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Richard Harris

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Long and the Short and the Tall, TheLong and the Short and the Tall, The (1960)
Dir. Leslie Norman
Feat. Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey, Richard Harris
A taut WW2 drama, based on a stageplay, set around a dysfunctional British patrol caught out behind enemy lines in Burma. Hinging on the treatment…
Mutiny on the BountyMutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris
The story of Captain Bligh and mutineer Fletcher Christian is orchestrated here with a star cast and many a visual flourish. Marred, though not…
This Sporting LifeThis Sporting Life (Sporting Life, The) (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts
Richard Harris gives a star–making performance as a roguish rugby player with a no less gruelling personal life. Intense melodrama edifies the…
Red Desert (il Deserto Rosso)Red Desert (il Deserto Rosso) (1964)
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Monica Vitti, Richard Harris
Housewife Monica Vitti embarks on a casual affair with Richard Harris following a nervous breakdown. Set amidst an oppressive industrial landscape,…
Heroes of Telemark, TheHeroes of Telemark, The (1965)
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson
Douglas and Harris are bickering leaders of an allied attempt to destroy a Nazi atom–bomb factory in the snowy wastes of Norway. Predictably…
Major DundeeMajor Dundee (1965)
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Dana (Jim) Hutton
Important homage–critique of the Western from dir. Peckinpah, with Heston playing a misanthropic prison warden who pursues a murderous Apache…
Bible, TheBible, The (1966)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, John Huston
A sincere, if not entirely successful, attempt to transpose the Old Testament to the screen – from Adam to Isaac. Appropriately grand and…
HawaiiHawaii (1966)
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris
Lush epic of colonial expansion with Harris as an uptight missionary on a crusade to convert the natives of Hawaii, and Andrews his long suffering…
CamelotCamelot (1967)
Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
This King Arthur musical was a disastrous, expensive–looking flop. Good performances though.
CapriceCaprice (1967)
Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Doris Day, Richard Harris, Michael J. Pollard
Madcap comedy features Day as a spy for a cosmetics company who stumbles upon a drug smuggling ring. Richard Harris plays a fellow agent who may or…
A Man Called HorseA Man Called Horse (1970)
Dir. Elliot Silverstein
Feat. Richard Harris, Dame Judith Anderson
Notorious yet serious–minded late western is set around the capture by Sioux of an English nobleman and his subsequent initiation into the…
Molly Maguires, TheMolly Maguires, The (1970)
Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar
An ambitious drama set in the squalor of the 1870s Pennsylvania coalmine towns, and the underground group of Irish saboteurs 'The Molly Maguires' who…
CromwellCromwell (1970)
Dir. Ken Hughes
Feat. Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley
Routine, if spectacularly staged rendition of the career of English revolutionary and King–slayer Oliver Cromwell (Harris). Unfortunately, the…
Man in the Wilderness, The (w/ The Deadly Trackers)Man in the Wilderness, The (w/ The Deadly Trackers) (1971)
Dir. Richard Serafian
Feat. Richard Harris, John Huston, Percy Herbert
Double Bill Western starring Richard Harris. THE MAN IN THE WILDERNESS is based on the same source material that inspired the Oscar–winning…
JuggernautJuggernaut (1974)
Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings
Richard Harris leads a bomb disposal squad in a race against time to save an ocean liner and its 1200 passengers from disaster. Fine nail–biter…
Return of a Man Called Horse, TheReturn of a Man Called Horse, The (1976)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Richard Harris, Gale Sondergaard, Geoffrey Lewis
Renowned sequel to the notorious Western, with English aristocrat Harris returning to Dakota and the Yellow Hand Sioux tribe he was inducted into.…
Robin and MarianRobin and Marian (1976) Recommended
Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw
Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…
Cassandra Crossing, TheCassandra Crossing, The (1977)
Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner
A few too many disasters – train crashes, plagues, terrorists etc. – make for an overcooked yet still entertaining actioner. An…
OrcaOrca (The Killer Whale) (1977)
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek
A killer whale goes feral after its pregnant mate is slayed by grizzly fisherman Richard Harris in this largely maligned JAWS spinoff from the dir.…
Gulliver's TravelsGulliver's Travels (1977)
