Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...

The Left Hand of God

1955

English

6.4

♡ 8

48%

Action

based on novel or book

Edward Dmytryk Director

Agnes Moorehead as Beryl Sigman

Philip Ahn as Jan Teng

Victor Sen Yung as John Wong

Lee J. Cobb as Mieh Yang

A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.

Gorilla at Large

1954

English

5.4

♡ 4

27%

Harmon Jones Director

Charlotte Austin as Audrey Baxter

Lee J. Cobb as Detective Sgt. Garrison

Cameron Mitchell as Joey Matthews

Lee Marvin as Shaughnessy--Policeman

At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone in a gorilla suit.

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

1973

English

6.2

♡ 9

50%

Richard C. Sarafian Director

Owen Bush as Conductor

Lee J. Cobb as Harvey Lapchance

Burt Reynolds as Jay Grobart

George Hamilton as Willard Crocker

On the run from her violent husband, Catherine Crocker witnesses a train robbery and is taken prisoner by a frontier outlaw gang, led by a bandit who’s hiding a secret of his own.

Exodus

1960

English

6.7

♡ 13

65%

israeli–palestinian conflict

jewry

palestinian-israeli conflict

War

Otto Preminger Director

Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan

Lee J. Cobb as Barak Ben Canaan

Jill Haworth as Karen

Paul Stevens as Reuben

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Johnny O'Clock

1947

English

6.8

♡ 5

33%

Robert Rossen Director

Cy Schindell as Dealer

Thomas Gomez as Guido Marchettis

Lee J. Cobb as Inspector Koch

Evelyn Keyes as Nancy Hobson

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

1968

Spanish

5.9

♡ 5

Action

armored car

based on novel or book

Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Director

Elke Sommer as Ann Bennett

Jack Palance as Douglas

Lee J. Cobb as Steve Skorsky

Gary Lockwood as Tony Ferris

After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.

La polizia sta a guardare

1973

Italian

6.6

♡ 4

Roberto Infascelli Director

Remo De Angelis as Bartoli

Ezio Sancrotti as Catalano

Lee J. Cobb as Jovine

Claudio Gora as L'avvocato Samperi

In early seventies Italy, plagued by criminality and political terrorism, a fearless police commissioner is sent to restore law and order in a northern industrial town devastated by a recent wave of violence and kidnappings..

The Family Secret

1951

English

6.2

♡ 1

Henry Levin Director

John Baer as Boy at Birthday Party

Paul Dubov as Deputy District Attorney

Lee J. Cobb as Howard Clark

Bill Walker as Larry

When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

Sirocco

1951

English

6.2

♡ 7

25%

Curtis Bernhardt Director

Lee J. Cobb as Col. Feroud

Everett Sloane as Gen. LaSalle

Nick Dennis as Nasir Aboud

Peter Brocco as The Barber

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

Nick the Sting

1976

Italian

5.9

♡ 3

Fernando Di Leo Director

Edoardo Faieta as Rahn

Lee J. Cobb as Robert Clark

William Berger as Roizman

Pietro Ceccarelli as Strauss

Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American businessman he thinks responsible for his friend's death. He succeeds in getting a hundred thousand swiss francs and uses them to carry out the second part of his plan.

The Three Faces of Eve

1957

English

7.2

♡ 14

94%

77%

Action

based on a true story

based on true story

dissociative identity disorder

Nunnally Johnson Director

Lee J. Cobb as Doctor Curtis Luther

Mary Field as Effie Blanford

Joanne Woodward as Eve White / Eve Black / Jane

Douglas Spencer as Mr. Black

A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.

Macho Callahan

1970

English

5.5

♡ 4

Bernard L. Kowalski Director

James Gammon as Cowboy

William Bryant as Dealer

Lee J. Cobb as Duffy

Michael Masters as Guard

A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate army is later thrown into a hellish stockade on desertion charges. He eventually breaks out of the prison camp, reunites with his old partner and sets out to kill the man who was responsible for his being in the camp in the first place. However, after accidentally killing a Confederate officer, he finds himself pursued by a gang of vicious bounty hunters intent on collecting the reward put up by the dead officer's widow.

In Like Flint

1967

English

6.1

♡ 7

72%

Gordon Douglas Director

Jean Hale as Lisa

Lee J. Cobb as Lloyd C. Cramden

John Roy as Military Officer

Richard Bull as Newscaster

Flint is again called out of retirement when his old boss finds that he seems to have missed 3 Minutes while golfing with the President. Flint finds that the President has been replaced by an actor (Flint's line [with a wistful look] is "An Actor as President?") Flint finds that a group of women have banded together to take over the world through subliminal brainwashing in beauty salons they own.

Anna and the King of Siam

1946

English

7.0

♡ 5

89%

John Cromwell Director

Addison Richards as Capt. Orton

Lee J. Cobb as Kralahome

John Abbott as Phya Phrom

Ben Welden as Third Judge

In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

Golden Boy

1939

English

6.8

♡ 3

83%

Rouben Mamoulian Director

Don Beddoe as Borneo

Cy Schindell as Fighter

Minerva Urecal as Grocery Customer

Lee J. Cobb as Mr. Bonaparte

Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his parents. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962

English

6.5

♡ 7

43%

ss (nazi schutzstaffel)

War

Vincente Minnelli Director

Kathryn Givney as Elena von Hartrott

Lee J. Cobb as Julio Madariaga

Angela Lansbury as Marguerite Laurier

Nestor Paiva as Miguel

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.

The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950

English

6.8

♡ 6

100%

san francisco, california

Felix E. Feist Director

John Dall as Andy Cullen

Jane Wyatt as Lois Frazer

Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Ed Cullen

Marjorie Bennett as Muriel Quimby

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.

Mafia

1968

Italian

7.0

♡ 2

Damiano Damiani Director

Franco Nero as Capt. Bellodi

Lee J. Cobb as Don Mariano Arena

Serge Reggiani as Parrinieddu

Claudia Cardinale as Rosa Nicolosi

Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocked by the influence the Mafia has over the people and even himself.