Editing José Ferrer (section)

===Film director===
Ferrer made his debut as film director at Universal with an adaptation of ''[[The Shrike (film)|The Shrike]]'' (1955), in which he also starred opposite [[June Allyson]].

Ferrer then performed Cyrano in an episode of ''[[Producer's Showcase]]'' on television, directed by Mel Ferrer and co-starring [[Claire Bloom]].

He went to England to star in and direct a war film for [[Warwick Productions]], ''[[The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' (1955), alongside [[Trevor Howard]]; it was a success at the British box office.<ref>{{cite news| title=Film Pact Signed By Joshua Logan: He Will Make His Debut as Screen Director in 'Picnic' Adaptation for Columbia| first=Thomas M.| last=Pryor| newspaper=The New York Times| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/01/07/archives/film-pact-signed-by-joshua-logan-he-will-make-his-debut-as-screen.html| date=7 January 1955| page=16| url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=British Films Made Most Money: Box-Office Survey| work=The Manchester Guardian| date=28 December 1956| page=3}}</ref>

Ferrer co-wrote, directed and starred in the film ''[[The Great Man]]'' (1956), at Universal. He directed and starred in two films for MGM: ''[[I Accuse!]]'' (1958), where he played [[Captain Alfred Dreyfus]], and ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' (1958) a comedy with [[Gena Rowlands]]. Both flopped at the box office.

Back on Broadway, Ferrer co-wrote and directed the stage musical ''[[Oh, Captain!]]'' (1958) with [[Tony Randall]], which only had a short run. He directed and starred in ''[[Edwin Booth]]'' (1958), playing the title role; it was not a success.

In 1958, Ferrer narrated the children's album ''Tubby the Tuba'', which was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Album for Children|Best Recording For Children]] at the [[1st Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Ferrer |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jose-ferrer |website=Grammy.com |access-date=18 February 2019 |language=en |date=15 February 2019}}</ref>

Ferrer took over the direction of the troubled musical ''[[Juno (musical)|Juno]]'' (1959) from [[Vincent J. Donehue]], who had himself taken over from [[Tony Richardson]]. The show, which starred [[Shirley Booth]], folded after 16 performances and mixed to extremely negative critical reaction.

However, he followed it directing the original stage production of [[Saul Levitt]]'s ''[[The Andersonville Trial]]'' (1959–60), about the trial following the revelation of conditions at the infamous [[American Civil War|Civil War]] prison. It was a hit and featured [[George C. Scott]], running for 179 performances.

Around this time, Ferrer also appeared in television in episodes of ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' and ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]''.