Dir. Peter Hunt
Feat. Richard Harris, Catherine Schell
One of the first films to combine live action and animation, this 1977 version has the gruff old Harris play the shipwrecked sailor who awakens in a…
Golden RendezvousGolden Rendezvous (1977)
Dir. Ashley Lazarus
Feat. Richard Harris, John Vernon, Gordon Jackson
Richard Harris dodges bullets in this daffy thriller about a luxury cruise liner held to ransom by terrorists. This early UNDER SIEGE provided plenty…
Wild Geese, TheWild Geese, The (1978)
Dir. Andrew McLagen
Feat. Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris
Trashily entertaining adventure yarn has a gaggle of middle–aged mercenaries drawn into a rescue job for a kidnapped politician in deepest…
Tarzan the Ape ManTarzan the Ape Man (1981)
Dir. John Derek
Feat. Bo Derek, Richard Harris, Miles O'Keefe
Famously atrocious 1980s retelling of the Tarzan story, with the lone distinction of featuring a semi–clothed Bo Derek. Playing the apeman,…
Mack the KnifeMack the Knife (1989)
Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Raul Julia, Richard Harris, Julie Walters
Muddled adaptation of The Threepenny Opera is notable for some pretty inept dance sequences and some rather overt mugging by some well–known…
Field, TheField, The (1990)
Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean
Another sombre gem from the MY LEFT FOOT team. Richard Harris plays an aging Irish land–lubber whose life–long devotion to cultivating…
UnforgivenUnforgiven (1992) Aro Favourite
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman
Clint Eastwood delivers the film of his acting and directing career with a smoulderingly dark rendering of a smart script about an aging gunfighter…
Wrestling Ernest HemingwayWrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Sandra Bullock
A high–spirited, unpatronising portrait of senior citizenship, with consummate performances from two old pro's, Robert Duvall and Richard…
Silent TongueSilent Tongue (1993)
Dir. Sam Shepard
Feat. Alan Bates, Richard Harris, River Phoenix
A personal project for playwright/actor/director Shepard, this ghost story chiefly indicts the mistreatment of the native Indian. Haunting film…
Cry, The Beloved CountryCry, The Beloved Country (1995)
Dir. Darrell Roodt
Feat. James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Tsholofelo Wechoemang
Dignified modern adaptation of Alan Paton's moving novel about a black South African priest and the wealthy father of a murdered white activist.…
This Is the SeaThis Is the Sea (1996)
Dir. Mary McGuckian
Feat. Richard Harris, Gabriel Byrne, Samantha Morton
Richard Harris introduces a sheltered Protestant lass to the nighttime excitements of Belfast. However, when IRA–man Gabriel Byrne looms on the…
Smilla's Feeling for SnowSmilla's Feeling for Snow (Smilla's Sense of Snow) (1997)
Dir. Bille August
Feat. Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris
From Peter Hoeg's acclaimed novel, Julia Ormond glistens in the plumb role of the frosty, feisty half–eskimo woman who over–concerns…
To Walk with LionsTo Walk with Lions (1999)
Dir. Carl Shultz
Feat. Richard Harris, Kerry Fox
Eventual sequel to BORN FREE, which picks–up the true life quest of conservationist/game–keeper George Adamson (Richard Harris) amid…
Barber of Siberia, TheBarber of Siberia, The (1999)
Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov
Feat. Julia Ormond, Richard Harris, Oleg Menshikov
Oddly toned blend of historical epic and comedy set in late 19th century Russian, where an American inventor seeks to sell his timber harvesting…
GladiatorGladiator (2000) Recommended
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris
As good a Roman Sandal epic as ever there was, with a stoic and be–sandalled Russell Crowe refusing to carry over his loyalty to the new…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Recommended
Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman
Immensely popular, this star–studded adaptation of JK Rowling’s first book thankfully captures the essence of orphan Harry’s tale of…
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Recommended
Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese
The second Harry Potter adaptation is better fun and more settled in its mingled tone of magic, fantasy and thriller. Daniel Radcliffe again plays…
Count of Monte Cristo, TheCount of Monte Cristo, The (2002) Recommended
Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Michael Wincott
Replicating the contemporary–yet–traditional witty action–mix of MASK OF ZORRO, this version of Alexander Dumas’ 19th century…
Julius CaesarJulius Caesar (2003)
Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Jeremy Sisto, Richard Harris, Christopher Walken
A television feature which presents the life, reign and demise of Rome's first emperor. Rising from a family of minor administrators in the…

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