The Best Peter Ustinov Movies

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

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

Items here include everything from Le Plaisir to The Old Curiosity Shop.

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If Peter Ustinov movies are your thing, then check out the greatest movies by Rod Steiger and Alec Guinness too.

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  • Quo Vadis
    1
    Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov
    45 votes
    • Released: 1951
    • Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
    Returning from a military campaign abroad, General Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) discovers that a new religion has taken hold in Rome: Christianity. When Vinicius encounters Lygia (Deborah Kerr), a ...more

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  • Death on the Nile
    2
    Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, David Niven
    51 votes
    • Released: 1978
    • Directed by: John Guillermin
    On a luxurious cruise on the Nile River, a wealthy heiress, Linnet Ridgeway (Lois Chiles), is murdered. Fortunately, among the passengers are famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) ...more

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  • Spartacus
    3
    Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons
    42 votes
    • Released: 1960
    • Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
    The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the ...more

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  • Evil Under the Sun
    4
    Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin
    39 votes
    • Released: 1982
    • Directed by: Guy Hamilton
    Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov), solves the murder of an actress at a Balkan resort.

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  • Topkapi
    5

    Topkapi

    Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell
    38 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: Jules Dassin
    Beautiful thief Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and criminal genius Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell) put together a plan to steal an emerald-encrusted dagger from Istanbul's Topkapi Palace. As part ...more

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  • We're No Angels
    6
    Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov
    32 votes
    • Released: 1955
    • Directed by: Michael Curtiz
    After breaking out of prison on Devil's Island, Joseph (Humphrey Bogart) and his two cohorts flee to a nearby town and hide in a shop run by kindhearted Felix (Leo G. Carroll) ; his wife, Amelie ...more

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