The Best Edward Fox Movies

Updated June 11, 2019 659 votes 92 voters 8.7k views36 items

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List of the best Edward Fox movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Edward Fox'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 Edward Fox movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Edward Fox movies will be at the top of the list. Edward Fox has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Edward Fox movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Edward Fox films to end the squabble once and for all.

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

Examples of films on this list include The Bounty and A Bridge Too Far.

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The Day of the Jackal
Derek Jacobi, Edward Fox
Released: 1973
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 Anglo-French thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and... more
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Battle of Britain
Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
Released: 1969
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
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A Bridge Too Far
Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins
Released: 1977
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius... more
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Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward Fox
Released: 1978
Directed by: Waris Hussein
Edward & Mrs. Simpson is a seven-part British television series that dramatises the events... more
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Gandhi
Daniel Day-Lewis, Ben Kingsley
Released: 1982
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
Gandhi is a 1982 epic biographical film which dramatises the life of Mohandas Karamchand... more
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Force 10 from Navarone
Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach
Released: 1978
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Force 10 from Navarone is a 1978 British produced film loosely based on Alistair MacLean's... more
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Soldier of Orange
Rutger Hauer, Edward Fox
Released: 1977
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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Wild Geese II
Patrick Stewart, Laurence Olivier
Released: 1985
Directed by: Peter R. Hunt
Wild Geese II is a 1985 British action-thriller film directed by Peter Hunt, based on the 1982... more
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Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
Christian Bale, Omar Sharif
Released: 1986
Directed by: Marvin J. Chomsky
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The Duellists
Harvey Keitel, Albert Finney
Released: 1977
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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The Cat and the Canary
Honor Blackman, Carol Lynley
Released: 1979
Directed by: Radley Metzger
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The Mirror Crack'd
Elizabeth Taylor, Pierce Brosnan
Released: 1980
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
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The Go-Between
Julie Christie, Alan Bates
Released: 1970
Directed by: Joseph Losey
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A Doll's House
Jane Fonda, Trevor Howard
Released: 1973
Directed by: Joseph Losey
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The Shooting Party
John Gielgud, Edward Fox
Released: 1985
Directed by: Alan Bridges
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Nicholas Nickleby
Anne Hathaway, Charlie Hunnam
Released: 2002
Directed by: Douglas McGrath
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Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Aidan Quinn, Nigel Hawthorne
Released: 1997
Directed by: Simon Langton
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone is a 1997 adventure/drama/history TV... more
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All the Queen's Men
Matt LeBlanc, Eddie Izzard
Released: 2001
Directed by: Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Lassie
Peter O'Toole, Peter Dinklage
Released: 2005
Directed by: Charles Sturridge
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Lost in Space
Heather Graham, Gary Oldman
Released: 1998
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
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Never Say Never Again
Sean Connery, Kim Basinger
Released: 1983
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
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Robin Hood
Uma Thurman, David Morrissey
Released: 1991
Directed by: John Irvin
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Stage Beauty
Claire Danes, Alice Eve
Released: 2004
Directed by: Richard Eyre
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The Bounty
Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson
Released: 1984
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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The Dresser
Albert Finney, Michael Gough
Released: 1983
Directed by: Peter Yates
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