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James Mason

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
Secret MissionSecret Mission (1942)
Dir. Harold French
Feat. Michael Wilding, James Mason, Hugh Williams
Wartime propaganda piece focused around four Brit intelligence officers on a mission in France to gauge the force of the German defences while being…
Thunder RockThunder Rock (1942)
Dir. Roy Boulting
Feat. Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Barbara Mullen
Wonderfully cerebral first film from the great Boulting Brothers in which a disillusioned newspaperman living in self imposed exile in a Michigan…
Man in Grey, TheMan in Grey, The (1943)
Dir. Leslie Arliss
Feat. James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert
Stagy melodrama told largely in flashback centers on the story of two women one rich, one poor and the man with whom a love triangle develops with…
Place of One's Own, APlace of One's Own, A (1945)
Dir. Bernard Knowles
Feat. James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Dennis Price
Elegant Victorian ghost story has an elderly couple James Mason and Margaret Lockwood buy a house possessed by a spirit who begins to fascinate their…
Seventh Veil, TheSeventh Veil, The (1945) Recommended
Dir. Compton Bennett
Feat. James Mason, Ann Todd
Renowned film serves up psychiatry in bite sized chunks as a concert pianist is cured of her complexes by a shrink intent on fixing her up with the…
Odd Man OutOdd Man Out (1947) Recommended
Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. James Mason, Robert Newton
James Mason, in one of his best roles, plays a wounded IRA–gunman hunted by police through a nightmare city–scape that clearly…
CaughtCaught (1949)
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Robert Ryan, Barbara Bel Geddes, James Mason
Noir–melodrama hybrid has half–mad millionaire Robert Ryan (a role based on Howard Hughes), wrapping Barbara Bel Geddes in the coils of a…
Reckless Moment, TheReckless Moment, The (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks
Masterful suspenser in which concerned parent Joan Bennett covers up an apparent murder in order to protect her vulnerable daughter and…
Desert Fox, TheDesert Fox, The (1951)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Sir Cedric Hardwicke
James Mason gives a definitive performance as Nazi General Rommel (which he repeated for THE DESERT RATS), whose troubles proved overwhelming despite…
Pandora and the Flying DutchmanPandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
Dir. Albert Lewin
Feat. Ava Gardner, James Mason, Nigel Patrick
Ava Gardner stars as the ravishing siren of a small Spanish town who has never fallen for anyone until the arrival of the mysterious James Mason, the…
Prisoner of Zenda, ThePrisoner of Zenda, The (1952)
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason
Second version of Anthony Hope's archetypal swashbuckler, sees King of Ruritania Stewart Granger deposed by his half–brother and…
Five FingersFive Fingers (5 Fingers) (1952)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie
Witty espionage thriller set during the Second World War with Mason as a status–hungry valet who hawks important documents to the Germans in…
Julius CaesarJulius Caesar (1953)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud
Marlon Brando, James Mason and John Gielgud star in this beautifully staged Hollywood adaptation. Passionate drama of power, conspiracy and murder in…
Story of Three Loves, TheStory of Three Loves, The (1953)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt
Feat. Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Leslie Caron
Romantic anthology film telling three separate stories in flashbacks experienced by three characters on board the same ocean liner. "The Jealous…
A Star Is BornA Star Is Born (1954) Recommended
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Judy Garland, James Mason
All–time great musical melodrama, with actress Judy Garland's star eclipsing hubby James Mason's.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas
Kirk Douglas and Peter Lorre are shipwreck survivors aboard the Nautilus under the strange command of Captain Nemo (James Mason). From Jules Verne's…
Prince ValiantPrince Valiant (1954)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner
Star studded tale of a young Viking prince striving to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
Forever Darling (1956)
Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Lucille Ball, James Mason, Desi Arnaz
The unique talents of Lucille Ball is the strongest aspect of this 'dysfunctional marriage' comedy, starring James Mason as her Guardian Angel. Ball…
Bigger Than LifeBigger Than Life (1956) Aro Favourite
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau
Enormously potent, landmark melodrama is also a career high for James Mason: he plays a suburban family man struck down with a rare heart disease,…
Cry Terror!Cry Terror! (1958)
Dir. Andrew L. Stone
Feat. James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod Steiger
Crime thriller with Rod Steiger as a mad extortionist who forces a New York shop owner (James Mason) to collect a ransom after threatening to blow up…
North by NorthwestNorth by Northwest (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
Cary Grant becomes a victim of mistaken identity and is chased across America by enemy agents, in one stylish set piece after another. One of Hitch's…
Journey to the Centre of the EarthJourney to the Centre of the Earth (1959)
Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. James Mason, Pat Boone
James Mason and Pat Boone head an intrepid earth–burrowing expedition in good, old fashioned adventure based on Jules Verne's novel.
