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The Best 25 films of Robert Mitchum. by jacobyjhn-18-315763 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 9 years ago. Consumately masculine and forceful, Robert Mitchum, seemed to be under the radar and almost terminally underrated his entire wonderful, 50 year acting career.
- THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) Directed by Charles Laughton. Screenplay by James Agee, based on the novel by Davis Grubb. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Gloria Castillo.
- CAPE FEAR (1962) Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Screenplay by James R. Webb, based on the novel ‘The Executioners’ by John D. MacDonald. Starring Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin.
- OUT OF THE PAST (1947) Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring, based on the novel ‘Build My Gallows High’ by Daniel Mainwaring.
- THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (1973) Directed by Peter Yates. Screenplay by Paul Monash, based on the novel by George V. Higgins. Starring Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Kehoe.
- The Night of the Hunter. Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish. 244 votes. This dark Southern Gothic tale follows a sinister preacher who marries a widow for her deceased husband's hidden fortune, inducing paranoia and danger for the woman's children.
- Out of the Past. Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas. 182 votes. This film noir masterpiece sees a gas station owner in a small town get ensnared by his past life as a private investigator and the people he left behind, resulting in a thrilling yet tragic tale.
- Cape Fear. Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen. 245 votes. A suspenseful thriller about vengeance and obsession, this film tells the story of an ex-convict seeking revenge against the lawyer who put him in prison, stalking his family and setting a chilling atmosphere.
- Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison. Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum. 251 votes. Set during World War II, this adventure drama explores the relationship between a stranded Marine and a nun on a desolate Pacific island occupied by Japanese forces.
- The Night of the Hunter. A dark, strange masterpiece that takes a surreal approach to its noir-ish plot, "The Night of the Hunter" is one of the greatest thrillers of all time.
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle. Grounded neo-noir "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" provides one of the finest examples of Robert Mitchum's talent. His world-weariness, toughness, and slightly crumbling exterior bring the titular Eddie, a middle-aged career criminal who's barely keeping his head above water, to unforgettable life.
- Out of the Past. "Out of the Past" is an utterly essential noir. Robert Mitchum takes the lead as Jeff, a one-time private eye whose past has come back to haunt him in the form of charismatic gangster Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas) and the brilliantly manipulative Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer).
- Cape Fear. "Cape Fear" introduces audiences to one of the most terrifying cinematic villains of all time: Robert Mitchum's Max Cady. This vicious criminal is sharp-witted, ruthless, and determined to destroy the man he blames for his downfall.
- 9 River of No Return
- 8 Ryan’s Daughter
- 7 The Friends of Eddie Coyle
- 6 Thunder Road
- 5 El Dorado
- 4 The Story of G.I. Joe
- 3 The Night of The Hunter
- 2 Out of The Past
- 1 Cape Fear
Silver screen icons Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe teamed up to star in the 1954 Western adventure River of No Return, which follows the brooding widower Matt Calder as he attempts to reconnect with his nine-year-old son after serving a prison sentence. Matt finds himself in a precarious situation with the kindhearted saloon singer Kay Weston an...
The Academy Award-winning 1970 epic romantic drama Ryan’s Daughter takes place in 1917 and tells the tale of Irish teacher Rosy Ryan’s passionate affair with British soldier Major Randolph Doryan during World War I; Rosy finds herself deeply conflicted between her feelings for the young man, her seemingly uninterested husband, and her moral and pol...
Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle headlined the 1973 neo-noir crime drama The Friends of Eddie Coyle, with the former portraying the eponymous low-level criminal character who decides to snitch on the Boston Irish mob in an effort to avoid a lengthy prison sentence. During production of the gripping picture, Mitchum was very interested in meeting loca...
For Arthur Ripley’s 1958 crime drama Thunder Road, Robert Mitchum stars as Korean War veteran Lucas Doolin, who takes over his family’s moonshine business upon his return and must contend with both ruthless city gangsters but also the determined police hot on his heels. Not only did Mitchum headline the picture, but he also produced and came up wit...
Cinema legends John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan joined forces for Howard Hawks’ 1966 Western El Dorado,telling the thrilling tale of famed gunfighter Cole Thornton (Wayne) as he travels to the titular city to help its struggling alcoholic sheriff J.P. Harrah (Mitchum) defend his home from a greedy tycoon’s vicious thugs. Thornton is aided...
Robert Mitchum earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor when he appeared in the 1945 war drama The Story of G.I. Joe, in which the performer portrays Lieutenant Bill Walker, a hardworking leader who allows journalist and war correspondent Ernie Pyle to accompany him and his men to Europe during the liberation of Italy. Shortly a...
Robert Mitchum became synonymous for his exceptional work in the film noir genre, having starred in a slew of critically-acclaimed pictures of the titillating style including the 1955 thrillerThe Night of the Hunter. Based on the Davis Grubb play of the same name, the plot centers on misogynistic serial killer Reverend Harry Powell (Mitchum) as he ...
Heavily regarded as one of the greatest film noirs of all time, Jacques Tourneur’s 1947 cinematic masterpiece Out of the Past stars Robert Mitchum as former private investigator-turned gas station owner Jeff Bailey, who finds his shady past catching up with him after he is forced to address his unfinished business with a gambler and femme fatale. L...
In the 1962 noir psychological thriller Cape Fear, Robert Mitchum delivered a tour de force performance as the sinister rapist Max Cady, which follows the violent criminal as he viciously targets the lawyer who sent him to prison. The great Gregory Peck appears as Sam Bowden, the man who interrupted Max’s attack on a woman and whose testimony put t...
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1. The Night of the Hunter. 1955 1h 32m Approved. 8.0 (98K) Rate. 97 Metascore. A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. Director Charles Laughton Stars Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters Lillian Gish. 2. Out of the Past.
