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Paul Scofield has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Train.
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As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
Dir. John Frankenheimer · With Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
Dir. Robert Redford · With John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
Dir. Fred Zinnemann · With Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Dir. Kenneth Branagh · With Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed
Cross is an old hand at the CIA who often teams up with Frenchman Jean “Scorpio” Laurier, a gifted freelance operative. After their last mission together, the CIA orders Scorpio to eliminate Cross, leaving him no choice but to obey.
Dir. Michael Winner · With Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Dir. Nicholas Hytner · With Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli · With Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
Dir. John Stephenson · With Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, Julia Ormond