John Gielgud Movies

  • 1991
    The Strauss Dynasty

    The Strauss Dynasty

    The Strauss Dynasty

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    The Strauss Dynasty
  • 1991
    A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

    A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

    A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

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    These six video segments (10 minutes each) were originally developed for broadcast on Channel 4 as the second installment in the larger, never...

    A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
  • 1991
    The Best of Friends

    The Best of Friends

    The Best of Friends

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    Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique 25-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun),...

    The Best of Friends
  • 1966
    Ages of Man

    Ages of Man

    Ages of Man

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    Performance of extracts from The Ages of Man is a one-man show performed by John Gielgud featuring a collection of speeches in Shakespeare's plays....

    Ages of Man
  • 2016
    Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

    Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

    Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

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    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
  • 1966
    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

    01966HD

    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
  • 1995
    The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

    The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

    The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

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    Semi-Biographical film documenting the life of The Reverend Wilbert Awdry, creator of the beloved Thomas The tank Engine Stories

    The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
  • 1932
    Insult

    Insult

    Insult

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    'Africa. Half-caste Legionnaire dies to save governor, the son of major who hates him.' (British Film Catalogue)

    Insult
  • 1958
    The Immortal Land

    The Immortal Land

    The Immortal Land

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    Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.

    The Immortal Land
  • 1924
    Who Is the Man?

    Who Is the Man?

    Who Is the Man?

    01924HD

    Daniel Arnault an impecunious sculptor, is in love with the beautiful Genevieve. Spurred on by her mercenary and socially ambitious mother ,...

    Who Is the Man?
  • 1967
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    01967HD

    BBC Play of the Month adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic love story.

    Romeo and Juliet
  • 1982
    The Critic

    The Critic

    The Critic

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

    The Critic
  • 1955
    ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

    ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

    ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

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    ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
  • 1992
    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

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    Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
  • 1941
    An Airman's Letter to His Mother

    An Airman's Letter to His Mother

    An Airman's Letter to His Mother

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    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
  • 1954
    Hamlet: The Actor's View

    Hamlet: The Actor's View

    Hamlet: The Actor's View

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    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
  • 1953
    Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

    Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

    Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

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    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
  • 1977
    The Grand Inquisitor

    The Grand Inquisitor

    The Grand Inquisitor

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

    The Grand Inquisitor
  • 1937
    Heredity in Man

    Heredity in Man

    Heredity in Man

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    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