Richard Attenborough Movies

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Richard Attenborough (1923-2014) was an Oscar®-winning English actor, producer, and director.   Most of Attenborough’s movies were ones in which acted.  He did direct 12 movies, including 1982’s Gandhi which won him Best Director and Best Producer Oscars®.   His IMDb page shows 78 acting and 12 direction credits from 1942 to 2007.  This page will rank Richard Attenborough movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.  To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.

Richard Attenborough directing 1982’s Gandhi

Richard Attenborough Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Richard Attenborough directing Michael Caine in 1977’s A Bridge Too Far

Richard Attenborough Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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1963’s The Great Escape

Possibly Interesting Facts On Richard Attenborough

  1.  Richard Samuel Attenborough was born in Cambridge, England in 1923.

2.  Richard Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner’s position.

3. Richard Attenborough’s life ambition was to direct Gandhi (1982).

4. Richard Attenborough made a cameo appearance as a patient wearing glasses in A Bridge Too Far (1977). This was his only acting role in a film that he directed.

5. Richard Attenborough directed Anthony Hopkins in five films: Young Winston (1972), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Magic (1978), Chaplin (1992) and Shadowlands (1993).

Check out Richard Attenborough’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

1994’s Miracle on 34th Street

Richard Attenborough Movies Ranked By IMDb and Joel Hirschhorn’s Rating The Movie Stars book (these movies are mostly from his early English movie career and we can not find any box office grosses).

  1. The Angry Silence (1960) 83.20%
  2. Eight O’Clock Walk (1954) 80.20%
  3. The League of Gentlemen (1960) 73.80%
  4. All Night Long (1962) 72.60%
  5. Ducimer Street/London Belongs To Me (1948) 72.00%
  6. Breakout (1959) 71.40%
  7. The Outsider/The Guinea Pig (1948) 70.80%
  8. PT Raiders/The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) 70.80%
  9. Dancing With Crime (1947) 70.20%
  10. The Lost People (1949) 70.20%
  11. Desert Patrol (1958) 70.20%
  12. Journey Together (1945) 69.60%
  13. Secret Flight (1946) 69.60%
  14. Private’s Progress (1956) 69.60%
  15. Brothers in Law (1957) 69.60%
  16. Strange Affection/The Scamp (1957) 69.60%
  17. The Smugglers/The Man Within (1947) 69.00%
  18. The Man Upstairs (1958) 69.00%
  19. Jet Storm (1959) 67.80%
  20. SOS Pacific (1959) 67.20%
  21. The Hundred Pound Window (1944) 66.60%
  22. Boys in Brown (1949) 66.60%
  23. Hell Is Sold Out (1951) 65.40%
  24. The Baby and the Battleship (1956) 62.40%
  25. Father’s Doing Fine (1952) 61.80%

 

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61 thoughts on “Richard Attenborough Movies”

  1. Wow, I was not expecting a page on Richard Attenborough given that the majority of his films were made in Britain, with little impact in the US or information on North American grosses…but well done, I appreciate you listing all the British films for which Box Office info was lacking, as many are good ones.
    I remember a few years ago when Richard Attenborough passed away, there was a little blurb about it on Canadian national TV news. They said a few things about him directing Gandhi and playing in many films. Then they said something like most people will remember him for his role as Big X in The Great Escape. Given Attenborough’s long, illustrious career both in front and behind the camera, this surely underplayed his achievements. But it also shows how important The Great Escape was and continues to be to the careers of many who were associated with that movie.
    Anyway, Attenborough was never a big star, but he was a fine dramatic actor who had considerable influence on British cinema before Escape and earned notable roles in American films afterwards. And of course, from A Bridge Too Far, he became a highly reputable director as well. Though I’m not into nobility, I think he well deserved his knighthood!
    I have seen 30 of Attenborough’s films overall, 24 in which he acted, and 6 that he directed. Favorites are Brighton Rock (which made him a young star in Britain), Danger Within/Breakout, I’m Alright Jack (though he had more of a cameo in that one), The Great Escape (obviously), Seance on a Wet Afternoon, Flight of the Pheonix, The Sand Pebbles, 10 Rillington Street, A Bridge Too Far and Gandhi. I’m ok with the Jurassic Parks, but not a big fan. I’m too much of a dinosaur myself to enjoy dinosaur movies 🙂

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    1. Hey PhilHoF17. Sir Attenborough is on two lists I am working on…Best Director Oscar Winners and Joel’s book subjects. I suspect as those lists start to get bare….I will have more pages like this….lots of review only movies. My older children only know him from The Great Escape and Jurassic Park. That his huge chucks of his career that they are clueless about.

