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TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Richard Burton.

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Richard Burton
Birthdate: November 10, 1925
Death date: August 5, 1984

Richard Burton

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1940s
No Reviews
2
1950s
2.6811
14
total ranking of 2.6811
1960s
2.5271
23
total ranking of 2.5271
1970s
2.4832
14
total ranking of 2.4832
1980s
1.2871
3
total ranking of 1.2871
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Richard Burton is ranked overall as 2.9155 of of 4 stars2.9155

Richard Burton Movie Rankings

1
Richard Burton starring in Becket
Becket (1964)
Richard Burton scores a combined 3.0590 out of 4 stars for Becket3.0590
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. ...more about Becket
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
2
Richard Burton starring in Longest Day
Longest Day, The (1962)
Richard Burton scores a combined 3.0260 out of 4 stars for Longest Day3.0260
Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up the operation. ...more about Longest Day
3
Richard Burton starring in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Richard Burton scores a combined 3.0194 out of 4 stars for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?3.0194
New Biology instructor Nick and his wife Honey visit the campus home of burned-out History professor George and his viperish wife Martha. ...more about Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
4
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.8995 out of 4 stars for Nineteen Eighty-Four2.8995
After The Atomic War the world is divided into three states. London is the capital of Oceania, ruled by a party who has total control over all its citizens. Winston Smith is one of the bureaucrats, rewriting history in one of the departments. ...more about Nineteen Eighty-Four
5
Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965)
Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.8995 out of 4 stars for Spy Who Came In from the Cold2.8995
Alec Leamas, a British spy is sent to East Germany supposedly to defect, but in fact to sow disinformation. As more plot turns appear, Leamas becomes more convinced that his own people see him as just a cog. ...more about Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
6
Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.8934 out of 4 stars for Cleopatra2.8934
The film is the historical and poetical drama of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt who wants to stabilize her power by using the tensions in the Roman Empire. ...more about Cleopatra
7
Wild Geese, The (1978)
Wild Geese, The (1978)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.7987 out of 4 stars for Wild Geese2.7987
A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. ...more about Wild Geese
8
Candy (1968)
Candy (1968)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.7836 out of 4 stars for Candy2.7836
  • Not Available on DVD
9
Bitter Victory (1957)
Bitter Victory (1957)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.7036 out of 4 stars for Bitter Victory2.7036
Unfit commander receives an undeserved citation for an attack on Rommel's headquarters. Unbeknownst to him, his wife is having an affair with one of his officers. ...more about Bitter Victory
10
Equus (1977)
Equus (1977)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.6781 out of 4 stars for Equus2.6781
A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. ...more about Equus
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
11
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.5754 out of 4 stars for Under Milk Wood2.5754
This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" (read it backwards). We meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'eyes' of Blind Captain cat. ...more about Under Milk Wood
12
Alexander the Great (1956)
Alexander the Great (1956)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.5463 out of 4 stars for Alexander the Great2.5463
An epic film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the macedonian king that united all ancient greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. ...more about Alexander the Great
13
Look Back in Anger (1958)
Look Back in Anger (1958)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.4939 out of 4 stars for Look Back in Anger2.4939
Actor Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
14
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.4193 out of 4 stars for Anne of the Thousand Days2.4193
Henry VIII's obsession with siring a male heir endangers all around him: his courtiers, his government servants, and, especially, young Anne Boleyn. What ensues is both more, and less, than a love story; it changes England forever. ...more about Anne of the Thousand Days
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Desert Rats, The (1953)
Desert Rats, The (1953)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.3200 out of 4 stars for Desert Rats2.3200
Rommel has the British in retreat on his way to the Suez Canal. All that stands in his way is Tobruk, held by a vastly out numbered force of Australian troops. ...more about Desert Rats
16
Medusa Touch, The (1978)
Medusa Touch, The (1978)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.3021 out of 4 stars for Medusa Touch2.3021
