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Maximilian Schell (1930-2014) was an Oscar® winning Austrian-born Swiss film and stage actor. He won the Academy Award® for Best Actor for the 1961 American film Judgment at Nuremberg, his second acting role in Hollywood. His IMDb page shows 111 acting from 1955 to 2015. This page will rank Maximilian Schell movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Maximilian Schell Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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For Max personally his Oscar-winning turn in Judgement at Nuremberg may well have been his most successful but I remember him best as Brando’s commanding officer in 1958’s The Young Lions [Max’s Hollywood debut film]. Their scene together on a speeding motorcycle was electrifying for me.
It was good to see Brando and Max reprising their screen relationship 32 years later in 1990’s The Freshman -see tables above – when they were both in their sixties and no longer “young lions”!
The pair reportedly always got on well together and among the things that they had in common was that each had a sister who acted in mainstream Hollywood movies: Maria Schell [The Brothers Karamazov/Cimarron 1960 and Cooper’s The Hanging Tree] and Jocelyn Brando [The Big Heat as Glenn Ford’s wife and 2 of her ‘little’ brother’s movies The Ugly American and The Chase]
2nd to The Young Lions my 2nd favorite Max Schell film was 1965’s Return from the Ashes which I see is given a respectable 67% rating above but did not attract good audiences.
If you like religious movies I recommend both The Chosen and The Reluctant Saint with Mr. Schell. The latter one I saw on some cheapo boxed set with 50 films. I know Two Women with Sophia Loren’s Oscar winning performance was also on that set.
Maximillian Schell is # 173 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list. Here are the others on the list he has appeared with.
4 MICHAEL CAINE A Bridge Too Far (1977)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND End of the Game (1975)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS A Bridge Too Far (1977)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE The Black Hole (1979)
13 SEAN CONNERY A Bridge Too Far (1977)
20 MORGAN FREEMAN Deep Impact (1998)
23 ROD STEIGER The Chosen (1981)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Pope Joan (1972)
31 ROBERT DUVALL Deep Impact (1998)
32 DEREK JACOBI The Odessa File (1974)
34 FRANCO NERO Pope Joan (1972)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD A Bridge Too Far (1977)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Counterpoint (1968)
39 RODDY MCDOWELL The Black Hole (1979)
42 TERENCE STAMP Amo non amo (1979)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Deep Impact (1998)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Julia (1977)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Little Odessa (1994)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Festival in Cannes (2001)
78 GENE HACKMAN A Bridge Too Far (1977)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH A Bridge Too Far (1977)
91 EDWARD FOX A Bridge Too Far (1977)
93 PETER USTINOV Topkapi (1964)
100 JAMES CROMWELL Deep Impact (1998)
105 JAMES WOODS Vampires (1998)
108 JAMES MASON Cross of Iron (1977)
108 JAMES MASON The Assisi Underground (1985)
108 JAMES MASON The Deadly Affair (1966)
114 JASON ROBARDS Julia (1977)
124 ROBERT WAGNER The Condemned of Altona (1962)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT A Bridge Too Far (1977)
128 ROBERT MORLEY Topkapi (1964)
131 BURT LANCASTER Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
133 MERYL STREEP Julia (1977)
136 SHANE RIMMER Julia (1977)
146 ROBERT FORSTER The Black Hole (1979)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM St. Ives (1976)
154 MARC LAWRENCE Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
157 GRETA SCACCHI Festival in Cannes (2001)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET Amo non amo (1979)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET End of the Game (1975)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET St. Ives (1976)
170 JON VOIGHT End of the Game (1975)
170 JON VOIGHT The Odessa File (1974)
180 FERNANDO REY Beyond the Mountains (1968)
183 DAVID WARNER Cross of Iron (1977)
183 DAVID WARNER The Deadly Affair (1966)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Deadly Affair (1966)
190 HERBERT LOM Return from the Ashes (1965)
191 PETER FONDA The Rosegarden (1989)
192 STANLEY TUCCI The Eighteenth Angel (1998)
201 KLAUS KINSKI Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
223 JAMES COBURN Cross of Iron (1977)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
243 LESLIE NIELSEN Counterpoint (1968)
258 SOPHIA LOREN The Condemned of Altona (1962)
269 TIM ROTH Little Odessa (1994)
315 CHARLES BRONSON St. Ives (1976)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER The Rehearsal (1974)
322 ROBERT REDFORD A Bridge Too Far (1977)
328 ROBBIE COLTRANE The Brothers Bloom (2008)
386 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Little Odessa (1994)
389 ADRIEN BRODY The Brothers Bloom (2008)
393 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS The Rehearsal (1974)
397 MIRIAM MARGOLYES Left Luggage (1998)
