John Gielgud Movies
- 1982

The Critic
The Critic01982HD
Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical...
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- 1989

Getting It Right
Getting It Right6.81989HD
Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady...
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- 1994

A Summer Day's Dream
A Summer Day's Dream01994HD
Adaptation of the play by J B Priestley. After a nuclear war, the nations have combined to set up a World Government. An old man who lives quietly in...
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- 1968

From Chekhov with Love
From Chekhov with Love81968HD
Based on Anton Chekhov's short story, "About Love". Starring John Gielgud as Chekhov.
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- 1989

Barbablù, Barbablù
Barbablù, Barbablù81989HD
An old patriarch at the gates of death, who has been married five times, reunites his family and indulges in a sadistic game with them.
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- 1998

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow01998HD
Tony Palmer tells the life story of Sergei Rachmaninoff through the use of home movies, concert footage, and interviews. John Gielgud reads from...
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- 1967

October Revolution
October Revolution101967HD
French director Frederic Rossif presents this historical documentary that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Stock...
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- 1991

The Strauss Dynasty
The Strauss Dynasty8.41991HD
A dramatisation of two generations of the Strauss family of Vienna, whose dance music and operettas dominated much of Europe and beyond for most of...
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- 2016

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film5.82016HD
A compilation of scenes from Shakespeare adaptations made in the earliest days of cinema, including versions of King Lear, Twelfth Night, Hamlet,...
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- 1941

The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister6.51941HD
A biopic of the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, his rise from a foppish young novelist to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and confidante of...
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- 1958

The Immortal Land
The Immortal Land101958HD
Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.
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- 1963

To Die in Madrid
To Die in Madrid7.71963HD
Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War and integrates capturing different points of view, intended to represent the...
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- 1966

The Mayfly and the Frog
The Mayfly and the Frog91966HD
When a Rolls Royce damages a scooter, the furious owner goes to seek redress, and finds herself face to face with a millionaire capitalist.
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- 1996

The Leopard Son
The Leopard Son9.51996HD
The true story of the birth, growth and coming of age of a leopard cub in Africa's Serengeti plain. The journey of "The Leopard Son" begins at his...
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- 1953

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five01953HD
Len Lye made this experiment in animating poetry circa 1953 utilising a clip of Sir John Gielgud reciting a passage from The Tempest.
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- 1941

An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother6.41941HD
A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.
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- 1968

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski01968HD
On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and...
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- 1937

Heredity in Man
Heredity in Man01937HD
A study of heredity in man, showing how both good and bad characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next.
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- 1954

Hamlet: The Actor's View
Hamlet: The Actor's View01954HD
One of the greatest Hamlets of the 20th century Sir John Gielgud reflects on the play and its title character with which he used to be intimately...
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- 1977

The Grand Inquisitor
The Grand Inquisitor01977HD
The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov produced by the Open University.
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