John Gielgud Movies

  • 1982
    The Critic

    The Critic

    The Critic

    01982HD

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

    The Critic
  • 1989
    Getting It Right

    Getting It Right

    Getting It Right

    6.81989HD

    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...

    Getting It Right
  • 1994
    A Summer Day's Dream

    A Summer Day's Dream

    A Summer Day's Dream

    01994HD

    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...

    A Summer Day's Dream
  • 1968
    From Chekhov with Love

    From Chekhov with Love

    From Chekhov with Love

    81968HD

    Based on Anton Chekhov's short story, "About Love". Starring John Gielgud as Chekhov.

    From Chekhov with Love
  • 1989
    Barbablù, Barbablù

    Barbablù, Barbablù

    Barbablù, Barbablù

    81989HD

    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.

    Barbablù, Barbablù
  • 1998
    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

    01998HD

    Tony Palmer tells the life story of Sergei Rachmaninoff through the use of home movies, concert footage, and interviews. John Gielgud reads from...

    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
  • 1967
    October Revolution

    October Revolution

    October Revolution

    101967HD

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

    October Revolution
  • 1991
    The Strauss Dynasty

    The Strauss Dynasty

    The Strauss Dynasty

    8.41991HD

    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...

    The Strauss Dynasty
  • 2016
    Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

    Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

    Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

    5.82016HD

    A compilation of scenes from Shakespeare adaptations made in the earliest days of cinema, including versions of King Lear, Twelfth Night, Hamlet,...

    Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
  • 1941
    The Prime Minister

    The Prime Minister

    The Prime Minister

    6.51941HD

    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...

    The Prime Minister
  • 1958
    The Immortal Land

    The Immortal Land

    The Immortal Land

    101958HD

    Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.

    The Immortal Land
  • 1963
    To Die in Madrid

    To Die in Madrid

    To Die in Madrid

    7.71963HD

    Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War and integrates capturing different points of view, intended to represent the...

    To Die in Madrid
  • 1966
    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

    91966HD

    When a Rolls Royce damages a scooter, the furious owner goes to seek redress, and finds herself face to face with a millionaire capitalist.

    The Mayfly and the Frog
  • 1996
    The Leopard Son

    The Leopard Son

    The Leopard Son

    9.51996HD

    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...

    The Leopard Son
  • 1953
    Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

    Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

    Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

    01953HD

    Len Lye made this experiment in animating poetry circa 1953 utilising a clip of Sir John Gielgud reciting a passage from The Tempest.

    Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
  • 1941
    An Airman's Letter to His Mother

    An Airman's Letter to His Mother

    An Airman's Letter to His Mother

    6.41941HD

    A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.

    An Airman's Letter to His Mother
  • 1968
    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

    01968HD

    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...

    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
  • 1937
    Heredity in Man

    Heredity in Man

    Heredity in Man

    01937HD

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

    Heredity in Man
  • 1954
    Hamlet: The Actor's View

    Hamlet: The Actor's View

    Hamlet: The Actor's View

    01954HD

    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...

    Hamlet: The Actor's View
  • 1977
    The Grand Inquisitor

    The Grand Inquisitor

    The Grand Inquisitor

    01977HD

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

    The Grand Inquisitor