Hugh Griffith Movie Rankings
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 3.7311 out of 4 stars for Ben-Hur
3.7311
When Ben-Hur and long time friend Messala have a falling-out over political views Ben-Hur is sent to the galleys and his family to prison. He never stops looking for his family and promises himself revenge. ... more about Ben-Hur
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $0.98 
(6 sellers)
2
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 3.1818 out of 4 stars for Kind Hearts and Coronets
3.1818
Comedy about how the far-removed heir to the Dukedom of Chalfont murders all the people who stand in the way of his accesion to the title. ... more about Kind Hearts and Coronets
DVD from $6.06 
(2 sellers)
3
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 3.0548 out of 4 stars for Tom Jones
3.0548
Tony Richardson's rousing adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic comic novel stars Albert Finney as the eponymous swordsman. TOM JONES achieved enormous critical and commercial success, benefiting... ... more about Tom Jones
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $5.18 
(2 sellers)
4
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.8879 out of 4 stars for Mutiny on the Bounty
2.8879
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. ... more about Mutiny on the Bounty
DVD from $5.99 
(6 sellers)
5
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.8831 out of 4 stars for Abominable Dr. Phibes
2.8831
When his wife dies on the operating table, the vengeful Dr. Phibes begins killing her doctors patterned after Biblical plagues. ... more about Abominable Dr. Phibes
DVD from $3.00 
(6 sellers)
6
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.8353 out of 4 stars for Dr. Phibes Rises Again
2.8353
The moon rises at a predestined angle and awakens the sleeping Dr. Phibes three years later. ... more about Dr. Phibes Rises Again
DVD from $1.97 
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7
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.7874 out of 4 stars for How to Steal a Million
2.7874
Nicole's father, a legendary art collector, lends his prized Cellini Venus to a prestigious Paris museum. Unfortunately, the Venus was *not* sculpted by Cellini but by Nicole's grandfather. ... more about How to Steal a Million
DVD from $4.86 
(6 sellers)
8
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.6294 out of 4 stars for Cry of the Banshee
2.6294
In Elizabethan England, a wicked lord massacres nearly all the members of a coven of witches, earning the enmity of their leader, Oona. Oona calls up a magical servant, a "banshee", to destroy the lord's family. ... more about Cry of the Banshee
DVD from $12.48 
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10
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.0829 out of 4 stars for Gone to Earth
2.0829
Hazel Woodus is a beautiful but innocent country girl who loves all the creatures around her, especially her pet fox cub. She is given a rough time by her father but can escape to run barefoot through the woods when her harsh life gets too much for her. ... more about Gone to Earth
Not Available on DVD
11
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.0760 out of 4 stars for London Belongs to Me
2.0760
Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, Percy becomes mixed up with gangsters and a murder. ... more about London Belongs to Me
Not Available on DVD
12
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.0751 out of 4 stars for Counterfeit Traitor
2.0751
Eric Erickson, a Swedish oil trader, agrees to spy for the allies against the Nazis. His friends all turn away from him as the image of the collaborator colors all of his business and personal dealings. ... more about Counterfeit Traitor
DVD from $4.94 
(4 sellers)
13
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 2.0591 out of 4 stars for Exodus
2.0591
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus. ... more about Exodus
DVD from $5.99 
(3 sellers)
15
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.9551 out of 4 stars for Story on Page One
1.9551
When Jo Morris' marriage turned sour and heartless, she found sympathy and companionship with widower Larry Ellis. ... more about Story on Page One
Not Available on DVD
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.9033 out of 4 stars for Laughter in Paradise
1.9033
Famed practical joker Henry Russell leaves 50,000 pounds to each of his four surviving relatives. But his will has one last joke - they each have to undertake a task completely out of character within a month. ... more about Laughter in Paradise
Not Available on DVD
17
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.8546 out of 4 stars for Wild Heart
1.8546
A re-editing of _Gone to Earth (1950)_ (qv) after a disagreement and court case between director 'Michael Powell (I)' (qv) and producer 'David O. Selznick' (qv). Selznick's changes are mainly:- (1) Adding a prologue. ... more about Wild Heart
Not Available on DVD
18
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.8536 out of 4 stars for Bargee
1.8536
Hemel Pike is a canal barge casanova, aided and abetted by his illiterate cousin, Ronnie. Hemel has a girl in every town along his route, and each one is intent on marriage. He is finally caught when one of the girls, Christine, falls pregnant. ... more about Bargee
Not Available on DVD
19
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.8409 out of 4 stars for Titfield Thunderbolt
1.8409
The residents of a small English village are about to lose their ancient railroad. They decide to rescue it by running it themselves, in competition with the local bus company. ... more about Titfield Thunderbolt
DVD from $16.40 
(0 sellers)
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.8081 out of 4 stars for So Evil My Love
1.8081
Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her lodger, then her lover. ... more about So Evil My Love
Not Available on DVD
22
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.7940 out of 4 stars for Start the Revolution Without Me
1.7940
An account of the adventures of two sets of identical twins, badly scrambled at birth, on the eve of the French Revolution. One set is haughty and aristocratic, the other poor and somewhat dim. ... more about Start the Revolution Without Me
DVD from $5.79 
(4 sellers)
23
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.7724 out of 4 stars for Beggar's Opera
1.7724
Authentic rendering of John Gay's 18th century musical, filmed in Technicolor, about Captain MacHeath, a highwayman, and his love for too many beautiful women. ... more about Beggar's Opera
Not Available on DVD
24