LolitaLolita (1962) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. James Mason, Peter Sellers, Shelley Winters
A middle–aged man falls in love with a 14–year–old girl, so marries her mother to be near her. Fascinating black comedy of sexual…
Fall of the Roman EmpireFall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, James Mason
Monumental event is given a proportionate treatment with sets reputed to be the largest ever built and a literate script to boot.
Pumpkin Eater, ThePumpkin Eater, The (1964) Recommended
Dir. Jack Clayton
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason
Anne Bancroft is riveting as a woman of the verge of a nervous breakdown in this penetrating and vastly under–rated British melodrama. As…
Lord JimLord Jim (1965)
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Jack Hawkins
Georgy GirlGeorgy Girl (1966)
Dir. Silvio Narizzano
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling
Quaint comedy in which 'ugly duckling' Lynn Redgrave strives for happiness alongside her flamboyant friends. Its casual depiction of abortion made…
Blue Max, TheBlue Max, The (1966)
Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. George Peppard, Anton Diffring, James Mason
Impressively staged, this WW1 actioner concerns the career of ace German combat pilot Bruno Stachel (Peppard). Although the human drama is fairly…
MayerlingMayerling (1968)
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason
Austrian Crown–Prince Omar Sharif neglects the business of running the 19th Century Hapsburg empire, to have a secretive and ill–fated…
Age of ConsentAge of Consent (1968)
Dir. Michael Powell
Feat. James Mason, Helen Mirren
Dir. Michael Powell's (PEEPING TOM) last feature, based on Aussie artist Norman Lindsay (who also inspired SIRENS). Here, a cranky James Mason goes…
Cold SweatCold Sweat (De La Part Des Copains) (1970)
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason
Tight Charles Bronson vehicle see the tough guy play a retired convict who lives with his wife and daughter in the idyllic French Rivera, until some…
Mackintosh Man, TheMackintosh Man, The (1973)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason
Old–fashioned cold war thriller with Paul Newman playing a British intelligence agent who goes undercover to infiltrate a spy organisation. A…
Cross of IronCross of Iron (1977) Recommended
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason
A doomed German platoon facing annihilation at Russian hands find their instinct for personal glory greater than their instinct for…
Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series)Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series) (1977) Recommended
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft
Touched by the hand of Franco Zeffirelli and a who's–who of famous thesps, this is the most respectfully detailed and complete retelling of the…
Boys from Brazil, TheBoys from Brazil, The (1978)
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, James Mason
Ira Levin's novel makes for an ingenious if implausible thriller with obsessed Nazi–hunter Laurence Olivier trying to scupper super–Nazi…
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait (1978)
Dir. Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Feat. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason
Amiable remake of HERE COMES MR JORDAN, with footballer Warren Beatty called to heaven before his time, then returned to earth as another man. The…
Water Babies, TheWater Babies, The (1978)
Dir. Lionel Jeffries
Feat. James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw
The children's classic by Charles Kingsley, given a sterling treatment by its English cast and some nifty animation. A young chimney sweep finds…
Salem's LotSalem's Lot (1979) Recommended
Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin
Creepy Stephen King story made for TV, but no less scary for it. The town of Salem don't take kindly to nosy strangers!
BloodlineBloodline (1979)
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason
Suspense–lite, Sidney Sheldon–based outing for Audrey Hepburn, with the ageless movie icon battling hostile takeovers from within a newly…
Murder by DecreeMurder by Decree (1979)
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings
Sherlock Holmes and the ever faithful Watson are back, this time investigating the notorious Jack the Ripper and his gruesome fascination with…
North Sea HijackNorth Sea Hijack (Ffolkes) (1980)
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins
Roger Moore's attempt to distance himself from his typecasting as a cheeky playboy by playing an eccentric anti–terrorism expert who volunteers…
Evil Under the SunEvil Under the Sun (1981)
Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely
Murder at a resort hotel, with Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. An all–star cast and top production values, with sun and sea…
Verdict, TheVerdict, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason
Sombre dramatic death–march, with Paul Newman playing a convincingly booze–soaked lawyer, whose last chance in the courtroom sees him…
Shooting Party, TheShooting Party, The (1984)
Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. James Mason, Edward Fox, John Gielgud
A weekend hunt in 1913 paints a disquieting portrait of British class exploitation and chauvinism.
Miss Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (TV Mini-Series)Miss Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (TV Mini-Series) (2019)
Feat. Geraldine Hakewill, Joel Jackson, Catherine McClements
Spin–off of the popular Australian TV series MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES, set in Melbourne in the 1960's, and following a woman who aspires…

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