      He is the 5th star of The Great Escape to get his own UMR page. Your 30 Attenborough movies seen is the most in our tally counts. First an interview and now a gold medal, you are on a roll. As always good stuff.

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        1. Hey Sir PhilHoF17…we are honored that Sir Phil has taken the time to visit our little website….lol. SteinHoF16 will be jealous of your title.

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  4. Hey Dan. Thanks as always for putting these lists together. Wow….90th place. Way higher than I would have guessed. I guess all those movies from the 1940s and 1950s carry a lot of weight in the Oracle formula. The first list is filled with lots of British thespians that are hardly known here in the United States. Marianne Stone is his most frequent Oracle co-star….their last movie together was only 41 years ago. 33 Oscar winning co-stars is pretty average….I guess not many of his English co-stars won Oscars. 1959’s Danger Within, is a Michael Caine movie, I am not aware of at all. As always, great information.

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  5. Richard Attenborough is # 90 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the list he has appeared with. This is only for pictures he acted in. There are 4 people on the list he has acted with at least 5 times, one of them 9 times.

    1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Private’s Progress (1956)
    1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Magic Christian (1969)
    3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
    4 MICHAEL CAINE A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    4 MICHAEL CAINE Danger Within (1959)
    8 JOHN HURT 10 Rillington Place (1971)
    10 ANTHONY HOPKINS A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    11 ERNEST BORGNINE The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Jurassic Park (1993)
    13 SEAN CONNERY A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    18 JOHN GIELGUD Elizabeth (1998)
    18 JOHN GIELGUD Hamlet (1996)
    18 JOHN GIELGUD The Human Factor (1979)
    22 GERARD DEPARDIEU Hamlet (1996)
    25 TREVOR HOWARD Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
    25 TREVOR HOWARD Gift Horse (1952)
    30 PETER O’TOOLE Rosebud (1975)
    32 DEREK JACOBI Hamlet (1996)
    32 DEREK JACOBI The Human Factor (1979)
    35 ELLIOTT GOULD A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    35 ELLIOTT GOULD Puckoon (2002)
    37 JOHN CLEESE The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
    37 JOHN CLEESE The Magic Christian (1969)
    38 CHARLTON HESTON Hamlet (1996)
    41 DONALD PLEASENCE The Great Escape (1963)
    45 GEORGE KENNEDY The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    55 JOHN MILLS Dunkirk (1958)
    55 JOHN MILLS Hamlet (1996)
    55 JOHN MILLS In Which We Serve (1942)
    55 JOHN MILLS Morning Departure (1950)
    55 JOHN MILLS The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Magic Box (1952)
    70 JOSS ACKLAND Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
    78 GENE HACKMAN A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    82 IAN BANNEN Private’s Progress (1956)
    82 IAN BANNEN The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    88 SAM NEILL Jurassic Park (1993)
    91 EDWARD FOX A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    93 PETER USTINOV The Magic Box (1952)
    95 IAN HOLM A Severed Head (1970)
    98 DAVID NIVEN Stairway to Heaven (1946)
    102 ORSON WELLES Ten Little Indians (1974)
    106 SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
    111 STACY KEACH Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
    127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    128 ROBERT MORLEY The Human Factor (1979)
    141 CANDICE BERGEN The Sand Pebbles (1966)
    149 JEFF GOLDBLUM Jurassic Park (1993)
    149 JEFF GOLDBLUM The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    159 PETER STORMARE The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    168 JAMES HONG The Sand Pebbles (1966)
    173 MAXIMILIAN SCHELL A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    178 JUDI DENCH Hamlet (1996)
    178 JUDI DENCH The Third Secret (1964)
    190 HERBERT LOM Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
    190 HERBERT LOM Ten Little Indians (1974)
    190 HERBERT LOM The Lost People (1949)
    208 ROBIN WILLIAMS Hamlet (1996)
    213 JULIE CHRISTIE Hamlet (1996)
    219 OLIVER REED Ten Little Indians (1974)
    219 OLIVER REED The Angry Silence (1960)
    219 OLIVER REED The League of Gentlemen (1960)
    223 JAMES COBURN The Great Escape (1963)
    225 DAVID HEMMINGS Only When I Larf (1968)
    228 JOHN RATZENBERGER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    259 MIA FARROW Guns at Batasi (1964)
    261 ALLISON JANNEY MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)
    277 JULIAN GLOVER The Last Grenade (1970)
    287 JAMES REMAR Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
    296 JAMES GARNER The Great Escape (1963)
    303 CLAIRE BLOOM A Severed Head (1970)
    310 JACK LEMMON Hamlet (1996)
    315 CHARLES BRONSON The Great Escape (1963)
    321 LAURENCE OLIVIER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    321 LAURENCE OLIVIER The Magic Box (1952)
    322 ROBERT REDFORD A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    330 ISABELLE HUPPERT Rosebud (1975)
    331 EMILY MORTIMER ELIZABETH (1998)
