Direction: Richard Thorpe

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Richard Thorpe. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Prisoner of Zenda

1952 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Stewart Granger · James Mason · Deborah Kerr · Jane Greer

Plot Rudolph Rassendyll (Stewart Granger) is a British tourist visiting the nation of Ruritania in the Balkans. A number of people comment upon Rassendyll's remarkable resemblance to Prince Rudolph, who in...

7.1

7K votes

7.1

7K votes

Ivanhoe

1952 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Robert Taylor · Elizabeth Taylor · Joan Fontaine · George Sanders

Plot Robert Taylor and Director Richard Thorpe team up for this epic tale of noble knights and beautiful damsels in this adaptation of the 1819 Sir Walter Scott classic. The story...

7.0

15K votes

7.0

15K votes

How the West Was Won

1962 · Movie · 164 min. · United States

Direction Henry Hathaway · John Ford · George Marshall · Richard Thorpe

Cast Carroll Baker · James Stewart · Debbie Reynolds · Gregory Peck

Plot The fifty years of American westward expansion between the 1830s and 1880s are viewed through the experiences of the Prescott and Rawlings families, as they migrate by the Erie Canal,...

7.0

5K votes

7.0

5K votes

E.R. (TV Series)

1994 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Michael Crichton · Christopher Chulack · Jonathan Kaplan · Richard Thorpe

Cast Noah Wyle · Maura Tierney · Laura Innes · George Clooney

Plot TV Series (1994-2009). 15 Seasons. 331 Episodes. Created by best-selling author Michael Crichton (“Jurassic Park”), the series centers on the medical personnel in the emergency room of a Chicago hospital....

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6.7

40K votes

6.7

40K votes

All the Brothers were Valiant

1953 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Robert Taylor · Stewart Granger · Ann Blyth · Betta St. John

Plot Sea-faring saga of two brothers (Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger) and the woman they both love. Set against South Pacific islands, this love triangle pits the good brother against the bad...

6.6

774 votes

6.6

774 votes

Knights of the Round Table

1953 · Movie · 115 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Robert Taylor · Ava Gardner · Mel Ferrer · Anne Crawford

Plot King Arthur establishes the greatest reign England has ever seen, and along for the ride are his indispensable Knights of the Round Table, particularly Sir Lancelot. Then, Arthur finds himself...

6.5

2K votes

6.5

2K votes

Double Wedding

1937 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast William Powell · Myrna Loy · Florence Rice · John Beal

Plot Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free spirited artist in an auto trailer have romantic complications in this screwball comedy.

6.4

33 votes

6.4

33 votes

Carbine Williams

1952 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast James Stewart · Jean Hagen · Wendell Corey · Carl Benton Reid

Plot This is the story of David Marshall 'Marsh' Williams, the real life inventor of the world famous M-1 Carbine automatic riffle used in WWII. It all started when Marsh, who...

6.3

100 votes

6.3

100 votes

Black Hand

1950 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Gene Kelly · J. Carrol Naish · Teresa Celli · Marc Lawrence

Plot Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier. Becoming romantically involved with a girl...

6.3

183 votes

6.3

183 votes

Quentin Durward

1955 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Robert Taylor · Kay Kendall · Robert Morley · George Cole

Plot In 1465 Quentin Durwood travels to France to meet Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy, on behalf of his elderly Scottish uncle whom, for political reasons, the Duke of Burgundy intends she...

6.3

527 votes

6.3

527 votes

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast William Powell · Myrna Loy · Gloria DeHaven · Lucile Watson

Plot Nick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's...

6.3

125 votes

6.3

125 votes

Night Must Fall

1937 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Robert Montgomery · Rosalind Russell · Dame May Whitty · Alan Marshal

Plot Crotchety old Mrs. Bransom hires a charming young man named Danny as a live-in companion. Less charmed by Danny is Mrs. Bransom's niece, Olivia, a repressed young woman who suspects...

6.3

167 votes

6.3

167 votes

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Mickey Rooney · Walter Connolly · William Frawley · Rex Ingram

Plot The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1939 film adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel of the same name, starring Mickey Rooney in the title role.

6.2

435 votes

6.2

435 votes

Above Suspicion

1943 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Joan Crawford · Fred MacMurray · Conrad Veidt · Basil Rathbone

Plot Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

6.1

194 votes

6.1

194 votes

The Honeymoon Machine

1961 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Steve McQueen · Brigid Bazlen · Jim Hutton · Paula Prentiss

Plot McQueen is an American sailor stationed in Venice who joins forces with scientist Hutton in an elaborate scheme to use a Navy computer to win at the roulette table. In-between...

6.0

345 votes

6.0

345 votes

Three Little Words

1950 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Fred Astaire · Red Skelton · Vera-Ellen · Arlene Dahl

Plot Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury for while, so he has to earn his money as a lyricst. Per chance he meets composer Harry...

6.0

70 votes

6.0

70 votes

The House of the Seven Hawks

1959 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Robert Taylor · Nicole Maurey · Linda Christian · Donald Wolfit

Plot Reminiscent of the film noir detective films like The Maltese Falcon, The House of Seven Hawks is really the same type of bird. Aptly directed by Richard Thorpe, the story...

6.0

124 votes

6.0

124 votes

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Johnny Weissmuller · Maureen O'Sullivan · Johnny Sheffield · Ian Hunter

Plot A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five...

6.0

8K votes

6.0

8K votes

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

5.9

2K votes

5.9

2K votes

Tarzan Escapes

1936 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Johnny Weissmuller · Maureen O'Sullivan · John Buckler · Benita Hume

Plot White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita who want Jane's help...

5.9

881 votes

5.9

881 votes