John Gielgud Movies

  • 1986
    Theban Plays: Antigone

    Theban Plays: Antigone

    Theban Plays: Antigone

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    In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of...

    Theban Plays: Antigone
  • 1968
    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

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    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
  • 1966
    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

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    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
  • 1991
    The Strauss Dynasty

    The Strauss Dynasty

    The Strauss Dynasty

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    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
  • 1962
    The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

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    Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to...

    The Cherry Orchard
  • 1933
    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

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    Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.

    The Good Companions
  • 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
  • 2005
    Revisiting Brideshead

    Revisiting Brideshead

    Revisiting Brideshead

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    Documentary with an affectionate look back at the classic Granada TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel "Brideshead Revisited".

    Revisiting Brideshead
  • 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
  • 1991
    A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

    A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

    A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

    5.51991HD

    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)
  • 1987
    Quartermaine's Terms

    Quartermaine's Terms

    Quartermaine's Terms

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    TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly...

    Quartermaine's Terms
  • 1989
    Barbablù, Barbablù

    Barbablù, Barbablù

    Barbablù, Barbablù

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    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
  • 1924
    Who Is the Man?

    Who Is the Man?

    Who Is the Man?

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    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?
  • 1963
    To Die in Madrid

    To Die in Madrid

    To Die in Madrid

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    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
  • 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
    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
  • 1977
    Heartbreak House

    Heartbreak House

    Heartbreak House

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    Captain Shotover, a retired seafarer, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends. As they indulge...

    Heartbreak House
  • 1978
    Richard II

    Richard II

    Richard II

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    Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet...

    Richard II
  • 1996
    The Leopard Son

    The Leopard Son

    The Leopard Son

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    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
  • 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