  • Not Available on DVD
17
Taming of the Shrew, The (1967)
Taming of the Shrew, The (1967)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.2724 out of 4 stars for Taming of the Shrew2.2724
Burton and Taylor play Petrucio and Catherine in a fairly rigorous attempt to stay with both the Shakespearian language and script, while still adding a three dimensional, outdoor flavor to this screen adaptation. ...more about Taming of the Shrew
Actor Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
  • David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
18
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.2660 out of 4 stars for Where Eagles Dare2.2660
During WW2 a British aircraft is shot down and crashes in Nazi held territory. The Germans capture the only survivor, an American General, and take him to the nearest SS headquarters. ...more about Where Eagles Dare
19
Raid on Rommel (1971)
Raid on Rommel (1971)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.1834 out of 4 stars for Raid on Rommel2.1834
Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscientious objector. Despite all odds they succeed with their mission. ...more about Raid on Rommel
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Absolution (1978)
Absolution (1978)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.0948 out of 4 stars for Absolution2.0948
At a Catholic public school, Benjamin Stanfield is tired of being the teacher's pet and decides to play a practical joke on his form master Father Goddard. ...more about Absolution
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Night of the Iguana, The (1964)
Night of the Iguana, The (1964)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.0819 out of 4 stars for Night of the Iguana2.0819
When defrocked American minister Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon is expelled from his Virginia church, he travels to Mexico in search of his destiny and sanity. ...more about Night of the Iguana
22
Robe, The (1953)
Robe, The (1953)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.0777 out of 4 stars for Robe2.0777
Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. ...more about Robe
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
23
Staircase (1969)
Staircase (1969)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.0149 out of 4 stars for Staircase2.0149
Charles Dyer and Harry Leeds are a couple that have been living together for nearly 20 years. ...more about Staircase
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
Richard Burton scores a combined 2.0053 out of 4 stars for Hammersmith Is Out2.0053
The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor of dubious sanity himself. The patient (Burton) offers the innocent orderly (Bridges) vast riches if he'll help him escape. ...more about Hammersmith Is Out
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Klansman, The (1974)
Klansman, The (1974)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.9186 out of 4 stars for Klansman1.9186
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young woman has been violently raped. The white town fathers immediately declare that the attacker had to be black, and place the blame on Garth, a young black man. ...more about Klansman
26
Assassination of Trotsky, The (1972)
Assassination of Trotsky, The (1972)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.8939 out of 4 stars for Assassination of Trotsky1.8939
After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with the politics. Stalin has sent out an assassin, Frank Jacson. Jacson befriends a young communist and gets an invitation to Trotsky's house. ...more about Assassination of Trotsky
27
Bluebeard (1972)
Bluebeard (1972)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.8516 out of 4 stars for Bluebeard1.8516
Richard Burton, starring as Baron von Sepper, an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. ...more about Bluebeard
28
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.7947 out of 4 stars for Exorcist II: The Heretic1.7947
The demon is back in this the second film of the three part series as a new priest played by Richard Burton tries to find the demon still living inside Regan (Linda Blair). ...more about Exorcist II: The Heretic
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor - Horror
29
Doctor Faustus (1967)
Doctor Faustus (1967)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.7638 out of 4 stars for Doctor Faustus1.7638
30
Comedians, The (1967)
Comedians, The (1967)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.5834 out of 4 stars for Comedians1.5834
Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism. ...more about Comedians
31
Circle of Two (1980)
Circle of Two (1980)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.4976 out of 4 stars for Circle of Two1.4976
  • Not Available on DVD
32
V.I.P.s, The (1963)
V.I.P.s, The (1963)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.3711 out of 4 stars for V.I.P.s1.3711
33
Villain (1971)
Villain (1971)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.1378 out of 4 stars for Villain1.1378
Murderous, sadistic London gang leader Vic Dakin, a mother-obsessed homosexual modeled on real-life gangster Ronnie Kray, is worried about potential stool pigeons that may bring down his criminal empire. ...more about Villain
  • Not Available on DVD