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.7678 out of 4 stars for Lucky Jim
1.7678
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. ... more about Lucky Jim
Not Available on DVD
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.7278 out of 4 stars for Final Programme
1.7278
After the death of his Nobel Prize-winning father, billionaire physicist Jerry Cornelius becomes embroiled in the search for the mysterious "Final Programme", developed by his father. ... more about Final Programme
DVD from $49.99 
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27
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.7255 out of 4 stars for Last Remake of Beau Geste
1.7255
The priceless Blue Water sapphire is coveted by the heirs of Sir Hector Geste - his new wife, Flavia; his daughter, Isabel; and his adopted twin sons, heroic Beau and pathetic Digby. ... more about Last Remake of Beau Geste
Not Available on DVD
28
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.7136 out of 4 stars for Fixer
1.7136
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.7134 out of 4 stars for Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1.7134
This is a retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in England in the 1920s. To the children and staff at the orphanage, Auntie Roo is a kindly American widow who gives them a lavish Christmas party each year in her mansion, Forrest Grange. ... more about Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
DVD from $4.73 
(2 sellers)
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.3648 out of 4 stars for Wuthering Heights
1.3648
The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. ... more about Wuthering Heights
DVD from $5.99 
(6 sellers)
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.3557 out of 4 stars for What?
1.3557
A young American woman (Sydne Rome) traveling through Italy finds herself in a strange Mediterranean villa where nothing seems right. ... more about What?
Not Available on DVD
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.3192 out of 4 stars for Craze
1.3192
Jack Palance plays as a demented art dealer & antique-shop owner who performs nightly rituals in honor of the African god Chuku, whom he believes will reward him with unimaginable wealth and power if he merely offers up human sacrifice. ... more about Craze
Not Available on DVD
35
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.2370 out of 4 stars for Legend of the Werewolf
1.2370
A travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral "wolf boy", who grows into adulthood only to kill the one-man band. ... more about Legend of the Werewolf
Not Available on DVD
36
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.1913 out of 4 stars for Passover Plot
1.1913
Dramatization of the controversial best-seller that posits an alternate version of the birth of Christianity. In this version, Jesus planned for His crucifixion by taking a drug that would simulate death. ... more about Passover Plot
Not Available on DVD
37
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 1.1687 out of 4 stars for Term of Trial
1.1687
Graham Weir (Laurence Olivier) is an alcoholic schoolteacher whose criminal record for refusing to fight during the Second World War has prevented him from progressing further in his teaching career. ... more about Term of Trial
Not Available on DVD
38
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Day They Robbed the Bank of England
0.0001
London at the turn of the century. Three men is on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their leader, discovers the bank's weak spot: an old forgotten sewer straight under the vaults. ... more about Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Not Available on DVD
41
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Good Companions
0.0001
A touring variety troupe, the "Dinky Doos" are in financial trouble. ... more about Good Companions
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hide and Seek
0.0001
A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. ... more about Hide and Seek
Not Available on DVD
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lisa
0.0001
When the end came for World War II, many Jews were spread around the free world and desired to return to Palestine. Lisa Held (Dolores Hart) has been promised to be returned to her native land. ... more about Lisa
Not Available on DVD
45
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
0.0001
Pinky is released from prison and has decided to go straight from now on, but accidentally getting himself a job as a maintenance man at a large bank, gives him a lot of undue attention from Ivan the Terrible, the local hoodlum. ... more about Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
DVD from $1.75 
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Oh Dad
0.0001
A mother drops her son and husband off at a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and carries him around with her. Complications ensue. ... more about Oh Dad
Not Available on DVD
47
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Passage Home
0.0001
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Poppies Are Also Flowers
0.0001
In an attempt to stem the heroin trade from Iran, a group of narcotics agents working for the UN inject a radioactive compound into a seized shipment of opium, in the hopes that it will lead them to the main heroin distributor in Europe. ... more about Poppies Are Also Flowers
Not Available on DVD
49
Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Run for Your Money
0.0001
Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter, played by Alec Guiness, who will be their escort. ... more about Run for Your Money
DVD from $16.40 
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sailor from Gibraltar
0.0001
Alan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes to be intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow who's searching a sailor known many years before. ... more about Sailor from Gibraltar
Not Available on DVD
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Hugh Griffith scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Take Me High
0.0001
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Hugh Griffith
Birthdate:
May 30, 1912
Death date:
May 14, 1980

Hugh Griffith

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1940s
9
total ranking of 1.8076  1.8076
1950s
12
total ranking of 2.0626  2.0626
1960s
15
total ranking of 2.2789  2.2789
1970s
17
total ranking of 1.8933  1.8933
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.1714
Hugh Griffith is ranked overall as 2.1714 of of 4 stars
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