Movies with William Holden
Movies found: 22, viewing from 1 to 20
Sunset Blvd.
Genres: Drama, Film-Noir
Starring: Hedda Hopper, H.B. Warner, William Holden, Larry J. Blake, Franklyn Farnum, Nancy Olson, Buster Keaton
Directors: Billy Wilder
Country: USA
Year: 1950
The story, set in '50s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond, a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion where she lives with only her butler, Max who was once her director and husband has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis, a small-time writer who becomes her lover, that will soon end with murder and total madness.
Casino Royale (1967)
Genres: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Ursula Andress, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Peter Sellers, Deborah Kerr, William Holden, Kurt Kasznar, David Niven
Directors: Ken Hughes, Val Guest
Country: USA, UK
Year: 1967
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After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan. That every agent will be named James Bond. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle, especially when the ultimate villain turns out to be Bonds nephew, Jimmy Bond.
The Moon Is Blue
Genres: Comedy
Starring: William Holden, David Niven, Tom Tully, Fortunio Bonanova, Dawn Addams, Maggie McNamara, Gregory Ratoff
Directors: Otto Preminger
Country: USA
Year: 1953
Successful architect Don Gresham (William Holden) engages a young actress, Patty O'Neill (Maggie McNamara), in conversation on top of the Empire State Building, and she accepts his invitation to dinner. Dropping in at his apartment on the way, they decide to dine there as Patty announces herself an excellent cook. Don slips out to buy food, and Patty is briefly visited by his ex-fianc
The Horse Soldiers
Genres: Adventure, War, Western
Starring: John Wayne, Denver Pyle, Willis Bouchey, Ken Curtis, O.Z. Whitehead, Constance Towers, William Holden
Directors: John Ford
Country: USA
Year: 1959
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A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence. The Union officers each have different reasons for wanting to be on the mission.
Union Station
Genres: Drama, Film-Noir
Starring: Lyle Bettger, Parley Baer, William Holden, Herbert Heyes, Nancy Olson, Richard Karlan, Jan Sterling
Directors: Rudolph Maté
Country: USA
Year: 1950
Secretary Joyce Willecombe grows suspicious of two men boarding her train and is referred to 'Tough Willy' Calhoun, head of the Union Station police. The all-seeing, no-nonsense Calhoun is initially skeptical, but the men (who escape) prove to be involved in a kidnap case. Calhoun calls in equally tough police Inspector Donnelly, but the ruthless kidnapper's precision planning stays one jump ahead of them. Most of the action centers around bustling Union Station.
Golden Boy
Genres: Drama
Starring: Edward Brophy, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Sam Levene, Don Beddoe, Barbara Stanwyck
Directors: Rouben Mamoulian
Country: USA
Year: 1939
Joe Bonaparte's father wants him to pursue his musical talent; but Joe wants to be a boxer. Persuading near-bankrupt manager Tom Moody to give him a chance, Joe quickly rises in his new profession. When he has second thoughts Moody's girl Lorna uses feminine wiles to keep him boxing. But when tough gangster Eddie Fuseli wants to "buy a piece" of Joe, Lorna herself begins to have second thoughts...for that and other reasons. Is it too late?
Network
Genres: Drama
Starring: Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Jerome Dempsey, Jordan Charney, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Arthur Burghardt
Directors: Sidney Lumet
Country: USA
Year: 1976
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In 1975 terrorist violence is the stuff of network nightly news programming and the corporate structure of the UBS television network is changing. Meanwhile, Howard Beale, the aging UBS news anchor, has lost his once strong ratings share and so the network fires him. Beale reacts in an unexpected way. We then see how this affects the fortunes of Beale, his coworkers (Max Schumacher and Diana Christensen), and the network.
The Towering Inferno
Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Robert Vaughn, Norman Burton, Paul Newman, Robert Wagner, Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, William Holden
Directors: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Country: USA
Year: 1974
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Doug Roberts, Architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. He goes to the party that night concerned he's found that his wiring specifications have not been followed and that the building continues to develope short circuits. When the fire begins Michael O'Halleran is the chief on duty as a series of daring rescues punctuate the terror of a building too tall to have a fire successfully fought from the ground burns.DVD Quality PC, Mac, PS3 and XBOX 360 COMPATIBLE
Stalag 17
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
Starring: Sig Ruman, Neville Brand, Richard Erdman, Peter Graves, William Holden, Robert Strauss, Michael Moore
Directors: Billy Wilder
Country: USA
Year: 1953
Set in a German POW Camp for enlisted American airmen, a spy is discovered to be living in one of the prison barracks after an escape attempt fails resulting in the deaths of two inmates. The prisoners at once suspect Sefton, an unscrupulous inside dealer who trades almost anything with the Germans for extra privileges. After Sefton is beaten up, he himself determines to find the real spy and the result is a mixture of intrigue and betrayal leading to a surprise ending.
