John Gielgud

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Nothing Like a Dame
7.4

Nothing Like a Dame

May. 02, 2018

Nothing Like a Dame

BBC Arena’s documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on ...
Inside the Third Reich
7.3

Inside the Third Reich

A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler’s young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. ...
Gandhi
8

Gandhi

Nov. 30, 1982

Gandhi

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of ...
A Diary for Timothy
7

A Diary for Timothy

Dec. 31, 1945

A Diary for Timothy

This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby ...
Elizabeth
7.4

Elizabeth

Sep. 13, 1998

Elizabeth

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, ...
Shine
7.6

Shine

Aug. 15, 1996

Shine

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
The Portrait of a Lady
6.2

The Portrait of a Lady

Ms. Isabel Archer isn’t afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his ...
Haunted
6.2

Haunted

Oct. 27, 1995

Haunted

Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive ...
First Knight
6

First Knight

Jul. 07, 1995

First Knight

The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to ...
Shining Through
6.4

Shining Through

Jan. 31, 1992

Shining Through

Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before ...
Prospero’s Books
6.8

Prospero’s Books

Aug. 30, 1991

Prospero’s Books

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in ...
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
4.6

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur, that irrepressible drunk, tries to sober up and get a job. Meanwhile, Ralph Marolla is conniving to trick the hapless boozer into ...
Appointment with Death
6.1

Appointment with Death

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have ...
The Whistle Blower
6.2

The Whistle Blower

Nov. 21, 1986

The Whistle Blower

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the ...
The Canterville Ghost
6.6

The Canterville Ghost

Dec. 31, 1986

The Canterville Ghost

A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the ...
Romance on the Orient Express
6.2

Romance on the Orient Express

Lily, an American travelling on the famous Orient Express train from Venice, Italy to Paris, France, suddenly runs into her former lover, Alex, ...
Plenty
6

Plenty

Sep. 20, 1985

Plenty

David Hare’s account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
The Wicked Lady
4.8

The Wicked Lady

Apr. 21, 1983

The Wicked Lady

Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new ...
The Scarlet and the Black
7.5

The Scarlet and the Black

Fr. Hugh O’Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance ...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame’s cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So ...
Sphinx
5.1

Sphinx

Feb. 11, 1981

Sphinx

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs – murder, theft, ...
Priest of Love
6.1

Priest of Love

Oct. 11, 1981

Priest of Love

Following the banning and burning of his novel, “The Rainbow,” D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and ...
Chariots of Fire
7.1

Chariots of Fire

May. 15, 1981

Chariots of Fire

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric ...
Arthur
6.9

Arthur

Jul. 17, 1981

Arthur

Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family’s demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
Lion of the Desert
8.2

Lion of the Desert

Apr. 17, 1981

Lion of the Desert

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western ...
The Human Factor
6.1

The Human Factor

Dec. 18, 1979

The Human Factor

A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his ...
The Formula
5.6

The Formula

Dec. 19, 1980

The Formula

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a ...
The Elephant Man
8.2

The Elephant Man

Oct. 09, 1980

The Elephant Man

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his “owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous ...
Caligula
5.3

Caligula

Aug. 14, 1979

Caligula

The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome’s mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right ...
Murder by Decree
6.8

Murder by Decree

Feb. 01, 1979

Murder by Decree

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London’s East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and ...
The Conductor
6.9

The Conductor

Feb. 27, 1980

The Conductor

A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- ...
Romeo & Juliet
6.6

Romeo & Juliet

Dec. 03, 1978

Romeo & Juliet

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes ...
Les Misérables
7.3

Les Misérables

Dec. 27, 1978

Les Misérables

Jean Valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for decades by the relentless and cruel policeman Javert.
Richard II
8

Richard II

Dec. 10, 1978

Richard II

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, ...
Providence
7.5

Providence

Jan. 25, 1977

Providence

On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and ...
Brideshead Revisited
8.6

Brideshead Revisited

Oct. 12, 1981

Brideshead Revisited

Charles Ryder, an agnostic man, becomes involved with members of the Flytes, a Catholic family of aristocrats, over the course of several years ...
Galileo
6.6

Galileo

Jan. 27, 1975

Galileo

Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical ...
Murder on the Orient Express
7.2

Murder on the Orient Express

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Gold
5.7

Gold

Jun. 08, 1974

Gold

Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by ...
11 Harrowhouse
6.2

11 Harrowhouse

Sep. 26, 1974

11 Harrowhouse

A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is ...
Lost Horizon
5.2

Lost Horizon

Mar. 17, 1973

Lost Horizon

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue ...
Julius Caesar
6.1

Julius Caesar

Jun. 04, 1970

Julius Caesar

All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on ...
The Shoes of the Fisherman
7

The Shoes of the Fisherman

All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more ...
Assignment to Kill
6

Assignment to Kill

Aug. 15, 1968

Assignment to Kill

A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the ...
Alice in Wonderland
6.8

Alice in Wonderland

Dec. 26, 1966

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It was directed by Jonathan ...
The Loved One
7

The Loved One

Oct. 11, 1965

The Loved One

Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle’s interment at the highly-organised and very ...
Chimes at Midnight
7.7

Chimes at Midnight

Mar. 16, 1965

Chimes at Midnight

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. ...
Becket
7.8

Becket

Mar. 11, 1964

Becket

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint ...
Richard III
7.4

Richard III

Dec. 13, 1955

Richard III

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York, plots to seize power for ...
Romeo and Juliet
6

Romeo and Juliet

Sep. 01, 1954

Romeo and Juliet

In Shakespeare’s classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son ...