6 Best Peter van Eyck Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 31, 2026

Drama intense

Peter van Eyck built a distinguished career across Hollywood and European cinema, frequently cast as officers and agents in acclaimed wartime and espionage thrillers.

The Longest Day (1962) 01

The Longest Day (1962)

IMDb ★ 7.6

The sweeping story of the D-Day invasion unfolds from the perspectives of Allied and German forces alike.

Attack (1956) 02

Attack (1956)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A cowardly, incompetent infantry captain's failures during World War II provoke a mutiny among his own men.

The Wages of Fear (1953) 03

The Wages of Fear (1953)

IMDb ★ 8.0

Four desperate men agree to drive trucks of unstable nitroglycerin across treacherous South American terrain.

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) 04

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

IMDb ★ 6.7

The celebrated German field marshal grows disillusioned with Hitler's regime as the war turns against him.

Action in the North Atlantic (1943) 05

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

IMDb ★ 7.1

Merchant marine sailors battle German U-boats to keep vital wartime supply lines open across the Atlantic.

The Moon Is Down (1943) 06

The Moon Is Down (1943)

IMDb ★ 6.9

The resistance of a small occupied town tests the resolve of both its citizens and their conflicted Nazi commander.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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