    344 JOHN WAYNE Brannigan (1975)
    349 JULIANNE MOORE The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    373 FERDY MAYNE The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    373 FERDY MAYNE The Magic Christian (1969)
    381 CATE BLANCHETT Elizabeth (1998)
    398 MEL FERRER Brannigan (1975)
    443 LESLIE PHILLIPS Brothers in Law (1957)
    446 MICHAEL BYRNE A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977)
    446 MICHAEL BYRNE CONDUCT UNBECOMING (1975)
    451 GRAHAM STARK Guns at Batasi (1964)
    451 GRAHAM STARK Only Two Can Play (1962)
    451 GRAHAM STARK The Magic Christian (1969)
    460 KIM CATTRALL Rosebud (1975)
    469 PETE POSTLEWAITE The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    494 LOIS MAXWELL Stairway to Heaven (1946)
    514 ADOLFO CELI Ten Little Indians (1974)
    515 TIMOTHY SPALL HAMLET (1996)
    517 WOLFGANG PREISS A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    518 JOHN VERNON Brannigan (1975)
    520 BEN CROSS A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977)
    525 RAQUEL WELCH The Magic Christian (1969)
    533 ELKE SOMMER Ten Little Indians (1974)
    539 ALAN BATES Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
    542 DYLAN MCDERMOTT MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)
    553 KATE WINSLET Hamlet (1996)
    555 SUSANNAH YORK Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
    559 RICHARD SCHIFF The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE The Magic Christian (1969)
    565 MICHAEL MEDWIN Boys in Brown (1949)
    567 MAURICE DENHAM Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)
    568 ERIC POHLMANN Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
    569 TERRY-THOMAS Brothers in Law (1957)
    569 TERRY-THOMAS I’m All Right Jack (1959)
    569 TERRY-THOMAS Private’s Progress (1956)
    580 YUL BRYNNER The Magic Christian (1969)
    595 CLIVE REVILL A Severed Head (1970)
    601 FREDDIE JONES Puckoon (2002)
    601 FREDDIE JONES The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
    612 DESMOND LLEWELYN Only Two Can Play (1962)
    635 FANNY ARDANT ELIZABETH (1998)
    642 GEOFFREY KEEN The Angry Silence (1960)
    661 JACK HAWKINS Guns at Batasi (1964)
    661 JACK HAWKINS The League of Gentlemen (1960)
    661 JACK HAWKINS The Third Secret (1964)
    667 PETER LAWFORD Rosebud (1975)
    700 GARRICK HAGON A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977)
    703 ROLAND CULVER The Magic Box (1952)
    703 ROLAND CULVER The Magic Christian (1969)
    706 JEREMY PIVEN E=mc2 (1996)
    707 RAF VALLONE Rosebud (1975)
    713 MARNE MAITLAND I’m All Right Jack (1959)
    716 KENNETH GRIFFITH BROTHERS IN LAW (1957)
    716 KENNETH GRIFFITH I’M ALL RIGHT JACK (1959)
    716 KENNETH GRIFFITH ONLY TWO CAN PLAY (1962)
    716 KENNETH GRIFFITH PRIVATE’S PROGRESS (1956)
    716 KENNETH GRIFFITH THE BABY AND THE BATTLESHIP (1956)
    716 KENNETH GRIFFITH THE MAN UPSTAIRS (1958)
    723 NIGEL DAVENPORT The Third Secret (1964)
    735 DANIEL CRAIG Elizabeth (1998)
    740 GERT FROBE Ten Little Indians (1974)
    751 RALPH RICHARDSON School for Secrets (1946)
    754 RYAN O’NEAL A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    757 RICHARD CRENNA The Sand Pebbles (1966)
    758 ROBERT PROSKY Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
    768 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Journey Together (1945)
    791 VINCENT CASSEL ELIZABETH (1998)
    807 PERCY HERBERT Guns at Batasi (1964)
    815 REX HARRISON Doctor Dolittle (1967)
    815 REX HARRISON Journey Together (1945)
    839 KENNETH BRANAGH HAMLET (1996)
    842 MARIANNE STONE Brighton Rock (1947)
    842 MARIANNE STONE Brothers in Law (1957)
    842 MARIANNE STONE I’m All Right Jack (1959)
    842 MARIANNE STONE Jet Storm (1959)
    842 MARIANNE STONE Private’s Progress (1956)
    842 MARIANNE STONE The Angry Silence (1960)
    842 MARIANNE STONE The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
    842 MARIANNE STONE The Human Factor (1979)
    842 MARIANNE STONE The Magic Box (1952)
    843 RICHARD VERNON THE HUMAN FACTOR (1979)
    846 HARDY KRUGER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    846 HARDY KRUGER The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    852 GEOFFREY RUSH Elizabeth (1998)
    856 BRIAN GLOVER BRANNIGAN (1975)
    898 MARTIN BENSON THE HUMAN FACTOR (1979)
    904 VINCE VAUGHN The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    909 NICOL WILLIAMSON The Human Factor (1979)
    914 GLYNIS JOHNS The Magic Box (1952)
    931 JOHN LE MESURIER Brothers in Law (1957)
    931 JOHN LE MESURIER I’m All Right Jack (1959)
    931 JOHN LE MESURIER Only Two Can Play (1962)
    931 JOHN LE MESURIER Private’s Progress (1956)
    931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Magic Christian (1969)
    932 MARIA SCHELL The Magic Box (1952)
    940 J.T. WALSH Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
    942 BILLY CRYSTAL Hamlet (1996)
    957 BERNARD LEE Dunkirk (1958)
    957 BERNARD LEE The Angry Silence (1960)
    957 BERNARD LEE The Man Upstairs (1958)
    957 BERNARD LEE Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
    968 PATRICK MAGEE Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
    982 LIV ULLMANN A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    996 DIRK BOGARDE A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    996 DIRK BOGARDE Boys in Brown (1949)
    996 DIRK BOGARDE Dancing with Crime (1947)

