Movie Database

Movies by Director - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (21 [Missing: 0])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
SleuthA man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.1972Joseph L. MankiewiczMystery, Thriller8.0 (47K votes)13820211228
Man With Connections, The [Le pistonné]A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.1970Joseph L. MankiewiczComedy, Western6.9 (5K votes)12620230424
Honey Pot, TheIn Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.1967Joseph L. MankiewiczComedy, Crime, Mystery6.8 (2.4K votes)15020211228
Carol for Another ChristmasDaniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man.1964Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, Fantasy6.4 (969 votes)8420211228
CleopatraQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.1963Joseph L. MankiewiczBiography, Drama, History, Romance7.0 (32.1K votes)19220211228
Suddenly, Last SummerA surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.1959Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (15.2K votes)11420211228
Quiet American, TheA young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.1958Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, Romance, Thriller, War6.8 (1.8K votes)12020211228
Guys and DollsIn New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.1955Joseph L. MankiewiczComedy, Crime, Musical, Romance7.2 (17.2K votes)15020211228
Barefoot Contessa, TheThis is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.1954Joseph L. MankiewiczCrime, Drama, Mystery, Romance7.0 (10.9K votes)12820211228
Julius CaesarThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.1953Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, History7.3 (11.3K votes)12020211228
5 FingersDuring WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.1952Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, Thriller7.7 (4.7K votes)10820211228
People Will TalkDr. Noah Praetorius falls in love with Debra, a student who finds out that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend.1951Joseph L. MankiewiczComedy, Drama, Romance7.4 (6.2K votes)11020211228
All About EveA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.1950Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama8.2 (128K votes)13820211228
No Way OutA black doctor is assigned to treat two white racist suspects who are brothers, and when one dies, it causes tension that could start a race riot.1950Joseph L. MankiewiczCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller7.4 (5.2K votes)10620211228
House of StrangersAfter years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.1949Joseph L. MankiewiczCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller7.3 (3.4K votes)10120211228
Letter to Three Wives, AA letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.1949Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, Romance7.7 (9.3K votes)10320211228
EscapeA convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.1948Joseph L. MankiewiczThriller6.6 (349 votes)7820211228
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, TheIn 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.1947Joseph L. MankiewiczComedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller7.9 (18.3K votes)10420211228
Late George Apley, TheGeorge and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), and son John with Myrtle (from Worcester!), t1947Joseph L. MankiewiczComedy, Romance7.0 (838 votes)9320211228
Somewhere in the NightGeorge Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.1946Joseph L. MankiewiczCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance7.1 (2.9K votes)11020211228
DragonwyckA simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.1946Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller7.0 (4.4K votes)10320211228