S.O.B.
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Robert Vaughn, Robert Preston, Julie Andrews, Robert Loggia, William Holden, Richard Mulligan, Craig Stevens
Directors: Blake Edwards
Country: USA
Year: 1981
A film-within-a-film: a fading movie producer has a plan for a successful movie: get a actress famous for her wholesome image to appear in the nude on the screen.... much like this film itself.
When Time Ran Out...
Genres: Thriller, Adventure
Starring: Pat Morita, Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, Ernest Borgnine, William Holden, Burgess Meredith, Edward Albert
Directors: James Goldstone
Country: USA, Canada
Year: 1980
Tourists are surprised by a volcanic eruption in a lonesome hotel in the Caribic. The hotel owner ignores all warnings and advises his guests to wait for a rescue team. Only a small group follows expert Hank to reach higher regions. They start an adventurous journey across the island.
Escape from Fort Bravo
Genres: Western
Starring: John Forsythe, Richard Anderson, William Holden, Eleanor Parker, William Demarest, Polly Bergen, Carl Benton Reid
Directors: John Sturges
Country: USA
Year: 1953
A ruthless Union captain is renowned throughout his prison fort as the toughest soldier in the business, capable of capturing every escaped convict under his supervision. However, when he falls in love with a visiting woman some of the prisoners seize the advantage and try to escape while he is in a more "mellow" mood.
Paris - When It Sizzles
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Noel Coward, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Raymond Bussières, Grégoire Aslan, Christian Duvaleix, Michel Thomass
Directors: Richard Quine
Country: USA
Year: 1964
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been holed up in a Paris apartment supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him complete it in time.
The World of Suzie Wong
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Laurence Naismith, William Holden, Jacqui Chan, Sylvia Syms, Lionel Blair, Nancy Kwan, Andy Ho
Directors: Richard Quine
Country: USA, UK
Year: 1960
Robert Lomax tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their 'dates' who meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually he does hire one to model for him, but soon falls in love. But, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, and doesn't want to 'share' her.
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Genres: Romance, Drama, War
Starring: William Holden, Virginia Gregg, Soo Yong, Torin Thatcher, Donna Martell, Richard Loo, Isobel Elsom
Directors: Henry King
Country: USA
Year: 1955
Newsman Mark Elliott is an American war correspondent in Hong Kong, separated from his wife. During the closing days of the Chinese Civil War, he meets and pursues a beautiful Eurasian doctor, the widow of a Nationalist general. But when they begin to fall in love, their friends and her Chinese family pressure them to stop the cross-cultural relationship.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Genres: Romance, Drama, War
Starring: Earl Holliman, Willis Bouchey, William Holden, Charles McGraw, Mickey Rooney, Fredric March, Robert Strauss
Directors: Mark Robson
Country: USA
Year: 1954
Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.
The Devil's Brigade
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Claude Akins, Harry Carey Jr., Richard Jaeckel, William Holden, Andrew Prine, Jack Watson
Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen
Country: USA
Year: 1968
During World War II a special fighting unit is formed combining a crack Canadian outfit and a conglomeration of US Army misfits previously serving time in military jails. After an initial period of conflict between the two groups, their enmity turns to respect and friendship and the unit is sent Italy to attempt a dangerous mission which has heretofore been considered impossible to successfully complete.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
Starring: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, William Holden, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, Peter Williams
Directors: David Lean
Country: USA, UK
Year: 1957
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson, they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of the Japanese commandant Saito. He is an honorable but arrogant man, who is slowly revealed to be a deluded obsessive. He convinces himself that...
The Wild Bunch
Genres: Action, Western
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Dub Taylor, William Holden, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson
Directors: Sam Peckinpah
Country: USA
Year: 1969
Available Quality: DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
A few months before World War I, an aging band of outlaws led by Pike Bishop rob a Texas bank intent on using the money to retire. When the robbery goes wrong, the gang is forced to flee to Mexico with Bishop's reformed ex-partner, Deke Thornton, in hot pursuit. With nothing to show for the failed robbery, Bishop's gang agrees to steal a shipment of guns for General "Mapache" Juerta, to restore their fortunes. With Thornton closing in, and their association with the evil Juerta trying their conscience, Bishop and co. prepare for their lawless past to catch up with them.
Sabrina
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Walter Hampden, Martha Hyer, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Ellen Corby, John Williams
Directors: Billy Wilder
Country: USA
Year: 1954
Linus and Davis Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work -- busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for a wife and family. David is all play -- technically he is employed by the family business, but never shows up for work, spends all his time entertaining, and has been married and divorced three times. Meanwhile, Sabrina Fairchild is the young, shy, and awkward daughter of the household chauffeur, who has been infatuated with David all her life, but David hardly notices her -- "doesn't even know I exist" -- until she goes away to Paris for two years, and returns an elegant, sophisticated, beaut...