    Richard has appeared with 33 Oscar winners

    ALLISON JANNEY MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)
    ANTHONY HOPKINS A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    CATE BLANCHETT Elizabeth (1998)
    CHARLTON HESTON Hamlet (1996)
    CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
    DAVID NIVEN Stairway to Heaven (1946)
    ERNEST BORGNINE The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    GENE HACKMAN A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    GEOFFREY RUSH Elizabeth (1998)
    GEORGE KENNEDY The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    JACK LEMMON Hamlet (1996)
    JAMES COBURN The Great Escape (1963)
    JAMES STEWART The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    JOHN GIELGUD Elizabeth (1998)
    JOHN GIELGUD Hamlet (1996)
    JOHN GIELGUD The Human Factor (1979)
    JOHN MILLS Dunkirk (1958)
    JOHN MILLS Hamlet (1996)
    JOHN MILLS In Which We Serve (1942)
    JOHN MILLS Morning Departure (1950)
    JOHN MILLS The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    JOHN WAYNE Brannigan (1975)
    JUDI DENCH Hamlet (1996)
    JUDI DENCH The Third Secret (1964)
    JULIANNE MOORE The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    JULIE CHRISTIE Hamlet (1996)
    KATE WINSLET Hamlet (1996)
    KIM HUNTER Stairway to Heaven (1946)
    LAURENCE OLIVIER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    LAURENCE OLIVIER The Magic Box (1952)
    MARGARET RUTHERFORD I’m All Right Jack (1959)
    MARGARET RUTHERFORD The Magic Box (1952)
    MAXIMILIAN SCHELL A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    MICHAEL CAINE A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    MICHAEL CAINE Danger Within (1959)
    PETER FINCH The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    PETER USTINOV The Magic Box (1952)
    REX HARRISON Doctor Dolittle (1967)
    REX HARRISON Journey Together (1945)
    ROBERT DONAT The Magic Box (1952)
    ROBIN WILLIAMS Hamlet (1996)
    SEAN CONNERY A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
    YUL BRYNNER The Magic Christian (1969)

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