The best Richard Burton’s drama movies on Google Play Movies

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

10/11/1925- 05/08/1984
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Cleopatra

Cleopatra
7/10
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic
3.8/10
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?

The Robe

The Robe
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 16/09/1953
  • Character: Marcellus Gallio
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. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 22/06/1966
  • Character: George
A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.1/10
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great
5.8/10
He was a fierce military commander who led huge armies into battle without a single defeat; a magnificent warrior who many believed was part god - this was Alexander the Great (Richard Burton), the legendary Greek hero hailed by his countrymen as "The King of Kings". Born in 356 B.C. into a turbulent world of political unrest, educated by Aristotle (Barry Jones) and chosen to lead his people in the grand tradition of his powerful father (Fredric March), this glamorous world conqueror rose above all conflict to unite the continents of Europe and Asia to become one of the most celebrated rulers of all time! Written, produced and directed by Oscar - winner Robert Rossen and featuring the extraordinary Claire Bloom and a remarkable cast of thousands, this stunning portrait of one of history's most fascinating figures is colossal entertainment and an amazing spectacle.

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days
7.4/10
Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana
7.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 06/08/1964
  • Character: Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 16/12/1965
  • Character: Alec Leamas
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.

The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 23/06/1965
  • Character: Edward Hewitt
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel
7/10
A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.

The Klansman

The Klansman
5.2/10
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. Assuming that the men in white sheets aren't intent on holding a fair and impartial trial, Garth takes to the woods as the Klansmen lynching party hunts him down.

Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 28/08/1957
  • Character: Capt. Leith
During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the arrival of Brand's wife, who had a tryst with Leith years earlier.

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/09/1963
  • Character: Paul Andros
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats
6.7/10
Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them

The Comedians

The Comedians
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 31/10/1967
  • Character: Brown
American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.

Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus
5.4/10
Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to employ necromancy to conjure Mephistopheles out of hell. He bargains away his soul to Lucifer in exchange for living 24 years during which Mephistopheles will be his slave. Faustus signs the pact in his own blood and Mephistopheles reveals the works of the devil to Faustus.

The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur
5.8/10
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.

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