7 Best Richard Burton Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 9, 2027

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Richard Burton brought a thunderous, theatrical voice and a genuine gift for Shakespearean intensity to a film career that never quite escaped the shadow of his own tabloid fame.

Equus (1977) 01

Equus (1977)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A psychiatrist investigates the disturbing motives behind a stable boy's violent attack on horses.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 02

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A bitter, alcohol-fueled late-night gathering exposes the brutal dysfunction of a college professor's marriage.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 03

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A weary British intelligence officer undertakes one final, morally compromised mission in Cold War Berlin.

The Night of the Iguana (1964) 04

The Night of the Iguana (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A defrocked, alcoholic priest leading a tour group in Mexico spirals through a series of personal crises.

Becket (1964) 05

Becket (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A king's friendship with his chancellor curdles into fatal rivalry after he's made Archbishop of Canterbury.

Look Back in Anger (1959) 06

Look Back in Anger (1959)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A working-class intellectual's bitterness and resentment poison his marriage and everyone around him.

My Cousin Rachel (1952) 07

My Cousin Rachel (1952)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A young man convinced his cousin murdered her husband finds himself falling for her instead.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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