John Gielgud Movies

  • 1966
    Ages of Man

    Ages of Man

    Ages of Man

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    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....

    Ages of Man
  • 1941
    The Prime Minister

    The Prime Minister

    The Prime Minister

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    Directed by Thorold Dickinson.

    The Prime Minister
  • 1966
    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

    The Mayfly and the Frog

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    When a Rolls Royce damages a scooter, the furious owner goes to seek redress, and finds herself face to face with a millionaire capitalist.

    The Mayfly and the Frog
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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?
  • 1992
    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

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    Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
  • 1932
    Insult

    Insult

    Insult

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

    Insult
  • 1958
    The Immortal Land

    The Immortal Land

    The Immortal Land

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    Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.

    The Immortal Land
  • 1977
    Heartbreak House

    Heartbreak House

    Heartbreak House

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

    Heartbreak House
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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