John Gielgud

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Secret Agent, The (1936): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud; Peter Lorre plays a reluctant officer assigned to kill a WW2 spy. Good Hitchcock fare from his early career.
Julius Caesar (1953): Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud…; Marlon Brando, James Mason and John Gielgud star in this beautifully staged Hollywood adaptation. Passionate drama of power, conspiracy and murder in…
Romeo and Juliet (1954): Dir. Renato Castellani
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Mervyn Jones…; An Italian co–production, this version benefits from magical locations in Verona and Venice and the sumptuous Renaissance–influenced eye…
Richard III (1955): Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson; Laurence Olivier's third cinematic translation of Shakespeare both as actor and director. His performance borders on high camp as the twisted 15th…
Saint Joan (1957): Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Jean Seberg, Richard Widmark, John Gielgud…; Colourized version of the Joan of Arc story with Jean Seberg in her acting debut.
Becket (1964): Dir. Peter Glenville
Feat. Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud…; Stinging, fact–based epic turns the trusted relationship between King Henry II (O’Toole) and his best friend, the Archbishop of Canterbury…
Hamlet (1964): Dir. Bill Colleran, John Gielgud
Feat. Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn; Highly successful Richard Burton Broadway production of "Hamlet", deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of…
Chimes at Midnight (1965): Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, John Gielgud…; Orson Welles' late–career masterpiece in which one of the Bard's great supporting characters Falstaff is given his due through a series of…
Loved One, The (1965): Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer…; Satirical take on the funeral business in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery. Doing for funerals what that DR…
Alice in Wonderland (1966): Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Peter Cook, Michael Redgrave, Peter Sellers…; Cult BBC version of Lewis Carroll's classic children's book, in which drowsing Alice enters the dreamscape of 'Wonderland'. Influenced by the…
Charge of the Light Brigade (1968): Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Trevor Howard, John Gielgud, David Hemmings; Updated version of the Mid–Victorian battle made in the sardonic spirit of the swinging sixties. Trevor Howard, John Gielgud and David Hemmings…
Shoes of the Fisherman, The (1968): Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud…; Anthony Quinn plays a Russian bishop who is elected Pope after twenty years in political asylum. Beautifully adorned best–seller adaptation.
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969): Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. John Rae, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roeves…; Powerful anti–war musical adapted from the play by Charles Chilton, which depicts the mass blunder of WWI through the experiences of the poor…
Home (1971): Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Dandy Nichols…; Worthy TV adaptation of the stageplay by David Storey (THIS SPORTING LIFE), set amid the twilight psychodramas of residents at an old peoples' rest…
Bernard Shaw Collection, The (The Millionairess; Mrs. Warren's Profession; The Apple Cart ; Pygmalion; Heartbreak House; You Never Can Tell; The Man of Destiny; Androcles and the Lion; The Devil's Disciple; Arms and the Man) (1972-1989): Dir. David Jones
Feat. Maggie Smith, John Gielgud, Patrick Stewart…; Star–studded BBC adaptations of ten masterpieces of the stage by George Bernard Shaw. This set includes, over 8 discs the following…
Gold (The Great Gold Conspiracy) (1974): Dir. Peter Hunt
Feat. Roger Moore, Susannah York, John Gielgud…; A surprisingly tight, if strictly old–fashioned, thriller sees a top–form Roger Moore play the newly appointed manager of a South African…
Edward VII (TV Series) (1975): Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Timothy West, John Gielgud, Robert Hardy…; Superb period drama covers the complicated 'Royal' Edward VII, who was almost an old man by the time he finally became King of England in the early…
American Film Theatre - Galileo (1975): Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Topol, John Gielgud, Patrick Magee…; A generally satisfactory version of Bertolt Brecht's stageplay concerning the ethical dilemmas of the scientist Galileo, who among other things…
Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1976): Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. John Gielgud, Jeremy Brett, Peter Firth; His self–portrait taking all the consequences, artist Jeremy Brett leads a debauched lifestyle that ultimately takes its toll, leading to…
Aces High (1976): Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud…; WW1 drama based on the play 'Journey's End' following a green young pilot sent off to fight the Germans in the air. Noted for its accurate portrayal…
Portrait of an Artist As a Young Man (1977): Dir. Joseph Strick
Feat. Bosco Hogan, T.P. McKenna, John Gielgud; Reverent adaptation of the classic James Joyce novel, which charts the spiritual and artistic growth of the author. Adeptly reveals the…
Providence (1977): Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn…; John Gielgud plays a dying writer struggling to complete his final novel. Unusual film juxtaposes his imagined thoughts with events from his…
Joseph Andrews (1977): Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Ann-Margret, Peter Firth, Beryl Reid…; Bawdy picaresque revolves around the romantic misadventures of switched–at–birth servant. Chief amongst his concerns are the unwelcome…
Romeo and Juliet (1978): Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Sir Michael Hordern…; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Les Miserables (1978): Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Anthony Perkins, Richard Jordan, John Gielgud…; Well–regarded adaptation of Hugo's seminal novel. Perkins excels as the obsessive Javert, and director Jordan does an admirable job compressing…
Richard II (1978): Dir. David Giles
Feat. Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch…; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Caligula (1979): Dir. Tinto Brass
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud…; Penthouse magnate Bob Guccione's notorious 'legitimate' porno–drama stars Malcolm MacDowell as the ruthless and randy Roman Emperor. This…
Human Factor, The (1979): Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi…; Otto Preminger last film is a mild espionage affair, concerning a low–level British informant suspected of being a double agent. A hefty cast…
Lion of the Desert (1980): Dir. Moustapha Akkad
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, John Gielgud…; An epic account of the 'David and Goliath' battle on the Libyan desert between Mussolini's all–powerful army and the Bedouin, circa 1930.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980): Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. James Warwick, Francesca Annis, John Gielgud…; A classic Agatha Christie TV adaptation in which a vicar sets out to discover the meaning behind "Why didn't they ask Evans?", the last words spoken…
Formula, The (1980): Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller…; Muddled thriller with Scott as a detective caught up in a conspiracy to manipulate world fuel prices. Brando –only in three scenes– does…
Brideshead Revisited (Mini-series) (1981): Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick…; Famous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel chronicles one Charles Ryder and his relationship with the Marchmain family in England between the wars.…
Seven Dials Mystery, The (1981): Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. Cheryl Campbell, James Warwick, John Gielgud…; Detective Bundle enters into the world of espionage when she sets off to solve the grizzly murders of two Foreign Officers.
