John Gielgud Movies
- 1985
Leave All Fair
Leave All Fair71985HD
John Middleton Murry visits France to finalize the publication of a collection of his late wife, Katherine Mansfield's, letters and journals. The...
- 1996
The Leopard Son
The Leopard Son01996HD
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...
- 1958
The Immortal Land
The Immortal Land01958HD
Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.
- 1957
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street6.21957HD
Director Sidney Franklin's 1957 remake of his own 1934 film, about the romance of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
- 1991
The Best of Friends
The Best of Friends11991HD
Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique 25-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun),...
- 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,...
- 1977
The Grand Inquisitor
The Grand Inquisitor01977HD
The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov produced by the Open University.
- 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.
- 2001
Catastrophe
Catastrophe62001HD
An autocratic Director (Harold Pinter) and his Assistant (Rebecca Pidgeon) put the final touches to the last scene of some kind of dramatic...
- 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.
- 1966
The Mayfly and the Frog
The Mayfly and the Frog01966HD
When a Rolls Royce damages a scooter, the furious owner goes to seek redress, and finds herself face to face with a millionaire capitalist.
- 1966
Ages of Man
Ages of Man01966HD
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....
- 1967
October Revolution
October Revolution01967HD
French director Frederic Rossif presents this historical documentary that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Stock...
- 1992
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward01992HD
Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.
- 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...
- 1989
Barbablù, Barbablù
Barbablù, Barbablù01989HD
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.