to London in search of an American racketeer who fled the United States to avoid a grand jury. As the search develops, so does an interesting conflict between the Chicago detective and his Scotland Yard counterpart. This action-packed search ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 692 members
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  • The Antichrist on DVD (1974)
    Starring: Carla Gravina,  Mel Ferrer,  Arthur Kennedy
    Director: Alberto De Martino
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When Hipolita's mother dies she is destroyed mentally. During her recovery she seems to remember a past life, when she was a witch during the time of the Inquisition. But evil comes into her present life, and those around her begin to suspect she is possessed.
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 93 members
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  • The Fall Of The Roman Empire (1964)
    Starring: Alec Guinness,  James Mason,  Stephen Boyd
    Director: Anthony Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Though Fall of the Roman Empire is now infamous as the epic which destroyed the cinematic empire of producer Samuel Bronston, the film is actually an above-average historical drama, attempting to make sense of the political intrigues which resulted in the dissolution of the Glory That Was Rome. The ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 623 members
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  • War & Peace (1956)
    Starring: Audrey Hepburn,  Henry Fonda,  Mel Ferrer
    Director: King Vidor
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Spruced up adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel about the life of a Russian family during the War of 1812. The historical and personal events are seen mostly through the eyes of Natasha, who is 16 years old at the start of the movie. Contains many panoramic shots of battle in action.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 53 members
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  • Rancho Notorious on DVD (1952)
    Starring: Marlene Dietrich,  Arthur Kennedy,  Mel Ferrer
    Director: Fritz Lang
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The original title for Rancho Notorious was Chuck-a-Luck, which is also the title of the soundtrack ballad (written by Ken Darby) which unifies the plotline, à la High Noon. Frontiersman Vern Haskell (Arthur Kennedy) wanders throughout the West in search of the man who robbed and murdered his fiancé..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 210 members
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  • Scaramouche (1952)
    Starring: Stewart Granger,  Eleanor Parker,  Janet Leigh
    Director: George Sidney
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    An 18th Century French aristocrat seeks revenge against the ace swashbuckler who killed his friend. To prepare for the impending duel, the nobleman takes fencing lessons from an acting group, and even takes on the role of "Scaramouche".
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 51 members
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  • Born To Be Bad on DVD (1950)
    Starring: Joan Fontaine,  Robert Ryan,  Zachary Scott
    Director: Nicholas Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When Christabel (Joan Fontaine) comes to live with her cousin Donna Foster (Joan Leslie) she fools everyone with her sugary exterior. But soon the calculating, rapacious Christabel begins to sow seeds of discontent between Donna and her wealthy fiancé Curtis (Zachary Scott) by convincing Curtis ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 17 members
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Mel Ferrer facts

5 most recent films

Eaten Alive - 2.0 stars
Nightmare City - 2.5 stars
The Amazing Captain Nemo - 2.0 stars
Eaten Alive - 2.5 stars
Death Trap - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Longest Day - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Longest Day - 3.5 stars
Scaramouche - 3.5 stars
War & Peace - 3.0 stars
Brannigan - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Amazing Captain Nemo - 2.0 stars
Knights of the Round Table - 3.0 stars
Born To Be Bad - 3.0 stars
The Fall Of The Roman Empire - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Eaten Alive - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Henry Fonda - 5 times - show films
John Wayne - 5 times - show films
Robert Ryan - 4 times - show films
Richard Burton - 3 times - show films
Rod Steiger - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Anthony Mann - 4 times - show films
Ken Annakin - 3 times - show films
Bernhard Wicki - 3 times - show films
Andrew Marton - 3 times - show films
Tobe Hooper - 3 times - show films