Priest Of Love (1981): Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner…; Ian McKellen stars as D.H Lawrence in this biopic, chronicling the author's tempestuous relationship with his wife Frieda (Suzman), and his battle…
Gandhi (1982): Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox…; Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Wagner (1983): Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud…; Epic tele–production with Richard Burton as the manic German composer. Includes the Tony Palmer documentaries "In From the Cold? A Portrait of…
Scarlet and the Black, The (1983): Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud…; Thrilling cat–and–mouse tale of Vatican attempts to save Allied POWs and downed Allied airman from Nazi imprisonment.
Shooting Party, The (1984): Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. James Mason, Edward Fox, John Gielgud; A weekend hunt in 1913 paints a disquieting portrait of British class exploitation and chauvinism.
Camille (1984): Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud…; Greta Scacchi and a young Colin Firth play courtesan and lover respectively in this British revival of Alexander Dumas' novel.
Plenty (1985): Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Meryl Streep, John Gielgud, Sam Neill…; Meryl Streep plays a hero of WWII, who finds the rest of her life an anticlimax.
Leave All Fair (1985): Dir. John Reid
Feat. John Gielgud, Jane Birkin; A rewarding drama set among the memories of John Middleton Murray (John Gielgud), husband of NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (Jane Birkin). Well worth…
Whistle Blower, The (1986): Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers…; Michael Caine gives one of his best performances in a reasonably realistic spy drama, as the father of a GCHQ officer bumped off during a Cold War…
Appointment with Death (1988): Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, John Gielgud; Agatha Christie mystery with Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot, and Lauren Bacall, John Gielgud among the suspects.
War and Remembrance (Mini-Series) (1988): Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner…; Sequel to THE WINDS OF WAR follows trials and tribulations of the Henry and the Jastrow families amid the events after the USA's entry into World War…
A TV Dante (The Inferno Cantos I - VIII) (1989): Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. John Gielgud, Bob Peck, Joanne Whalley; Striking recitation by Gielgud and company of the first eight cantos. Greenaway superimposes some truly potent images over a series of talking heads.…
Summer's Lease (TV Mini-series) (1989): Feat. Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington; BBC "masterpiece theatre" drama–mystery series set in Tuscany, based on the novel by John Mortimer (RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY) and adapted by the…
Prospero's Books (1991): Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. John Gielgud; A radically stylised take on Shakespeare's The Tempest, with John Gielgud in the title role upstaged by the graphic opulence on display. Like a good…
Strauss Dynasty, The (1991): Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
Feat. Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Anthony Higgins…; Lavish historical drama that tells in four feature length episodes the saga of Johann Strauss and his sons, often considered "music's finest family".…
Scarlett (TV Mini-Series) (1994): Dir. John Erman
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Joanne Whalley, Stephen Collins…; The epic miniseries sequel to GONE WITH THE WIND has Scarlett, Rhett go from tragedy to triumph in an action packed saga of international scope…
Gulliver's Travels (1995): Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Peter O'Toole…; Epic, state–of–the–art version of Jonathan Swift's classic fairytale stars Ted Danson as the long–shipwrecked doctor who must…
Haunted (1995): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, John Gielgud; Sceptical investigator Aidan Quinn becomes steadily embroiled in the paranormal and the ambiguous inhabitants of a British country mansion.…
A Dance to the Music of Time (1997): Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. John Gielgud, Miranda Richardson, Alan Bennett…; Adapted from Anthony Powell's 12 volume sequence of novels which begins among the aspiring classes of Edwardian Britain and continues across the…
Beckett on Film (Waiting for Godot, et al.) (2001): Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Neil Jordan, Kieron J Walsh
Feat. Julianne Moore, David Kelly, Jeremy Irons…; An ambitious anthology of Samuel Beckett's nineteen stageplays, filmed here creatively by a roster of prestige actors and directors. Disc…

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