405 HAL HOLBROOK Julia (1977)
422 MARLON BRANDO The Freshman (1990)
422 MARLON BRANDO The Young Lions (1958)
431 ANOUK AIMEE Festival in Cannes (2001)
442 RON RIFKIN THE CHOSEN (1981)
446 MICHAEL BYRNE A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977)
448 HARRIS YULIN St. Ives (1976)
457 ELIJAH WOOD Deep Impact (1998)
470 LAMBERT WILSON JULIA (1977)
472 JON POLITO The Freshman (1990)
482 MICHAEL LERNER St. Ives (1976)
490 LYNN REDGRAVE The Deadly Affair (1966)
492 JANE FONDA Julia (1977)
495 JACK THOMPSON A FAR OFF PLACE (1993)
497 HORST BUCHHOLZ Avalanche Express (1979)
499 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD The Eighteenth Angel (1998)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
506 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Left Luggage (1998)
509 MAXIMILIAN SCHELL The Reluctant Saint (1962)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Topkapi (1964)
511 DIANE BAKER Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS A Bridge Too Far (1977)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)
520 BEN CROSS A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977)
520 BEN CROSS THE ASSISI UNDERGROUND (1985)
530 WILLIAM SHATNER Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
546 KEVIN BACON Telling Lies in America (1997)
551 IRENE PAPAS Beyond the Mountains (1968)
551 IRENE PAPAS The Assisi Underground (1985)
559 RICHARD SCHIFF Deep Impact (1998)
566 STEVE GUTTENBERG Players (1979)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Julia (1977)
591 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA VAMPIRES (1998)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Deadly Affair (1966)
604 LUKE WILSON Telling Lies in America (1997)
609 AMANDA PLUMMER The Vampyre Wars (1996)
660 LEE MARVIN Avalanche Express (1979)
661 JACK HAWKINS Five Finger Exercise (1962)
677 ANTHONY PERKINS The Black Hole (1979)
679 PATRICK BAUCHAU The Islands (1983)
684 SENTA BERGER Cross of Iron (1977)
700 GARRICK HAGON A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977)
702 PAUL DOOLEY Telling Lies in America (1997)
713 MARNE MAITLAND The Assisi Underground (1985)
715 MATTHEW BRODERICK The Freshman (1990)
717 SLIM PICKENS The Black Hole (1979)
740 GERT FROBE The Girl from Flanders (1956)
741 GABRIELE FERZETTI End of the Game (1975)
754 RYAN O’NEAL A Bridge Too Far (1977)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF The Young Lions (1958)
776 MARK MOSES DEEP IMPACT (1998)
789 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Vampires (1998)
824 LUKAS HAAS THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2008)
831 JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS TELLING LIES IN AMERICA (1997)
846 HARDY KRUGER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
855 VALENTINA CORTESE First Love (1970)
857 KURTWOOD SMITH Deep Impact (1998)
861 ROSSANO BRAZZI Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
867 MARK RUFFALO The Brothers Bloom (2008)
871 JOHN GLOVER Julia (1977)
876 MATHIEU CARRIERE ON THE WINGS OF LOVE (1999)
881 RACHEL WEISZ The Brothers Bloom (2008)
882 ANTON DIFFRING Counterpoint (1968)
898 MARTIN BENSON POPE JOAN (1972)
902 KENNETH WELSH The Freshman (1990)
932 MARIA SCHELL The Odessa File (1974)
936 JEREON KRABBE LEFT LUGGAGE (1998)
952 BRIAN KEITH Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
968 PATRICK MAGEE Pope Joan (1972)
970 RON SILVER (I) FESTIVAL IN CANNES (2001)
971 ROBERT ENGLUND St. Ives (1976)
971 ROBERT ENGLUND The Vampyre Wars (1996)
977 KEIR DULLEA Pope Joan (1972)
982 LIV ULLMANN A Bridge Too Far (1977)
982 LIV ULLMANN Players (1979)
982 LIV ULLMANN Pope Joan (1972)
982 LIV ULLMANN The Rosegarden (1989)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT The Brothers Bloom (2008)
996 DIRK BOGARDE A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Max appeared with 29 Oscar winners
ADRIEN BRODY The Brothers Bloom (2008)
ANTHONY HOPKINS A Bridge Too Far (1977)
BURT LANCASTER Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
CHARLTON HESTON Counterpoint (1968)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Black Hole (1979)
GENE HACKMAN A Bridge Too Far (1977)
JAMES COBURN Cross of Iron (1977)
JANE FONDA Julia (1977)
JASON ROBARDS Julia (1977)
JON VOIGHT End of the Game (1975)
JON VOIGHT The Odessa File (1974)
LAURENCE OLIVIER A Bridge Too Far (1977)
LAURENCE OLIVIER The Rehearsal (1974)
LEE MARVIN Avalanche Express (1979)
MARLON BRANDO The Freshman (1990)
MARLON BRANDO The Young Lions (1958)
MERYL STREEP Julia (1977)
MICHAEL CAINE A Bridge Too Far (1977)
MORGAN FREEMAN Deep Impact (1998)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Pope Joan (1972)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS The Rehearsal (1974)
PEGGY ASHCROFT The Pedestrian (1973)
PETER USTINOV Topkapi (1964)
RACHEL WEISZ The Brothers Bloom (2008)
REESE WITHERSPOON A Far Off Place (1993)
ROBERT DUVALL Deep Impact (1998)
ROD STEIGER The Chosen (1981)
SEAN CONNERY A Bridge Too Far (1977)
SIMONE SIGNORET The Deadly Affair (1966)
SOPHIA LOREN The Condemned of Altona (1962)
SPENCER TRACY Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Deep Impact (1998)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Julia (1977)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Little Odessa (1994)
Hey Dan.
