Search results for "Charlton Heston"
The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy
IMDb: 7.2
138

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to…

Genre: Drama, History
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking
IMDb: 6.7
154

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Diamond Head

Diamond Head

Diamond Head
IMDb: 6
107

Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstrong sister, Slone.

Genre: Drama, Romance
El Cid

El Cid

El Cid
IMDb: 7.2
187

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz (“El Cid” to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving…

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
IMDb: 6.7
105

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur
IMDb: 8.1
222

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he…

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer
IMDb: 6.4
119

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60…

The Big Country

The Big Country

The Big Country
IMDb: 7.9
166

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys…

Three Violent People

Three Violent People

Three Violent People
IMDb: 6.3
100

A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.

Genre: Drama, Western
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments
IMDb: 7.9
220

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his…

Genre: Drama, History
The Private War of Major Benson

The Private War of Major Benson

The Private War of Major Benson
IMDb: 6.5
105

A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC…

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons
IMDb: 6.1
108

Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and Meriwether Clark, is sent to survey the…

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas
IMDb: 6
100

Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.

Genre: Action, Adventure
The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle
IMDb: 6.7
95

The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

The President’s Lady

The President’s Lady

The President’s Lady
IMDb: 6.8
96

The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot concentrates on the later scandal concerning the…

Pony Express

Pony Express

Pony Express
IMDb: 5.8
101

Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten days. Along the way…

Genre: Action, Western
Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other
IMDb: 5.8
83

A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.

Genre: Drama
Arrowhead

Arrowhead

Arrowhead
IMDb: 5.8
105

Director Charles Marquis Warren’s 1953 western stars Charlton Heston and Jack Palance. Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of…

Genre: Action, Western
The Savage

The Savage

The Savage
IMDb: 6.1
95

The only white survivor of a Crow Indian raid on a wagon train is a young boy. He is rescued by the Sioux, and the Sioux chief raises him as…

Genre: Action, Western
Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry
IMDb: 6.6
82

A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn’t love, but carries a torch for another man.

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth
IMDb: 6.5
152

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar
IMDb: 6.3
106

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they…

Genre: Drama, History
Dark City

Dark City

Dark City
IMDb: 6.7
98

Gamblers who “took” an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller