# The best Charlton Heston movies

Touch of Evil ahead of Planet of the Apes and Ben-Hur: the Charlton Heston films chosen by more than 60 experts for decine21 on his centenary, plus Zenda's top ten.

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- Jun 8, 2024 · Mariana Rodríguez
- https://even.best/en/l/4422/the-best-charlton-heston-movies

## Top 10

1. **Touch of Evil (1958)** (19 · ▲21 ▼2) — Orson Welles. A Mexican cop on the border; the experts' favourite.
2. **Planet of the Apes (1968)** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — Franklin J. Schaffner. An astronaut on a planet ruled by apes.
3. **The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — Carol Reed. Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.
4. **The Big Country (1958)** (15 · ▲16 ▼1) — William Wyler. A ranch foreman.
5. **El Cid (1961)** (14 · ▲15 ▼1) — Anthony Mann. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar.
6. **Soylent Green (1973)** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — Richard Fleischer. A cop in an overcrowded future.
7. **Ben-Hur (1959)** (12 · ▲17 ▼5) — William Wyler. The chariot race; his only Oscar.
8. **The Ten Commandments (1956)** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — Cecil B. DeMille. Moses.
9. **The War Lord (1965)** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — Franklin J. Schaffner. A Norman knight in a fief.
10. **Major Dundee (1965)** (3 · ▲8 ▼5) — Sam Peckinpah. A cavalry officer in Mexico.

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