John Gielgud Movies

  • 1985
    Leave All Fair

    Leave All Fair

    Leave All Fair

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    John Middleton Murry visits France to finalize the publication of a collection of his late wife, Katherine Mansfield's, letters and journals. The...

    Leave All Fair
  • 1929
    The Clue of the New Pin

    The Clue of the New Pin

    The Clue of the New Pin

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    A wealthy recluse is murdered in an absolutely sealed room.

    The Clue of the New Pin
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1967
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

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

    Romeo and Juliet
  • 2001
    Catastrophe

    Catastrophe

    Catastrophe

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    An autocratic Director (Harold Pinter) and his Assistant (Rebecca Pidgeon) put the final touches to the last scene of some kind of dramatic...

    Catastrophe
  • 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
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1987
    Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

    Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

    Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

    01987HD

    An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by...

    Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
  • 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
  • 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