Movies starring Alan Badel

Salome (1953)

103 mins     Drama      

I've watched "Salome" I think it is 3 times now and have come to the conclusion that each day on set someone tossed a coin to decide what sort of movie they were making that day. It is the only way I can explain how in one sc...

Arabesque (1966)

105 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

If Cary Grant played James Bond I would imagine the end result would have ended up something like "Arabesque" which could be described as Stanley Donen does Hitchcock whilst Gregory Peck does Cary Grant. Sounds a jumble, some...

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

143 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

I have watched "The Day of the Jackal" 3 times, first time I found it incredibly hard going, slow, overly detailed and whilst I had never read Frederick Forsyth's original novel felt that it might be too literal in its adapta...

The Riddle of the Sands (1979)

102 mins     Adventure , Drama, Thriller      

Reading various reviews of "The Riddle of the Sands" those which are positive generally mention Erskine Childers's novel from which it is adapted and how director Tony Maylam had done a good job of translating the books tone....