John Gielgud Movies
- 1932

Insult
Insult71932HD
'Africa. Half-caste Legionnaire dies to save governor, the son of major who hates him.' (British Film Catalogue)
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- 1995

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man5.21995HD
Semi-Biographical film documenting the life of The Reverend Wilbert Awdry, creator of the beloved Thomas The tank Engine Stories
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- 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...
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- 1968

From Chekhov with Love
From Chekhov with Love81968HD
Based on Anton Chekhov's short story, "About Love". Starring John Gielgud as Chekhov.
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- 1977

Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House01977HD
Captain Shotover, a retired seafarer, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends. As they indulge...
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- 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.
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- 1982

The Critic
The Critic01982HD
Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical...
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- 1966

The Mayfly and the Frog
The Mayfly and the Frog91966HD
When a Rolls Royce damages a scooter, the furious owner goes to seek redress, and finds herself face to face with a millionaire capitalist.
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- 2005

Revisiting Brideshead
Revisiting Brideshead82005HD
Documentary with an affectionate look back at the classic Granada TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel "Brideshead Revisited".
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- 1991

The Strauss Dynasty
The Strauss Dynasty8.41991HD
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...
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- 1991

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...
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- 1978

Richard II
Richard II81978HD
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...
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- 1963

To Die in Madrid
To Die in Madrid7.71963HD
Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War and integrates capturing different points of view, intended to represent the...
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- 1933

The Good Companions
The Good Companions6.41933HD
Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
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- 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,...
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- 1941

An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother6.41941HD
A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.
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- 1989

Barbablù, Barbablù
Barbablù, Barbablù81989HD
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.
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- 1924

Who Is the Man?
Who Is the Man?91924HD
Daniel Arnault an impecunious sculptor, is in love with the beautiful Genevieve. Spurred on by her mercenary and socially ambitious mother ,...
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- 1977

The Grand Inquisitor
The Grand Inquisitor01977HD
The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov produced by the Open University.
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- 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...
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