John Gielgud Movies
- 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),...
- 1972
Probe
Probe5.51972HD
That hipster ring that special agent Hugh Lockwood wears? It's a camera, transmitting image and sound of his surroundings. It's also a scanner,...
- 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...
- 1989
Getting It Right
Getting It Right71989HD
Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady...
- 1973
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare01973HD
Special introducing William Shakespeare to young people through sketches, readings and music.
- 1982
Inside the Third Reich
Inside the Third Reich7.31982HD
A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler's young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Based...
- 1995
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man0.51995HD
Semi-Biographical film documenting the life of The Reverend Wilbert Awdry, creator of the beloved Thomas The tank Engine Stories
- 1992
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
A Walk Through Prospero's Library01992HD
A short made for TV with director Peter Greenaway discussing the dazzling 3.5 minute opening sequence from his film, 'Prospero's Books'. As Prospero...
- 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.
- 1967
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet01967HD
BBC Play of the Month adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic love story.
- 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.
- 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...
- 2016
Trouser Bar
Trouser Bar4.32016HD
Set in a London gentleman's outfitters in 1976, and taking inspiration from the emotions aroused by a fetishist love of corduroy, leather and tight...
- 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.
- 1992
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward01992HD
Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.
- 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...
- 1986
Time After Time
Time After Time01986HD
'Oh I was naughty. And I'm still naughty so take care.' And so Leda was, all those years ago when she was the childhood friend of Jasper and his...
- 1933
The Good Companions
The Good Companions5.81933HD
Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
- 1932
Insult
Insult01932HD
'Africa. Half-caste Legionnaire dies to save governor, the son of major who hates him.' (British Film Catalogue)