John Gielgud Filmes
- 2001
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...
- 1998
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
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Tony Palmer tells the life story of Sergei Rachmaninoff through the use of home movies, concert footage, and interviews. John Gielgud reads from...
- 2016
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,...
- 1967
October Revolution
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French director Frederic Rossif presents this historical documentary that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Stock...
- 1967
Romeo and Juliet
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BBC Play of the Month adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic love story.
- 1924
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 ,...
- 1933
The Good Companions
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Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
- 1962
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...
- 1966
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....
- 1992
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
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Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.
- 1966
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.
- 1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
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On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and...
- 1953
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.
- 1937
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.