José Ferrer is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Porto ricain born on 8 january 1912 at Santurce
José Ferrer
José Ferrer participated to
60 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
7 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
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Directed by David LynchOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Action,
AdventureThemes Space adventure films,
Monde imaginaire,
Sur une planète fictive,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Films set in the future,
Dystopian films,
Space opera,
Films about extraterrestrial lifeActors Kyle MacLachlan,
Francesca Annis,
Everett McGill,
Sting,
Max von Sydow,
José FerrerRoles Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
Rating62%
Ten thousand years in the futurethe known universe is ruled by Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. The most important substance in the empire is the drug known as melange or "the spice". It has many special properties, such as extending life and expanding consciousness. The most profitable and important of its properties is its ability to assist the Spacing Guild with folding space, which allows safe, instantaneous interstellar travel., 1h25
Directed by Woody AllenOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Erotic filmsActors Woody Allen,
Mia Farrow,
José Ferrer,
Julie Hagerty,
Tony Roberts,
Mary SteenburgenRoles Leopold
Rating65%
It is the early 1900s. Distinguished philosopher Leopold (Ferrer) and his much younger fiancée, Ariel (Farrow), are going to spend a weekend in the country with Leopold's cousin Adrian (Steenburgen) and her crackpot inventor husband Andrew (Allen). Also on the guest list is womanizing doctor Maxwell (Roberts) and his latest girlfriend, free-thinking nurse, Dulcy (Hagerty). Over the course of the weekend, old romances reignite, new romances develop, and everyone ends up sneaking off behind everyone else's backs., 1h35
Directed by Robert ClouseOrigin USAGenres Martial arts,
Comedy,
Action,
Martial artsThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Kung fu filmsActors Jackie Chan,
José Ferrer,
Kristine DeBell,
Mako Iwamatsu,
Rosalind Chao,
David SheinerRoles Dominici
Rating57%
Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Jerry Kwan (Jackie Chan) leads a very easy-going life with his girlfriend, Nancy (Kristine DeBell), and his family. His father owns a restaurant, and one day, he is threatened by the mob to pay a part of his profits. As the mob exits, Jerry enters the scene and rushes out the door to catch up with them. He answers back by taking them on and eventually catches the eye of the mob for his unique and talented fighting abilities. In effect, he is forced to join the Battle Creek Brawl fight in Texas. The mob promises to return his brother's fiancèe and give him the prize money as long as Jerry wins the tournament. He gets help from his uncle a kung-fu teacher to train him for the Battle Creek Brawl. They focus on Jerry's speed and agility as he must fight very tough opponents, one of them including Billy Kiss (H.B. Haggerty), the big, bulky, unbeatable winner from previous battles who kisses his opponents after they are defeated., 2h25
Directed by Richard Rosson,
Victor FlemingOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
HistoricalThemes Films about religion,
Jeanne d'Arc,
Political films,
Films based on plays,
Histoire de FranceActors Ingrid Bergman,
José Ferrer,
Francis L. Sullivan,
J. Carrol Naish,
George Coulouris,
Gene LockhartRoles The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France
Rating63%
Unlike the play Joan of Lorraine, which is a drama that shows how the story of Joan affects a group of actors who are performing it, the film is a straightforward recounting of the life of the French heroine. It begins with an obviously painted shot of the inside of a basilica with a shaft of light, possibly descending from heaven, shining down from the ceiling, and a solemn off-screen voice pronouncing the canonization of the Maid of Orleans. Then, the opening page of what appears to be a church manuscript recounting Joan's life in Latin is shown on the screen, while some uncredited voiceover narration by actor Shepperd Strudwick sets up the tale. The actual story of Joan then begins, from the time she becomes convinced that she has been divinely called to save France to her being burnt at the stake at the hands of the English and the Burgundians., 1h59
Directed by John HustonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy-drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Peinture,
Musical filmsActors José Ferrer,
Zsa Zsa Gabor,
Suzanne Flon,
Claude Nollier,
Jill Bennett,
Mary ClareRoles Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Rating69%
In 1890 Paris, as crowds pour into the Moulin Rouge nightclub, young artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec finishes a bottle of cognac and sketches the dancers as they perform. The nightclub's regulars each stop by: singer Jane Avril teases Henri charmingly, dancers La Goulue and Aicha fight, and owner Maurice Joyant offers Henri free drinks for a month in exchange for painting a promotional poster. At closing time, Henri waits for the crowds to disperse before standing to reveal his four-foot six-inch body. As he walks to his Montmartre apartment, he recalls the events that led to his disfigurement. It is learned Lautrec falls down a flight of stairs, where his legs fail to heal due to a genetic weakness resulting from his parents being first cousins. His legs stunted and pained, Henri loses himself in his art, while his father leaves his mother, the countess, to ensure they have no more children. Henri is a bright, happy child, revered by his father, the Count de Toulouse-Lautrec. As a young adult he proposes to the woman he loves, but when she tells him no woman will ever love him, he leaves his childhood home in despair to begin a new life as a painter in Paris., 2h29
Directed by Stanley KramerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Transport filmsActors Vivien Leigh,
Simone Signoret,
Oskar Werner,
José Ferrer,
Lee Marvin,
Michael DunnRoles Rieber
Rating70%
The characters board a German ocean liner in Veracruz, Mexico, for a voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany, along with 600 displaced workers in steerage, being deported from Cuba back to Spain, and a not-so-exotic band of entertainers, for whom the voyage is just a job. Some are happy to be bound for a rising Nazi Germany, some are apprehensive, while others appear oblivious to its potential dangers., 1h52
Directed by Michael GordonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
Swashbuckler,
Adventure,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors José Ferrer,
Mala Powers,
William Prince,
Don Beddoe,
Morris Carnovsky,
Lloyd CorriganRoles Cyrano de Bergerac
Rating73%
In seventeenth century Paris, poet and supreme swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac (José Ferrer) stops a play from being shown because he cannot stand the bombastic style of the principal actor, Montfleury (Arthur Blake). An annoyed aristocratic fop, the Vicomte de Valvert (Albert Cavens), provokes him into a duel by tritely insulting Cyrano's enormous nose. Cyrano first mocks his lack of wit, improvising numerous inventive ways in which Valvert could have phrased it (much to the amusement of the audience). He then composes a ballade for the occasion on the spot and recites it during the swordfight. With the last line, he stabs his opponent.