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Richard Thorpe - filmography


  • Fun In Acapulco on DVD (1963)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Ursula Andress,  Paul Lukas
    Director: Richard Thorpe
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Elvis has his hands full as a would-be cliff diver and former aerialist attempting to simultaneously cure his acrophobia and win the hand of an aloof displaced royal (Ursula Andress). Add to the mix a pint-sized impresario hoping to break our hero as a lounge act, the inevitable swarthy romantic ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 550 members
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  • Jailhouse Rock on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Judy Tyler,  Mickey Shaughnessy
    Director: Richard Thorpe
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    One of the best of Elvis Presley's pre-Army films, Jailhouse Rock offers us the sensual, dangerous Elvis that had won the hearts of the kids and earned the animosity of their elders. Presley plays a young buck who accidentally kills a man while protecting the honor of a woman. Thrown into prison, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 964 members
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  • The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
    Starring: Robert Taylor,  Kay Kendall,  Robert Morley
    Director: Richard Thorpe
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In 1465, honorable, but penniless Scottish knight Quentin Durward (Robert Taylor) agrees to go to France to find out if the beautiful, young heiress, Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy (Kay Kendall), would be a suitable wife for his aged uncle (that is, if she is as rich as is claimed). The marriage has ..read more »
    5 stars out of 5 100% from 1 member
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  • Ivanhoe (1952)
    Starring: Robert Taylor,  Elizabeth Taylor,  Joan Fontaine
    Director: Richard Thorpe
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In the centre of this Walter Scott classic fiction inspired film the chivalrousness and the daring stand. Ivanhoe, the disowned knight join to the bravehearted and high-minded Robin Hood, the valiant of Forest Sherwood. They want King Richard to rule the kingdom instead of evil Prince John.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 38 members
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  • Vengeance Valley on DVD (1951)
    Starring: Burt Lancaster,  Robert Walker,  Sally Forrest
    Director: Richard Thorpe
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Three features. In 'Vengeance Valley' the foreman of the Strobie Ranch, Owen Daybright, has always taken the blame for any of his friend's mistakes, but now his patience has run out. Also features 'The Big Trees' and 'The Man From Utah'.
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 129 members
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  • The Great Caruso (1951)
    Starring: Mario Lanza,  Ann Blyth,  Dorothy Kirsten
    Director: Richard Thorpe
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso is unacceptable to both women's fathers: to one, because he sings; to Dorothy's, because he is a peasant. To ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 4 members
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Richard Thorpe facts

5 most recent films

ER - Season 14 - 4.0 stars
ER - Season 13 - 4.0 stars
ER - Season 9 - 4.5 stars
ER - Season 8 - 4.5 stars
Fun In Acapulco - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

ER - Season 9 - 4.5 stars
ER - Season 8 - 4.5 stars
ER - Season 14 - 4.0 stars
ER - Season 13 - 4.0 stars
The Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan Collection - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Challenge to Lassie - 2.0 stars
Three Little Words - 2.5 stars
The Great Caruso - 3.0 stars
Knights of the Round Table - 3.0 stars
The Student Prince - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Maura Tierney - 16 times - show films
Laura Innes - 12 times - show films
Goran Visnjic - 12 times - show films
Mekhi Phifer - 12 times - show films
Paul McCrane - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Stephen Cragg - 8 times - show films
Jonathan Kaplan - 8 times - show films
Chris Misiano - 8 times - show films
Cedric Gibbons - 4 times - show films
W. S. Van Dyke - 4 times - show films