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...
- 1929
The Clue of the New Pin
The Clue of the New Pin01929HD
A wealthy recluse is murdered in an absolutely sealed room.
- 1941
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother61941HD
A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.
- 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,...
- 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...
- 1967
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet01967HD
BBC Play of the Month adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic love story.
- 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...
- 1962
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard81962HD
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...
- 1924
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 ,...
- 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),...
- 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...
- 1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville01987HD
An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by...
- 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.
- 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.