The Best Michael Rennie Movies

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

If you think the best Michael Rennie role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Michael Rennie 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 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Third Man on the Mountain.

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The Lost World
Jill St. John, Claude Rains
Released: 1960
Directed by: Irwin Allen
The Lost World is a 1960 fantasy adventure film loosely based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Conan Doyle and directed by Irwin Allen. The plot of the film revolves around the exploration of... more
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5 Fingers
Michael Rennie, Danielle Darrieux
Released: 1952
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
5 Fingers, known also as Five Fingers, is a 1952 American spy film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Otto Lang. The screenplay by Michael Wilson was based on the book Operation Cicero... more
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Demetrius and the Gladiators
Anne Bancroft, Julie Newmar
Released: 1954
Directed by: Delmer Daves
Demetrius and the Gladiators is a fictional 1954 sword-and-sandal drama film and a sequel to The Robe. The picture was made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Frank Ross.... more
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Patricia Neal, Michael Rennie
Released: 1951
Directed by: Robert Wise
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein, directed by Robert Wise, and starring Michael Rennie,... more
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Les Misérables
Elsa Lanchester, Sylvia Sidney
Released: 1952
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Les Misérables is a 1952 American film adapted from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert,... more
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Dangerous Crossing
Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie
Released: 1953
Directed by: Joseph M. Newman
Dangerous Crossing is a 1953 black-and-white film noir mystery film, directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie, based on the 1943 play Cabin B-13 by John Dickson Carr.... more
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The Robe
Richard Burton, Jean Simmons
Released: 1953
Directed by: Henry Koster
The Robe is a 1953 American Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman military tribune who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus. The film was made by 20th Century Fox and is notable for... more
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Island in the Sun
Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge
Released: 1957
Directed by: Robert Rossen
Island in the Sun is a 1957 drama film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Robert Rossen. It features an ensemble cast including James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins,... more
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Désirée
Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons
Released: 1954
Directed by: Henry Koster
Désirée is a 1954 historical film biography made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Julian Blaustein from a screenplay by Daniel Taradash, based on the best-selling... more
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Trio
Jean Simmons, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Released: 1950
Directed by: Ken Annakin, Harold French
Trio is a 1950 British anthology film based on three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Verger", "Mr. Know-All" and "Sanatorium". Ken Annakin directed "The Verger" and "Mr. Know-All", while... more

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Third Man on the Mountain
Helen Hayes, Herbert Lom
Released: 1959
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Third Man on the Mountain is a 1959 American Walt Disney Productions film set during the golden age of alpinism about a young Swiss man who conquers the mountain that killed his father. It is based... more
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Omar Khayyam
Debra Paget, Raymond Massey
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 Black Rose
Orson Welles, Peter Sellers
Released: 1950
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
The Black Rose is a 1950 20th Century-Fox Technicolor film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles, loosely based on Thomas B. Costain's book. It was filmed partly on location in England and Morocco... more
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The Rains of Ranchipur
Richard Burton, Lana Turner
Released: 1955
Directed by: Jean Negulesco
The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 film drama made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Frank Ross from a screenplay by Merle Miller, based on the novel The Rains Came... more
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The 13th Letter
Charles Boyer, Linda Darnell
Released: 1951
Directed by: Otto Preminger
The 13th Letter is a 1951 film directed by Otto Preminger. The film is a remake of the French film Le Corbeau directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.... more
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The Wicked Lady
Michael Rennie, Margaret Lockwood
Released: 1945
Directed by: Leslie Arliss
The Wicked Lady is a 1945 film starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a nobleman's wife who secretly becomes a highwayman for the excitement. The film has one of the top audiences ever for a... more
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Cedric Hardwicke, Michael Rennie
Released: 1913
Directed by: Herbert Brenon
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1913 horror film, directed by Herbert Brenon and Carl Laemmle, written by Brenon and produced by Laemmle. The picture is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story The... more
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Cyborg 2087
Michael Rennie, Wendell Corey
Released: 1966
Directed by: Franklin Adreon
Cyborg 2087 is a 1966 science fiction film starring Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey and Warren Stevens.... more
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The Battle of El Alamein
Michael Rennie, Robert Hossein
Released: 1969
Directed by: Giorgio Ferroni
The Battle of El Alamein is a European Macaroni-War film directed in 1969 by Giorgio Ferroni. It was a co-production between Italy and France. The film depicts the Second Battle of El Alamein.... more
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Phone Call from a Stranger
Bette Davis, Shelley Winters
Released: 1952
Directed by: Jean Negulesco
Phone Call from a Stranger is a 1952 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, who was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The screenplay by Nunnally Johnson and I.A.R.... more

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Hotel
Karl Malden, Merle Oberon
Released: 1967
Directed by: Richard Quine
Hotel is a 1967 Technicolor film adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Arthur Hailey. The film stars Rod Taylor, Catherine Spaak, Karl Malden, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Rennie, and Melvyn... more
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Mambo
Shelley Winters, Silvana Mangano
Released: 1954
Directed by: Robert Rossen
Mambo is a film written and directed from 1952 to 1953 by Robert Rossen and released in 1955. A mambo craze spread through the USA in the 1950s, and Rossen aimed to repair his finances after almost... more
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Soldier of Fortune
Clark Gable, Susan Hayward
Released: 1955
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Soldier of Fortune is a 1955 adventure film about the rescue of an American held prisoner in the People's Republic of China in the 1950s. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk, starred Clark Gable and... more
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Prince Valiant
Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner
Released: 1954
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Prince Valiant is a 1954 adventure film in Technicolor and Cinemascope, based on the comic strip of the same name by Hal Foster. A young man seeks to join the Knights of the Round Table in order to... more
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The Man Who Came from Ummo
Michael Rennie, Paul Naschy
Released: 1970
Directed by: Hugo Fregonese, Tulio Demicheli, Eberhard Meichsner
Los Monstruos del Terror, also known as Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Reincarnator and Assignment Terror, is a 1970 Spanish-German-Italian horror film directed by Tulio Demicheli, Hugo Fregonese and... more

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