6 Best Harry Andrews Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 13, 2026

Drama intense

Harry Andrews brought gruff, commanding physicality to British film, often playing rigid military authority whose discipline hid real moral complexity. The Hill pushes prisoners to their limits at a brutal military camp, The Charge of the Light Brigade shows rivalry and incompetence leading to a doomed charge, The Ruling Class follows an earl who believes he’s Jesus, and Equus investigates a boy’s brutal blinding of horses. The Black Tent and The Red Beret round out the list.

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Equus (1977)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A psychiatrist investigates the disturbing motives behind a teenage boy's brutal blinding of six horses.

Directed by Sidney Lumet · 2h 17m · Rated R

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The Ruling Class (1972)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Arthur Lowe features in this satire about a mentally unstable English earl who believes he is Jesus Christ and inherits his family's title.

Directed by Peter Medak · 2h 34m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Harry Andrews appears as British cavalry officers' rivalries and incompetence lead to a doomed charge.

Directed by Tony Richardson · 2h 19m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Hill (1965)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Harry Andrews appears as prisoners at a brutal British military detention camp are pushed to their physical and mental limits.

Directed by Sidney Lumet · 2h 03m · 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 Black Tent (1956)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Harry Andrews is in this story of a British officer whose survival in the desert depends on a Bedouin tribe.

Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst · 1h 33m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus

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The Red Beret (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Harry Andrews features in this war film about a group of British paratroopers who train and fight together through the harshest campaigns.

Directed by Terence Young · 1h 28m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.