Acting
Omar Sharif
Born April 10, 1932 · Alexandria, Egypt
Died July 10, 2015 · aged 83
Omar Sharif (April 10, 1932 - July 10, 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. The son of a precious wood merchant, he grew up in a united Christian family of Syrian and Lebanese descent with his parents and his sister. Enrolled at Victoria College, a prestigious British school in Alexandria, the teenager studied science and foreign languag…
Known For
The 13th Warrior · 1999The 13th Warrior
★ 6.71999
MovieAdventureHistory
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.
Lawrence of Arabia · 1962Lawrence of Arabia
★ 8.01962
MovieAdventureHistory
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
10,000 BC · 200810,000 BC
★ 5.52008
MovieAdventureAction
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
Hidalgo · 2004Hidalgo
★ 6.92004
MovieWesternAdventure
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
The Parole Officer · 2001The Parole Officer
★ 5.82001
MovieCrimeComedy
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.
Doctor Zhivago · 1965Doctor Zhivago
★ 7.61965
MovieDramaRomance
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Funny Girl · 1968Funny Girl
★ 7.21968
MovieComedyDrama
The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.
Top Secret! · 1984Top Secret!
★ 7.11984
MovieComedy
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Movies
The 13th Warrior · 1999The 13th Warrior
★ 6.71999
MovieAdventureHistory
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.
Lawrence of Arabia · 1962Lawrence of Arabia
★ 8.01962
MovieAdventureHistory
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
10,000 BC · 200810,000 BC
★ 5.52008
MovieAdventureAction
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
Hidalgo · 2004Hidalgo
★ 6.92004
MovieWesternAdventure
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
The Parole Officer · 2001The Parole Officer
★ 5.82001
MovieCrimeComedy
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.
Doctor Zhivago · 1965Doctor Zhivago
★ 7.61965
MovieDramaRomance
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Funny Girl · 1968Funny Girl
★ 7.21968
MovieComedyDrama
The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.
Top Secret! · 1984Top Secret!
★ 7.11984
MovieComedy
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Juggernaut · 1974Juggernaut
★ 6.21974
MovieThrillerAction
A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship. Inspired by real events.
The Possessed · 1988The Possessed
★ 5.41988
MovieDramaHistory
Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.
Mackenna's Gold · 1969Mackenna's Gold
★ 6.61969
MovieAdventureAction
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.
Funny Lady · 1975Funny Lady
★ 5.31975
MovieComedyDrama
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.
The Fall of the Roman Empire · 1964The Fall of the Roman Empire
★ 6.51964
MovieDramaHistory
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
Mayerling · 1968Mayerling
★ 6.21968
MovieDramaRomance
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.
Pleasure Palace · 1980Pleasure Palace
★ 5.51980
MovieDramaTV Movie
Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from losing his controlling interest to a business syndicate but finds his reputation is on the line when he runs into a mystery lady who seems to operate on both sides of the law.
Grand Larceny · 1987Grand Larceny
★ 5.01987
MovieThrillerMystery
A woman who hasn't seen her father in 18 years, learns of his death and goes to his estate in France to carry out his wishes. She then learns that her father was a thief who after getting caught and going to prison and upon his release was approached by an insurance company, who wanted him to use his talents in helping them recover some valuables that had been stolen, which became his new job. Now that he is gone, he wants her to continue his work.
The Pink Panther Strikes Again · 1976The Pink Panther Strikes Again
★ 6.91976
MovieComedyCrime
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Inchon · 1981Inchon
★ 3.91981
MovieHistoryWar
Gen. Douglas MacArthur leads a Korean War campaign, and the war tests a married couple's relationship.
Mother · 1991Mother
★ 7.91991
MovieDrama
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.
One Night with the King · 2006One Night with the King
★ 6.72006
MovieDramaHistory
In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.
The Night of the Generals · 1967The Night of the Generals
★ 6.81967
MovieThrillerMystery
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift · 20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
★ 6.12010
MovieComedyDocumentary
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so culture-jamtastic that we're sorry we can't be there to hold your hand as you watch in dazed amazement. Thousands of hours of brain-boiling footage have been concentrated into an impenetrable jewel of an experience, teach us once and for all that loving well is the best revenge.
Mountains of the Moon · 1990Mountains of the Moon
★ 6.51990
MovieAdventureDrama
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
La Martingale · 1983La Martingale
★ 7.51983
MovieTV Movie
A high-stakes drama set in the world of gambling, where a clever but morally conflicted roulette player, Alex Joski, joins forces with a desperate woman battling debt. As they pursue an “unfailing system” to beat the casino, their alliance is tested by jealousy, mistrust, and the reappearance of the woman’s troublesome former lover.


