John Gielgud

Nothing Like a Dame Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
IMDb: 7.4
1h 24min

Feature length BBC Arena documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time…

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Genre: Documentary
Play On! Shakespeare In Silent Film Play On! Shakespeare In Silent Film
Play On! Shakespeare In Silent Film
IMDb: 6.8
63

A compilation of scenes from Shakespeare adaptations made in the earliest days of cinema, including versions of King Lear, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Richard III and The Merchant of Venice, as…

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Elizabeth Elizabeth
Elizabeth
IMDb: 7.4
2h 4min

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, the Catholic hatred…

The Portrait of a Lady The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
IMDb: 6.2
2h 24min

Ms. Isabel Archer isn’t afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father’s will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Shine Shine
Shine
IMDb: 7.6
105

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.

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First Knight First Knight
First Knight
IMDb: 6
134

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 Lancelot, and Guinevere is…

Arthur 2: On the Rocks Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
IMDb: 4.6
113

Arthur (Dudley Moore), that irrepressible drunk, tries to sober up — and get a job — in this sequel to the 1981 smash hit. Meanwhile, the father of the girl…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Gandhi Gandhi
Gandhi
IMDb: 8
191

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 Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance…

Eps11 Brideshead Revisited Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
IMDb: 8.6
60 min

In this acclaimed eleven-hours British television miniseries, Charles Ryder, an agnostic man, becomes involved with members of the Flytes, a Catholic family of aristocrats, over the course of several years between the two world wars.

Status: Ended
Arthur Arthur
Arthur
IMDb: 6.9
97

Arthur is the most quotable drunk millionaire that is likely to ever steal your heart. Dudley Moore portrays Arthur, a thirty year old child who will inherit 750 million dollars…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Chariots of Fire Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
IMDb: 7.1
124

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided United Kingdom of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish…

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Lion of the Desert Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
IMDb: 8.2
173

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 viewers a glimpse into this…

The Elephant Man The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
IMDb: 8.2
124

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his ”owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and…

Julius Caesar Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
IMDb: N/A
117

All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Chimes at Midnight Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight
IMDb: 7.6
115

The career of Shakespeare’s Sir John Falstaff as roistering companion to young Prince Hal, circa 1400-1413.

Becket Becket
Becket
IMDb: 7.8
148

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome…

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
IMDb: 6.7
182

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short…

Julius Caesar Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
IMDb: N/A
120

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.

Genre: Drama, History