6 Best Felix Bressart Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 13, 2026

Felix Bressart brought a gentle, endearing warmth to Hollywood comedies of the late 1930s and 1940s and was a favourite of director Ernst Lubitsch. To Be or Not to Be has Polish actors outwitting occupying Nazis, The Seventh Cross follows an escaped camp prisoner across Nazi Germany, Ziegfeld Girl transforms three women’s lives on Broadway, and Edison, the Man has a young inventor overcoming poverty. The Shop Around the Corner and Ninotchka round out the list.

The Seventh Cross (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Felix Bressart features in this wartime drama about an escaped concentration camp prisoner who tries to evade capture while making his way to freedom.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 1h 50m · Rated NR

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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Carole Lombard features in this comedy about a troupe of Polish actors who use their theatrical skills to outwit occupying Nazis.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Charles Winninger appears in this musical about three very different women who navigate fame, romance and heartbreak after being chosen as Ziegfeld showgirls.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 2h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Edison, the Man (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A determined young inventor overcomes poverty and scepticism to change the world with electric light.

Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 99% Metacritic 96

Two bickering coworkers are secretly, unknowingly falling in love as anonymous pen pals.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 39m · Rated NR

7 wins

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ninotchka (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A stern Soviet envoy sent to Paris is unexpectedly charmed by capitalism and a debonair count.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 50m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Felix Bressart Movies

The Seventh Cross (1944)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Edison, the Man (1940)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Ninotchka (1939)

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