43 James Franciscus Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

This is a biopic about Ira Hamilton Hayes, one of the six Marines who raised the US flag on Iwo Jima. Born Pima Native American, he joins the Marine Corp at the age of seventeen only to suffer prejudice at the hands of his fellow Marines. Only Jim Sorenson becomes friendly with him and when he dies Hayes starts suffering from survivor’s guilt. 

An unknown individual breaks into the Terzi Medical Institute without stealing anything. Calabresi, one of the doctors in the institute, thinks that he knows the identity of the perpetrator. However, before he could reveal his name, he is killed. Meanwhile, a newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to catch the killer.

Miracle of the White Stallions is an adventure war film which tells the story of Alois Podhajsky, who sets out to protect his beloved Lipizzaner stallions, from starving refugees as well as the advancing Soviet Army, who might also view them as a source of food. 

American astronaut Brent is the only survivor after their spacecraft, sent to find missing astronaut Taylor, crashes through time-barrier on the earth in the future, which is ruled by talking-apes, determined to destroy humans. While searching for Taylor, he finds underground civilization of mutated telepathic humans, trying to save their race. Caught in their clash, Brent must find Taylor and save themselves.

Young David Balfour is cheated out of his inheritance by his Uncle Ebeneezer Balfour, who has David kidnapped by sea captain Hoseason. David forms a friendship with Alan Breck on board the ship and the two embark on a life-changing adventure, with David even falling in love with Catriona. 

Youngblood Hawke is a 1964 drama film, which tells the story of a truck driver from Kentucky who comes to New York City to become a hot-shot writer.

This thriller-horror film tells the story of a rich industrialist’s wife who plots with her lover to kill her husband and have him assume the dead man’s identity. However, she becomes terrified when she finds her lover dead as well.

Loosely based on the real-life romance between Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy, the movie tells the story of Greek mogul Theo Tomasis and his relationship with Liz Cassidy, the widow of an assassinated US President. Political twists and personal tragedies further complicate their lives. 

The Amazing Dobermans is a crime comedy film, which tells the story of an ex con man Daniel, who along with his trained Dobermans help an undercover agent of the Treasury department in nabbing a crook. 

When a pregnant Kady Tyler returns home to her estranged father figure Jess Tyler, who is the caretaker of an unused silver mine, she plans to steal silver from the mine. She begins an incestuous relationship with Jess but things get complicated when her past catches up and true identities are revealed. 

After stealing several priceless emeralds, a cunning thief hides the jewels at the bottom of a reservoir which is filled with deadly piranhas. Several gang members try their best to recover the loot, but they end up getting killed.

A resentful ex-employee floods the city sewers with petrochemicals by opening valves of an oil refinery which was built at the center of the town with a corrupt mayor’s consent. After a major explosion at refinery the fire spreads rapidly throughout the city. Dr. Whitman and Nurse Harper at the city hospital and fire-chief, Risley, fight valiantly to save the disaster victims.