Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

August 28, 1899 · 127 years old

Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found success in movies during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly…

Known For

25 titles
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Gaslight

Gaslight

1944 · 1h 54m · Movie

Ten years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the house rises from a secret that may require driving his wif...

7.8
2
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967 · 2h 11m · Movie

In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.

5.0
3
How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

1966 · 2h 3m · Movie

The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.

7.5
4
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · 2h 55m · Movie

A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

6.7
5
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

1967 · 1h 46m · Movie

Conservative young lawyer Paul Bratter marries the vivacious Corie Banks. Their highly passionate relationship descends into discord when they rent their first apartment - a rundown five-flight NYC walk-up with eccentric neighbors.

7.0
6
The Earrings of Madame De...

The Earrings of Madame De...

1953 · 1h 45m · Movie

When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in de...

7.9
7
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940 · 2h 21m · Movie

A duchess' irrational behavior toward her children's governess triggers tragic events that will change her family's lives forever.

7.4
8
Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966 · 2h 53m · Movie

August 1944. The Allies are approaching Paris and resistance groups within the city start to plan an uprising against the Germans. However, Hitler wants the city destroyed if it looks like the Allies will take it.

6.8
9
Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

1932 · 1h 19m · Movie

A gold-digging secretary will do whatever it takes to get ahead in society-including luring her morally minded boss away from his happy marriage.

7.0
10
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1973 · 2h 30m · Movie

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La.

5.2
11
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1958 · 1h 59m · Movie

During the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.

6.4
12
Stavisky

Stavisky

1974 · 2h 0m · Movie

A swindler's activity indirectly caused a political crisis in France in the last years before World War II.

6.5
13
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962 · 2h 33m · Movie

In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on opposite sides.

6.5
14
The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955 · 2h 14m · Movie

At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.

6.3
15
The Garden of Allah

The Garden of Allah

1936 · 1h 19m · Movie

The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

5.8
16
The April Fools

The April Fools

1969 · 1h 35m · Movie

A married man enters his boss' apartment to sign papers for a promotion and finds a party of 200 instead. He doesn't fit in, leaves with a woman, spends all night with her, falls in love with her--and finds out she's his boss' wife.

6.1
17
The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1943 · 1h 52m · Movie

The daughter (Joan Fontaine) of a musical mentor (Montagu Love) is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband (Charles Boyer), a handsome composer.

6.7
18
The Battle of the Rails

The Battle of the Rails

1946 · 1h 25m · Movie

Recounts the courageous efforts by French railroad workers who were part of an organized resistance during German World War II occupation.

7.0
19
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 · 1h 34m · Movie

An anthology of three loosely connected occult tales, with ironic and romantic twists.

6.9
20
A Woman's Vengeance

A Woman's Vengeance

1948 · 1h 36m · Movie

A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

6.9
21
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

1939 · 1h 30m · Movie

A concert pianist unhappily married to a mentally ill woman falls in love with a waitress.

6.7
22
Back Street

Back Street

1941 · 1h 29m · Movie

Five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a willful shop girl decides to become his mistress upon learning he has since gotten married and had a son.

6.7
23
Love Is a Ball

Love Is a Ball

1963 · 1h 51m · Movie

On the French Riviera, a professional matchmaker assisted by an American adventurer arranges for convenience marriages between titled impoverished aristocratic men and rich low-bred women.

6.0
24
The Fighting Lady

The Fighting Lady

1944 · 1h 1m · Movie

An in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.

7.1
25
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952 · 1h 37m · Movie

In a remote region of post-independence India, the love of a blind British woman pricks the conscience of an arms dealer.

6.3