John Gielgud

John Gielgud

April 14, 1904 · 122 years old

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH, was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful…

Known For

44 titles
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The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

1980 · 2h 4m · Movie

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily-disfigured and mistreated young man working as a sideshow freak, who gradually reveals his capacity for kindness, intelligence and sophistication.

8.2
2
Gandhi

Gandhi

1982 · 3h 11m · Movie

The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.

8.0
3
Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998 · 2h 4m · Movie

The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

7.4
4
First Knight

First Knight

1995 · 2h 14m · Movie

Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

6.0
5
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974 · 2h 8m · Movie

Returning home from Istanbul on the Orient Express, renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is called upon to solve the murder of an American businessman aboard the train. The suspects are numerous and the clues confusing.

7.2
6
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981 · 2h 5m · Movie

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.

7.1
7
Shine

Shine

1996 · 1h 45m · Movie

David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, struggles through childhood as his dysfunctional father abuses him and his siblings. Years later, he suffers a mental breakdown but manages to return as a legend.

7.6
8
Caligula

Caligula

1979 · 2h 36m · Movie

A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome.

5.3
9
Arthur

Arthur

1981 · 1h 37m · Movie

Alcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or m...

6.9
10
Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

1998 · 1h 26m · Movie

An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.

6.3
11
Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981 · 2h 53m · Movie

In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.

8.2
12
Becket

Becket

1964 · 2h 28m · Movie

King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.

7.7
13
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953 · 2h 0m · Movie

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

7.2
14
The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996 · 2h 24m · Movie

An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.

6.2
15
Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · 1h 55m · Movie

When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of H...

7.6
16
Shining Through

Shining Through

1992 · 2h 12m · Movie

An American woman of Irish and Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.

6.4
17
Secret Agent

Secret Agent

1936 · 1h 26m · Movie

After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

6.4
18
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996 · 1h 51m · Movie

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."

7.3
19
Haunted

Haunted

1995 · 1h 48m · Movie

A skeptical professor visits a remote British estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own past.

6.2
20
Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979 · 2h 4m · Movie

Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.

6.8
21
Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988 · 1h 53m · Movie

Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their marriage suffers, Arthur plans for a way to get his money back, but first he must sober up and get a real job.

4.7
22
Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death

1988 · 1h 42m · Movie

When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.

6.1
23
Richard III

Richard III

1955 · 2h 41m · Movie

A tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.

7.3
24
The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968 · 2h 42m · Movie

After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War.

7.0
25
The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 · 2h 19m · Movie

In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences.

6.6
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The Loved One

The Loved One

1965 · 2h 2m · Movie

Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.

6.9
27
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 · 2h 23m · Movie

Vatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome.

7.5
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Plenty

Plenty

1985 · 2h 1m · Movie

A young Englishwoman spends twenty years to make whatever kind of life for herself, at the expense of others around her, in post-World War II England.

6.0
29
Aces High

Aces High

1976 · 1h 54m · Movie

In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.

6.6
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Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · 2h 24m · Movie

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

7.0
31
Tea With the Dames

Tea With the Dames

2018 · 1h 24m · Movie

Dames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting careers.

7.4
32
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1973 · 2h 30m · Movie

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 Moon, Shangri-La.

5.2
33
The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower

1986 · 1h 40m · Movie

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 Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems to be impenetrable.

6.2
34
Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974 · 3h 5m · Movie

When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.

7.1
35
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1970 · 1h 57m · Movie

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

6.1
36
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

1978 · 2h 30m · Movie

Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan), convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel Policeman Javert (Anthony Perkins).

7.3