1. As always….thank you.
2. So Mr. Schell has a spot in the Top 200….that is surprising.
3. FYI…..I had a huge problem spelling his first name….must have messed up 10 times while putting together this page.
4. Liv Ullman gets the honors for most frequent Oracle co-star….just saw her in Shame last night.
5. Over a third of her Oscar winning co-stars come from A Bridge Too Far and Judgment at Nuremberg.
6. Over half if you add in Julia.
7. The Chosen will be on the table in the near future…not sure how I did not include that one in the table.
Good stuff as always.
Maximilian Schell will always best be remembered for his outstanding performance as the defence lawyer for the 4 Nazi judges in Judgment at Nuremberg. I have seen this film about 5 times and never tire of Schell’s excellent characterization and I still shudder when I hear him interogating poor Judy Garland. None of his other roles come as close to that one. I have seen 11 of the films on the list, and aside from Judgment (which is one of my all time favorites), I liked Topkapi, A Bridge Too Far, Return from the Ashes, and The Odessa File. I thought The Young Lions was good but a bit over-rated, or perhaps too dated. Another film I liked, The Chosen, is not on the list.
Hey PhilHoF17…good to hear from you. Glad to see you survived 2020. I agree with you about his performance in Judgment at Nuremberg. He was well deserving of Oscar win. For a long time I got Schell and Paul Schofield mixed up. Tally count: Congrats…you come back and put up a win: PhilHoF17 12 (includes The Chosen), me 11, Flora 10 and bob cox 8. Not sure what happened to The Chosen. During your absence we had a serious database meltdown……months later and we are still having lots of issues. Wow you are the third person to mention Topkapi…..I do not even remember Schell’s part in that one. As for The Young Lions…..great cast…..but they are given little to do. Good stuff.
Cogerson, i just noticed Topkapi was schell’s second highest UMR review.
strangely, i liked julia best of his top movies but i really dislike jane fonda. no favorites here.
thanks again for your hard work on best actor oscar winners.
I have seen 10 Maximilian Schell movies, including the top 5 films.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Judgement at Nuremburg.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Deep Impact.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is St. Ives.
Favourite Maximilian Schell Movies:
A Bridge Too Far
Topkapi
Other Maximilian Movies I Have Seen:
Judgement at Nuremburg
Julia
The Young Lions
The Black Hole
The Odessa File
Cross of Iron
The Deadly Affair
St. Ives
Hey Flora….thanks for checking out our latest classic page. Tally count: PhilHoF17 12 (The Chosen is back on the page), Cogerson 11,you 10 and bob cox at 8. Both you and bob cox mentioned Topkapi as your favorites…I guess I need to go back and revisit that one….it did not leave a lasting impression on me. I love A Bridge Too Far. I have seen 5 of your “other” movies. Good stuff as always.
I saw 8 including 6 of top 7. 10s not favorites : judgement at Nuremburg, young lions. 9s not favorites: topkapi(hidden gem) Julia, a bridge too far.
.cross of iron an 8 harsh, dark look at Russian front with explicit sexuality..
deep impact a well made 8 with Oscar worthy Robert duvall( one of my favorite actors), also morgan freeman and tea leoni , Elijah wood, james Cromwell , vanessa redgrave as well as maximilian.
.only movie I have seen and disliked by maximilian is the freshman a 4/10 with brando. my apologies to The Bob.
Cogerson thank you for another best actor Oscar winner. great page. happy 2021.
Hey bob cox….thanks for the visit and the feedback. Tally count: PhilHoF17 12 (The Chosen is back on the page), Cogerson 11,Flora 10 and you at 8. I have seen and liked all the ones you rated 8 or higher. I liked The Freshman more than you….not thinking it is one of Bob Roy’s favorite Marlon Brando movies. Good stuff as always.
Hey bob cox…that leaves 6 Best Actor Oscar winners to go…slowly getting there.
“not thinking it is one of Bob Roy’s favorite Marlon Brando movies.” – Cogerson above referring to The Freshman.
I found The Freshman mildly entertaining but I remember it most for the hype it got because in it Marlon sent up his legendary Don Corleone character for fun. Reviews for Freshman were generally favorable as reflected in the fine 70% rating for it in the review column above.
Unfortunately coming out in 1990 Freshman was too late for observant appraisal in THAT 1983 book so we will never have the benefit of the DEFINITIVE critical view of the film’s qualities.
That though doesn’t stop one from fantasizing about the superlatives that might otherwise have flowed had the stars properly aligned, the author of the 1983 book being such a fan of the movie’s lead actor !!