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Peter Ustinov is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer British born on 16 april 1921

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov participated to 81 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 8 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Actor

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
, 3h4
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films about slavery, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin
Roles Lentulus Batiatus
Rating78% 3.9470753.9470753.9470753.9470753.947075
In the 1st century BC, the Roman Republic has slid into corruption, its menial work done by armies of slaves. One of these, a proud and gifted man named Spartacus, is so uncooperative in his servitude that he is sentenced to fight as a gladiator. He is trained at a school run by the unctuous Roman businessman Lentulus Batiatus, who instructs Spartacus's trainer Marcellus to bully the slave mercilessly and break his spirit. Amid the abuse, Spartacus forms a quiet relationship with a serving woman named Varinia, whom he refuses to rape when she is sent to "entertain" him in his cell.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1973)
, 1h23
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Edward Hansen
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about foxes, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Phil Harris, Andy Devine, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Ken Curtis, Brian Bedford
Roles Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Rating74% 3.746973.746973.746973.746973.74697
Alan-a-Dale introduces the story of Robin Hood and Little John, two outlaws living in Sherwood Forest, where they rob from the rich and give to the poor townsfolk of Nottingham, despite the efforts of the Sheriff of Nottingham to stop them. Meanwhile, Prince John and his assistant Sir Hiss arrive in Nottingham on a tour of the kingdom. Knowing the royal coach is laden with riches, Robin and Little John rob Prince John by disguising themselves as fortune tellers. The embarrassed Prince John then puts a bounty on their heads and makes the Sheriff his personal tax collector, who takes pleasure in collecting funds from the townsfolk including hidden money from the crippled blacksmith Otto and a single farthing from a young rabbit, Skippy, who had just received it as a birthday present. However, Robin Hood, disguised as a beggar, sneaks in and gives back some money to the family, as well as his hat and a bow to Skippy in honor of his birthday.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951)
, 2h51
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion
Actors Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Leo Genn, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie
Roles Nero
Rating70% 3.5489053.5489053.5489053.5489053.548905
The action takes place in ancient Rome from AD 64–68, a period after Emperor Claudius' illustrious and powerful reign, during which the new corrupt and destructive Emperor Nero ascends to power and eventually threatens to destroy Rome's previous peaceful order. The main subject is the conflict between Christianity and the corruption of the Roman Empire, especially in the last period of the Julio-Claudian line. The characters and events depicted are a mixture of actual historical figures and situations and fictionalized ones.
Death on the Nile, 2h20
Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Peter Ustinov, Simon MacCorkindale, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Bette Davis, George Kennedy
Roles Hercule Poirot
Rating71% 3.5993353.5993353.5993353.5993353.599335
The film begins with a meeting between wealthy heiress Linnet Ridgeway (Lois Chiles) and her close friend Jacqueline de Bellefort (Mia Farrow). Jacquie wants her fiancé, Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale), to work for Linnet, but he and Linnet have a whirlwind affair and end up marrying. While honeymooning in Egypt, they are continually hounded by the jilted Jacquie. In an attempt to get away, the Doyles pretend to go to the Cairo Railway Station before backtracking to board their booked cruise on a Nile paddle steamer, the S.S. Karnak.
Topkapi
Topkapi (1964)
, 2h
Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn, Akim Tamiroff
Roles Arthur Simon Simpson
Rating68% 3.445413.445413.445413.445413.44541
Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) visits Istanbul, where she sees a traveling fair featuring replicas of treasures from the Topkapı Palace. Next she cases the Topkapı, fascinated by the emerald-encrusted dagger of Sultan Mahmud I. Leaving Turkey, she recruits her ex-lover, Swiss master-criminal Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell), to plan a theft of the dagger. They engage Cedric Page (Robert Morley), master of all things mechanical; Giulio, "The Human Fly" (Gilles Ségal), a mute acrobat; and the burly Hans (Jess Hahn), who will provide the muscle needed for the job.
Odette
Odette (1950)
, 2h4
Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Spy, Historical
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Anna Neagle, Trevor Howard, Marius Goring, Bernard Lee, Peter Ustinov, Gilles Quéant
Roles Lt. Alex Rabinovich
Rating68% 3.4377953.4377953.4377953.4377953.437795
Le film relate l'activité d'Odette Sansom, héroïne française du Special Operations Executive, qui fut courrier (agent de liaison) dans le réseau SPINDLE de Peter Churchill actif dans le sud-est de la France, et qui fut arrêtée en avril 1943 avant d'être déportée à Ravensbrück.
The True Glory, 1h27
Directed by Carol Reed, Garson Kanin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Leslie Banks, Peter Ustinov, Sam Levene, Richard Attenborough
Roles Commentator
Rating69% 3.4820953.4820953.4820953.4820953.482095
Un récit documentaire de l'invasion alliée de l'Europe pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale compilé à partir des images tournées par près de 1400 caméramans.
The Purple Taxi, 1h55
Directed by Yves Boisset
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles
Actors Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Noiret, Peter Ustinov, Fred Astaire, Edward Albert, Agostina Belli
Roles Taubelman
Rating64% 3.2371853.2371853.2371853.2371853.237185
L'arrivée d'une jeune femme, Sharon (Charlotte Rampling), dans un petit village d'Irlande bouleverse le quotidien fait d'amitiés et de silence de Philippe Marchal (Philippe Noiret), qui s'est réfugié dans ce village après la mort de son fils, et de Jerry (Edward Albert), frère de Sharon, cadet d'une famille de milliardaires, exilé en Irlande par sa famille à la suite d'une sombre histoire. Dans ce pays sauvage, tout semble se dérouler paisiblement sauf quand surgit Taubelman (Peter Ustinov), personnage fantasque semblant connaître tout sur tout le monde, accompagné de sa ravissante et muette fille Anne (Agostina Belli) dont Jerry ne va pas tarder à tomber fou amoureux. Alors que Sharon est déterminée à découvrir qui est réellement Taubelman.