Jean Simmons
17 titles
Filmography
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So Long at the Fair
(1950)Dirk Bogarde and Jean Simmons go in search of a young woman's missing brother in Paris in this quality thriller. Can they unravel the mystery?

Home Before Dark
(1958)Charlotte Bronn (Jean Simmons) walks out of a mental institution and back into the emotionally stunted life that sent her there,trapped in a chilly relationship with a husband (Dan O'Herlihy) who seems far more interested in Charlotte's stepsister Joan (RhondaFleming) than in his wife. Charlotte clings to the hope that she is improving. But on the night of an elegant party, dressed andcoiffed in an unsettling attempt to resemble Joan, she loses her frail self-control…and finally faces the truth about her marriage.Simmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity. EfremZimbalist, Jr. costars as a professor who offers Charlotte the compassionate support she needs, if she has the courage to accept it.Veteran Mervyn LeRoy (Random Harvest, The Bad Seed) directs this poignant and penetrating tale of a mind and a marriage at acrossroads.
This Could Be the Night
(1957)Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas and Anthony Franciosa star in producer Joe Pasternak's delightful production which was called "the kind of movie audiences hunger for but all too infrequently get". Anne Leeds (Simmons) is a schoolteacher looking for part-time work. She lands a job as a secretary at a nightclub, working for two partners: Rocco (Douglas), a nice, decent type of guy who has Anne's best interests at heart, and Tony (Franciosa), a handsome swinger for whom Anne falls, much to Rocco's chagrin. Adding a bit of spice – and some musical entertainment – to the story are Joan Blondell, Julie Wilson, J. Carrol Naish, ZaSu Pitts and more in supporting roles.

All the Way Home
(1963)In the early 1900's Tennessee, a family undergoes the shock of the father's sudden death. The widow and her young son must endure the heartache of life following the tragedy, but slowly rise up from the ashes to face the hope of renewed life.

The Big Country
(1958)When a ship captain heads west to join his fiancée on her father’s ranch, he is thrust into the middle of a bitter feud between two families.

Guys and Dolls
(1955)In this musical comedy, a slick gambler with a girlfriend and a high-roller debt makes a bet with his friend to get a chilly missionary on a date.

Elmer Gantry
(1960)A charming conman pretends to be a preacher and romances a roadside revivalist. Will his charade collapse when an ex-lover shows up to settle a score?

The Actress
(1953)An ambitious young woman informs her father of her dream of becoming an actress. Against her father's wishes but supported by her mother, she moves to New York determined to become a success.

Androcles and the Lion
(1952)Based on George Bernard Shaw's Roman satire about a Christian tailor's fortuitous friendship with a wild lion.

Dominique
(1980)Un avaro millonario comienza a convencerse de que es perseguido por el vengativo espÃritu de su esposa, a la que él mismo arrojó al suicidio.

Spartacus
(1960)Stanley Kubrick directs Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons in this Academy Award-winning classic story of a bold gladiator slave who takes on Imperial Rome.
Mister Buddwing
(1966)A man awakes on a Central Park bench, not knowing his name or how he got there. Adrift in the city, he sees a beer truck pass by. Then an airplane flies overhead. Piecing the two events together, the man chooses Buddwing as his name…and continues his desperate sidewalk quest to discover his true identity. James Garner portrays lost, disoriented Buddwing in this compelling mystery drama directed by Delbert Mann (Marty) and featuring a cast that includes Angela Lansbury, Suzanne Pleshette, Katharine Ross and Jean Simmons. There's another player, too: enveloping, challenging, intriguing New York City. Look for Nichelle Nichols, who became Star Trek's Lt. Uhura that same year.

Great Expectations
(1946)Tells the story of an orphan boy who, through the largess of a benefactor, becomes a gentleman and falls in love with the ward of Miss Havisham.

The Grass Is Greener
(1960)A rousing chorus of NoМДеЗl Coward's Stately Homes of England is heard as the opening titles of The Grass Is Greener fade into several stock shots of those stately homes. One of these mansions is owned by British earl Victor Rhyall (Cary Grant), who opens his home to American tourists in order to make ends meet.

How to Make an American Quilt
(1995)In this heartwarming story about listening to your heart, Winona Ryder stars as a grad student who discovers hope in the personal stories of the ladies of her grandmother's quilting circle.

Black Narcissus
(1947)As a group of nuns attempts to establish a convent in the Himalayas, isolation, extreme weather, and culture clashes conspire to drive them mad.

Hamlet
(1948)Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not to kill his treacherous uncle in this acclaimed adaptation starring and directed by Sir Laurence Olivier.