Cast: Rod Taylor
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Rod Taylor. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 68
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · Movie · 146 min. · United States
Direction Quentin Tarantino
Cast Brad Pitt · Christoph Waltz · Mélanie Laurent · Diane Kruger
Synopsis In Inglourious Basterds (2009), Quentin Tarantino crafts a bold alternate history set during World War II. A ruthless squad of Jewish-American soldiers, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, terrorizes Nazis with brutal guerrilla tactics. Meanwhile, a young Jewish woman, Shosanna, plots...
7.8
152K votes
7.8
152K votes
The Birds
1963 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction Alfred Hitchcock
Cast Tippi Hedren · Rod Taylor · Jessica Tandy · Suzanne Pleshette
Synopsis In The Birds (1963), a charming coastal town in California becomes the setting for an inexplicable and terrifying phenomenon. A young woman, Melanie Daniels, visits the town to deliver a pair of lovebirds to a potential romantic interest, Mitch Brenner....
7.8
54K votes
7.8
54K votes
Separate Tables
1958 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Delbert Mann
Cast David Niven · Burt Lancaster · Rita Hayworth · Deborah Kerr
Synopsis "Separate Tables" touchingly and humorously examines the lives of the lonely-hearted guests at a hotel on England's south coast. Sibyl, a demure spinster on holiday with her mother, is attracted to a man who claims to be a war hero,...
7.5
3K votes
7.5
3K votes
Giant
1956 · Movie · 201 min. · United States
Direction George Stevens
Cast Elizabeth Taylor · Rock Hudson · James Dean · Carroll Baker
Synopsis Giant (1956) follows the epic saga of the Benedict family, spanning decades in Texas. When wealthy rancher Jordan "Bick" Benedict marries socialite Leslie Lynnton, their lives intertwine with the vast, rugged landscape of the Benedict ranch. As they navigate cultural...
7.4
24K votes
7.4
24K votes
The Twilight Zone: And When the Sky Was Opened (TV)
1959 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Douglas Heyes
Cast Rod Taylor · Jim Hutton · Charles Aidman · Maxine Cooper
Synopsis Three U.S. astronauts blast off from Earth on an initial test flight in an experimental rocket-ship, but during the flight into space the ship disappears from radar, then reappears. On return, the rocket-ship is hangared and put under a tarp,...
7.2
220 votes
7.2
220 votes
The Time Machine
1960 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction George Pal
Cast Rod Taylor · Alan Young · Yvette Mimieux · Sebastian Cabot
Synopsis In The Time Machine (1960), a Victorian inventor builds a remarkable machine capable of traveling through time. He journeys far into the future, arriving in the year 802,701, where he discovers a seemingly utopian society. However, he soon uncovers a...
7.2
9K votes
7.2
9K votes
All About 'The Birds'
2000 · Documentary · 80 min. · United States
Direction Laurent Bouzereau
Cast Alfred Hitchcock · Tippi Hedren · Rod Taylor · Veronica Cartwright
Synopsis A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials and scenes from the film. Hitchcock's daughter Pat, production designer Robert Boyle, screenwriter Evan Hunter, matte artist Albert Whitlock's colleagues Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor, storyboard artist Harold Michelson,...
7.0
161 votes
7.0
161 votes
Hong Kong (TV Series)
1960 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Boris Sagal · Stuart Rosenberg · Walter Doniger · Ida Lupino
Cast Rod Taylor · Lloyd Bochner · Gerald Jann · Jack Kruschen
7.0
21 votes
7.0
21 votes
36 Hours
1965 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction George Seaton
Cast James Garner · Eva Marie Saint · Rod Taylor · Werner Peters
Synopsis In this psychological war-drama an Army Major -from the American intelligence- is captured by the Germans during World War II -on the eve of the D-Day-. The Nazis attempt to brainwash him into believing that it's six years later, that...
6.9
513 votes
6.9
513 votes
The Catered Affair
1956 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Richard Brooks
Cast Bette Davis · Ernest Borgnine · Debbie Reynolds · Barry Fitzgerald
Synopsis At breakfast, Jane announces that she and Ralph are getting married the next week. All Jane and Ralph want is a small wedding with the immediate family and no reception. This is because Janes parents are poor and Jane and...
6.9
508 votes
6.9
508 votes
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)
1979 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Graham Evans · John Gorrie · Alan Gibson · Herbert Wise
Cast Roald Dahl · John Houseman · Andrew Ray · Joan Collins
Synopsis TV Series (1979-1988). 9 seasons. 112 episodes. A British anthology of mystery, suspense, horror and black comedy, highlighted by plot twists and surprise endings (in the early seasons, all by Roald Dahl), with lots of prestigious guest stars starring in...
6.8
49 votes
6.8
49 votes
Zabriskie Point
1970 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast Mark Frechette · Daria Halprin · Rod Taylor · Paul Fix
Synopsis An epic portrait of late Sixties America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology student Daria (who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert) and dropout Mark (who's wanted by the...
6.7
2K votes
6.7
2K votes
Young Cassidy
1965 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jack Cardiff · John Ford
Cast Rod Taylor · Maggie Smith · Julie Christie · Flora Robson
Synopsis Biographical drama based on the early life of playwright Sean O'Casey, depicting his rise from the 1910 Dublin slums to the celebrated openings of his early plays. Johnny Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist whose ambitions are restricted by the...
6.4
205 votes
6.4
205 votes
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993 · Documentary · 48 min. · United States
Direction Clyde Lucas
Cast Rod Taylor · Alan Young · Whit Bissell · Michael J. Fox
Synopsis The film was made about the Time Machine prop, not the movie, but during filming, Bob Burns surprised director Clyde Lucas by having Gene Warren, Sr. drop by. Warren, the award winning effects creator for the original movie, kindly consented...
6.4
39 votes
6.4
39 votes
Raintree County
1957 · Movie · 168 min. · United States
Direction Edward Dmytryk
Cast Montgomery Clift · Elizabeth Taylor · Eva Marie Saint · Nigel Patrick
Synopsis In this sumptuous Civil War story, a willful southern belle goes mad out of fear that she may be part black.
6.4
2K votes
6.4
2K votes
Chuka
1967 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Gordon Douglas
Cast Rod Taylor · John Mills · Ernest Borgnine · Luciana Paluzzi
6.3
594 votes
6.3
594 votes
The Virgin Queen
1955 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Henry Koster
Cast Bette Davis · Richard Todd · Joan Collins · Jay Robinson
Synopsis Sir Walter Raleigh gains audience with Queen Elizabeth I and soon wins her over to his way of thinking. He wants ships to sail and make a name for England. A young ward of the court, Beth Throgmorton, is strongly...
6.2
259 votes
6.2
259 votes
The Mercenaries
1968 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jack Cardiff
Cast Rod Taylor · Yvette Mimieux · Peter Carsten · Jim Brown
Synopsis A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $25 million in uncut diamonds.
6.2
550 votes
6.2
550 votes
Fate Is the Hunter
1964 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction Ralph Nelson
Cast Glenn Ford · Nancy Kwan · Rod Taylor · Suzanne Pleshette
Synopsis Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.
6.2
123 votes
6.2
123 votes
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Alan Ladd · Edward G. Robinson · Joanne Dru · William Demarest
Synopsis After 5 years in prison, ex-cop Steve Rollins is paroled and searches for the San Francisco mobsters who framed him for manslaughter.
6.0
129 votes
6.0
129 votes