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The best Charlton Heston movies

The top 3 according to 173 votes from people: Touch of Evil (1958) · Planet of the Apes (1968) · The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965). (Updated Jun 8, 2024.)

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.

Mariana Rodríguez · · 10 items · 173 votes · 0 comments

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Top 10

  1. 1

    Touch of Evil (1958)

    Orson Welles. A Mexican cop on the border; the experts' favourite.

    ▲ 21 ▼ 2

    19
  2. 2

    Planet of the Apes (1968)

    Franklin J. Schaffner. An astronaut on a planet ruled by apes.

    ▲ 20 ▼ 1

    19
  3. 3

    The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

    Carol Reed. Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.

    ▲ 18 ▼ 1

    17
  4. 4

    The Big Country (1958)

    William Wyler. A ranch foreman.

    ▲ 16 ▼ 1

    15
  5. 5

    El Cid (1961)

    Anthony Mann. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 1

    14
  6. 6

    Soylent Green (1973)

    Richard Fleischer. A cop in an overcrowded future.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 1

    13
  7. 7

    Ben-Hur (1959)

    William Wyler. The chariot race; his only Oscar.

    ▲ 17 ▼ 5

    12
  8. 8

    The Ten Commandments (1956)

    Cecil B. DeMille. Moses.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 1

    11
  9. 9

    The War Lord (1965)

    Franklin J. Schaffner. A Norman knight in a fief.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 3

    8
  10. 10

    Major Dundee (1965)

    Sam Peckinpah. A cavalry officer in Mexico.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 5

    3

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