34
Lovespell (1981)
Lovespell (1981)
Richard Burton scores a combined 1.0729 out of 4 stars for Lovespell1.0729
35
Boom (1968)
Boom (1968)
Richard Burton scores a combined 0.7166 out of 4 stars for Boom0.7166
The incredibly rich writer Sissy Goforth lives alone with her servants and nurses on the top of a Mediterranean island, on which she makes her own rules. Her days consist of dictating her autobiography and begging for injections. ...more about Boom
  • Not Available on DVD
36
Big Sur, The (1965)
Big Sur, The (1965)
No Reviews Available
This promotional short for _Sandpiper, The (1965)_ (qv) visits the coastal area known as The Big Sur, in Monterey County, California, where the movie was filmed. ...more about Big Sur
  • Not Available on DVD
37
Bramble Bush, The (1960)
Bramble Bush, The (1960)
No Reviews Available
A handsome and successful young doctor returns to his home town in New England to see his dying friend for one last time. ...more about Bramble Bush
  • Not Available on DVD
38
Dylan Thomas (1962)
Dylan Thomas (1962)
No Reviews Available
An atmospheric tribute to the genius of Welsh poet and dramatist Dylan Thomas, using many of the windswept locations where Thomas himself grew up and found his inspiration. ...more about Dylan Thomas
  • Not Available on DVD
39
Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
No Reviews Available
A group of enterprising smugglers make use of an ancient charter to smuggle brandy into the southern coast of England. When their ship is seized it looks like they are in trouble until the Customs Officers try & find out where the brandy went. ...more about Green Grow the Rushes
  • Not Available on DVD
40
Hamlet (1964)
Hamlet (1964)
No Reviews Available
Sir John Gielgud directed this "Electronovision" taping of the play "Hamlet" performed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater on Broadway in 1964 ("Electronovision" was a short-lived gimmick which was basically closed-circuit TV). ...more about Hamlet
41
Ice Palace (1960)
Ice Palace (1960)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
42
Last Days of Dolwyn, The (1949)
Last Days of Dolwyn, The (1949)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
43
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
No Reviews Available
When Philip Ashley's much-loved (and rich) cousin Ambrose dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife Rachel to inherit his wealth. ...more about My Cousin Rachel
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Not Available on DVD
44
Now Barabbas (1949)
Now Barabbas (1949)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
45
On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
46
Prince of Players (1955)
Prince of Players (1955)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
47
Rains of Ranchipur, The (1955)
Rains of Ranchipur, The (1955)
No Reviews Available
India. The spoilt and stubborn Edwina Esketh, comes to a small town with her husband. She falls in love with an indian doctor, Dr. Safti. She also meets an old friend of hers, the alcoholic Tom Ransome. An awful earthquake is followed by days of rain. ...more about Rains of Ranchipur
  • Not Available on DVD
48
Sea Wife (1957)
Sea Wife (1957)
No Reviews Available
In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. ...more about Sea Wife
49
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
50
Statue for 'The Sandpiper', A (1965)
Statue for 'The Sandpiper', A (1965)
No Reviews Available
Some sculptors use marble as a medium to create beauty; 'Edmund Kara' (qv) uses large redwood tree stumps. Kara has been commissioned to create a statue of 'Elizabeth Taylor (I)' (qv), which will be featured in _Sandpiper, The (1965)_ (qv). ...more about Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
  • Not Available on DVD
51
Breakthrough (1979)
Breakthrough (1979)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
52
Thursday's Children (1954)
Thursday's Children (1954)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
53
Un mur à Jerusalem (1970)
Un mur à Jerusalem (1970)
No Reviews Available
A brilliant documentary about the growth of Israel into the Jewish homeland. ...more about Un mur à Jerusalem
  • Not Available on DVD
54
Waterfront (1950)
Waterfront (1950)
No Reviews Available
A good-for-nothing sailor walks out on his young family leaving them to fend for themselves in the Liverpool slums. They make a go of their lives and the eldest daughter, now a woman, is none too pleased at her father's attempted return. ...more about Waterfront
  • Not Available on DVD
55
Woman with No Name, The (1950)
Woman with No Name, The (1950)
No Reviews Available
A young woman with amnesia finds herself in London during the second world war. She falls in love and marries a Polish man in the R.A.F. He gets killed and then a crippled man comes to her and says she is his wife. ...more about Woman with No Name
  • Not Available on DVD
56
Sandpiper, The (1965)
Sandpiper, The (1965)
Richard Burton scores a combined zero out of 4 stars for Sandpiper0.0001
Young Danny Reynolds and his mother Laura (Elizabeth Taylor) live an idyllic life near California's Big Sur. Laura teaches Danny at home. After Danny shoots a deer, authorities take the boy away to live and study in a parochial orphanage/school. ...more about Sandpiper
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