Peter Falk
Actor
Films to Rent
Murder, Inc. (1960)
- Dir. Stuart Rosenberg, Burt Balaban
Feat. Stuart Whitman, Peter Falk, Simon Oakland
- Cinemascope gangland film based on the true story of the eponymous Brooklyn gang that operated in the 1930s. It launched the careers of both Stuart…
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Ann-Margret, Bette Davis, Glenn Ford…
- Frank Capra's final film (and Ann–Margret's debut) is an appealing remake of his earlier LADY FOR A DAY, in which the poverty–stricken…
Balcony, The (Le Balcon) (1963)
- Dir. Joseph Strick
Feat. Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant…
- Fascinating adaptation of Jean Genet's play set in a fictional country, where Shelley Winters plays the Madam of a brothel that satisfies the erotic…
Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby…
- A spoof of the Robin Hood legend set in '20s gangland Chicago.
Great Race, The (1965)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood…
- Near–classic comedy set around the first New York–to–Paris car race in the early 20th century, with a cast of greats and bag of…
Anzio (1968)
- Dir. Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy…
- Robert Mitchum and Peter Falk lead an international cast for this ropey war epic – an Italian–American co–production about…
Castle Keep (1969)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont…
- Anachronistic WWII film in which a ragtag squad of GI's, led by an eye–patched Burt Lancaster, hunker down in a medieval castle and try to halt…
Columbo (TV Series) (1971-2003)
- Dir. Richard Irving, John Smight
Feat. Peter Falk
- Peter Falk's keynote character was this canny TV–Series police detective, whose rumpled charm and wobbly eye disguises his brilliant mind.…
Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands
- Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands pull out the stops as a dysfunctional working– class couple. Though the drama (and running time) are left…
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
- Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty…
- Loosely improvised drama, with a wild–eyed John Cassavetes calling on old pal Peter Falk to help escape the Mob. Turns out he may not be such a…
Murder by Death (1976)
- Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco…
- A classic whodunnit premise is taken within an inch of its life by a knockout cast, here playing a gaggle of famous sleuths and sidekicks who convene…
Brink's Job, The (1977)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Peter Falk, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands…
- In 1950, the Brink’s security firm in Boston was robbed of nearly $3,000,000, in one of the US’ largest ever heists. This version of events…
Cheap Detective, The (1978)
- Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan…
- Neil Simon's spoof of Bogart detective movies, with Falk fitting comfortably into his raincoat. A mixed bag, but worthwhile for those…
Scared Straight! (1978)
- Dir. Alan Shapiro
Feat. Peter Falk, Danny Glover
- A famous, Oscar–winning documentary in which a group of 17 budding teenage crims are shown the harsh realities of prison life, chiefly being…
In-Laws, The (1979)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini…
- Alan Arkin and Peter Falk deliver some effortless comedy in this straightforward buddy–comedy, as a dentist and CIA–agent embroiled in a…
Big Trouble (1985)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Charles Durning…
- Cassavette's final film is far from a fitting finale to the iconoclast's career, but its not without its charms. Arkin plays a besieged insurance…
Wings of Desire (1987)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander…
- Wenders ambitious and hypnotic film centres around two angels who can listen into human thought in pre–unified Berlin. This rich and surreal…
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Tune in Tomorrow) (1990)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk
- A sophisticated cocktail of fantasy and bent reality in which Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey meet an endearing yet shrewd scriptwriter (Peter Falk)…
Sunshine Boys, The (1995)
- Dir. John Erman
Feat. Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker…
- Second adaptation of Neil Simon's play about two aging comedy legends who are cajoled into reforming their long–severed partnership. Woody…
Made (2001)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen…
- The hotly–awaited follow–up to SWINGERS from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau looks to resurrect the easy–going swing and…
Lost World, The (TV Mini-series) (2002)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Peter Falk, James Fox…
- Sterling BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure novel, where an intrepid bunch of Victorians explore the Amazon jungle for dinosaurs…