The Young Lions

The Young Lions

20th Century-Fox

April 2, 1958

War Drama

DVD
C-

Not bad for what it is, but Brando honestly doesn't have much charisma or energy here.  Edward Dmytryk directed, thirteen years after Back to Bataan.  This is based on the novel by Irwin Shaw.

Superman (1978)

Superman (1978)

Warner Bros. etc.

December 15, 1978

Sci-Fi

DVD
C-

I actually never saw this movie at the time or until today, but some of it got into the zeitgeist, so the first quarter hour (without Reeve) seemed oddly familiar.  Mario Puzo and Tom Mankiewicz contributed to the script, while the versatile Richard Donner directed.

The Score (2001)

The Score (2001)

Paramount etc.

July 13, 2001

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Of interest only to see what Brando looked like at that point.  Frank Oz directed.

One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

Paramount

March 30, 1961

Western
DVD
D-

Unappealing on multiple levels.  Sam Peckinpah and Rod Serling contributed to the script without credit, while Brando stars and directed.

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

Columbia

August 6, 1954

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Not my kind of movie, but at least I could look for recognizable faces.  Elia Kazan directed.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

MGM

November 8, 1962

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

A miscast Brando provides the main entertainment in this version, based on the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.  Lewis Milestone and Carol Reed co-directed.

Morituri

Morituri

Twentieth-Century Fox

August 25, 1965

War Drama
DVD
D+

Very talky, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but the topics aren't that interesting and at times Brando's accent is unintelligible.  This is based on the Werner Jörg Lüddecke novel and directed by Bernhard Wicki.