Edmond O'Brien Archives

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Rating: ★★★★★

Jan 1, 2010Deformity/Historical Romance

The finest screen adaptation of Victor Hugo's oft-filmed historical novel. This is visually stunning and featuring an awards-worthy performance from Charles Laughton as the malformed Quasimodo

Director: William S. Dieterle

Actors: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Edmond O'Brien

Category: Horror

1 January 20108 April 2026 by Roog

A Double Life (1947)

Rating: ★★½

Mar 13, 2010Mad Shakespearean Actor

George Cukor was one of the legendary Hollywood directors. Here he dives into film noir with Ronald Colman as a stage actor who psychopathically over-identifies with Shakespeare's Othello

Director: George Cukor

Actors: Ronald Colman, Edmond O'Brien, Shelley Winters, Signe Hasso, …

Category: Horror

13 March 201014 January 2026 by Roog

The first film adaptation of the classic George Orwell dystopian work. The brilliance of the book only comes through in occasional moments but mostly the film befalls the leaden hand of director Michael Anderson

Director: Michael Anderson

Actors: Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff, …

Category: Science Fiction

13 January 201428 December 2025 by Roog

Moon Pilot (1962)

Rating: ★

Feb 3, 2001Female Alien Visitor/Disney Comedy

Disney comedy starring Tom Tyron as an astronaut caught up in comedic antics with alien visitor Dany Saval

Director: James Neilson

Actors: Tom Tryon, Dany Saval, Edmond O'Brien, Brian Keith

Category: Science Fiction

3 February 200110 September 2024 by Roog

Seven Days in May (1964)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 14, 2001Political Thriller/Presidential Overthrow Plot

Stark black-and-white thriller from John Frankenheimer about a military coup in the US. Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling delivers a superb script

Director: John Frankenheimer

Actors: Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Frederic March, Edmond O'Brien, …

Category: Science Fiction

14 February 200111 March 2025 by Roog

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 16, 2000Submarine Journey Through the Human Body

An all-time favourite based on the notion of a journey through the human body via a miniaturised submarine, an idea that comes with a sublime poetry despite the sometimes dodgy effects and plot holes

Director: Richard Fleischer

Actors: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Donald Pleasence, Arthur Kennedy, …

Category: Science Fiction

16 December 200018 February 2026 by Roog