The Best Cornel Wilde Movies

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Updated September 23, 2019 413 votes 147 voters
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List of the best Cornel Wilde movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Cornel Wilde's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Cornel Wilde movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Cornel Wilde movies will be at the top of the list. Cornel Wilde has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Cornel Wilde movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Cornel Wilde films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Cornel Wilde role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Cornel Wilde performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Items on this list include Road House and Omar Khayyam.

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  • Omar Khayyam
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    Omar Khayyam

    Debra Paget, Raymond Massey, John Derek
    7 votes
    • Released: 1957
    • Directed by: William Dieterle
    Omar Khayyam is an American movie directed by William Dieterle, filmed in 1956 and released in 1957. It starred Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyám, the eponymous Persian poet, Michael Rennie as Hasani ...more

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  • The Greatest Show on Earth
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    The Greatest Show on Earth

    Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde
    19 votes
    • Released: 1952
    • Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
    "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a dazzling spectacle of life behind the scenes with Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey Circus, the best three-ring circus in the land. Celebrates the extravagant ...more

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  • The Naked Prey
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    The Naked Prey

    Cornel Wilde, Gert van den Bergh, Ken Gampu
    43 votes
    • Released: 1966
    • Directed by: Cornel Wilde
    A safari guide (Cornel Wilde) cautions the hunting party he is leading to respect the African natives they encounter. Instead of heeding this advice, one of the party actively insults the tribe, ...more

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  • Road House
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    Road House

    Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Richard Widmark
    13 votes
    • Released: 1948
    • Directed by: Jean Negulesco
    At a seedy nightclub and bowling alley near the Canadian border, owner Jefty Robbins (Richard Widmark) is in love with his new cabaret singer, Lily Stevens (Ida Lupino), who only has eyes for Jefty's ...more
  • Leave Her to Heaven
    5

    Leave Her to Heaven

    Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain
    23 votes
    • Released: 1945
    • Directed by: John M. Stahl
    While on a train, writer Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde) strikes up a relationship with the gorgeous Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney). Ellen quickly becomes obsessed with Richard and abandons her fiancé, ...more
  • The Big Combo
    6

    The Big Combo

    Lee Van Cleef, Brian Donlevy, Earl Holliman
    9 votes
    • Released: 1955
    • Directed by: Joseph H. Lewis
    The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David Raksin.