Movie Database

Movies by Actor - John Gielgud (103 [Missing: 41])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Who Is the Man?NA1924 Drama Not Available
The Clue of the New PinNA1929 Crime,Mystery Not Available
InsultNA1932 Drama Not Available
Good Companions, TheMusical taken from J.B. Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.1933Victor SavilleComedy,Musical,Romance6.8 (210 votes)9520211228
Secret AgentAfter 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.1936Alfred HitchcockMystery,Thriller6.5 (8.3K votes)8620211228
An Airman's Letter to His MotherNA1941 Short,War Not Available
If I Could Marry the Minister [Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen]A biopic of the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, his rise from a foppish young novelist to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and confidante of Queen Victoria.1941Thorold DickinsonBiography,Drama,History5.7 (296 votes)9420230424
Julius CaesarThe 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.1953Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama,History7.3 (11.3K votes)12020211228
Romeo and JulietIn Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.1954Renato CastellaniDrama,Romance6.1 (533 votes)13820211228
Around The World In 80 DaysA Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.1956Michael Anderson, John FarrowAdventure,Comedy,Family6.8 (26.6K votes)17520211228
Richard IIIShakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.1955Laurence OlivierBiography,Drama,History7.4 (4.5K votes)16120211228
Barretts of Wimpole Street, TheElizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.1957Sidney FranklinBiography,Drama,History6.5 (502 votes)10520211228
Saint JoanIn 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the seventeen-year-old peasant girl Joan of Arc, entrusted her with the command of the French Army, and ultimately burned her at the stake as a heretic.1957Otto PremingerBiography,Drama,History6.4 (1.2K votes)11020211228
The Immortal LandNA1958 Documentary,Short Not Available
To Die in MadridNA1963 Documentary Not Available
BecketKing 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.1964Peter GlenvilleBiography,Drama,History7.8 (14.5K votes)14820211228
Falstaff - Chimes at MidnightThe career of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff as a roistering companion to young Prince Hal, circa 1400 to 1413.1965Orson WellesComedy,Drama,History7.8 (8.7K votes)11520211228
Loved One, TheSatire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.1965Tony RichardsonComedy7.1 (3.4K votes)12220211228
Révolution d'octobreNA1967 Documentary Not Available
Révolution d'octobreNA1967 Documentary Not Available
Assignment to KillA private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the insurance money. He finds himself involved in a web of deception, double-crossing, and murder.1968Sheldon ReynoldsCrime,Drama6.0 (396 votes)10220211228
Charge of the Light Brigade, TheIn 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences.1968Tony RichardsonDrama,History,War6.6 (3.4K votes)13920211228
SebastianDuring the Cold War, the chief of a British intelligence code-breaking section falls in love with a new employee and shields an old co-worker, accused of Communist affiliations, from the wrath of the security branch.1968David GreeneDrama,Romance,Thriller6.1 (673 votes)10020230424
Shoes of the Fisherman, TheAfter 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 War1968Michael AndersonDrama7.0 (3.6K votes)16220211228
Julius CaesarThe 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.1970Stuart BurgeDrama,History,War6.1 (1.7K votes)11720211228
Eagle in a CageNA1972 Drama Not Available
HassanNA1970 Drama Not Available
ProbeHigh-tech investigations company World Securities uses Agents, called Probes, to solve various international cases, such as the retrieval of a famous diamond collection stolen by the Nazis during World War II.1972Russ MayberryCrime,Sci-Fi,Thriller7.1 (210 votes)10020230328
Lost HorizonWhile 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.1973Charles JarrottAdventure,Drama,Fantasy5.3 (2.5K votes)15020211228
11 HarrowhouseIndependent diamond broker and his girlfriend attempt a heist at a major Diamond Exchange house in London.1974Aram AvakianComedy,Crime,Thriller6.3 (1.1K votes)9420220806
GoldA South African gold mine manager discovers a plot hatched by the mine owners and London bankers to flood the mine in order to curb gold production and consequently manipulate its price on the stock markets.1974Peter R. HuntAdventure,Drama,Romance5.7 (2.3K votes)12020220806
Murder on The Orient ExpressIn December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.1974Sidney LumetCrime,Drama,Mystery7.3 (60.4K votes)12820211228
GalileoThis biopic is about Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' 1975Joseph LoseyBiography,Drama6.6 (546 votes)14520211228
Peter PanAnother live-action musical version of the play, with all-new songs, rather than the ones used in the famous Mary Martin production.1976Dwight HemionFamily,Fantasy,Musical6.7 (240 votes)12020240228
Aces HighIn World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.1976Jack GoldAction,Drama,War6.6 (2.6K votes)11420211228
ProvidenceA dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.1977Alain ResnaisDrama7.7 (3.2K votes)10420211228
Les MiserablesJean Valjean (Richard Jordan), convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel Policeman Javert (Anthony Perkins).1978Glenn JordanDrama,History7.3 (1.7K votes)15020211228
Conductor, The [Dyragent]A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the U.S., ties up with the world-renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out, he was once in love with the violinist's mother1980Andrzej WajdaDrama,Music6.9 (596 votes)10120211228
Murder by DecreeSherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.1979Bob ClarkCrime,Mystery,Thriller6.9 (5.6K votes)12420211228
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, AStephen Dedalus is a young man growing up in Ireland in the early part of the twentieth century. His search for knowledge and understanding, and the decline of his family's circumstances, lead him to revelations on the nature of art 1977Joseph StrickDrama6.3 (212 votes)9820211228
CaligulaA dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.1979Tinto BrassDrama,History5.3 (35.2K votes)15620211228
Elephant Man, TheA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.1980David LynchBiography,Drama8.1 (234.2K votes)12420211228
Formula, TheThe synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.1980John G. AvildsenCrime,Thriller5.6 (2.6K votes)11720211228
Human Factor, TheWhen a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, security man Daintry is brought in to investigate.1979Otto PremingerDrama,Romance,Thriller6.1 (1.4K votes)11520211228
Lion of the DesertIn 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.1980Moustapha AkkadBiography,Drama,History8.3 (15.3K votes)17320211228
Why Didn't They Ask EvansWhile golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?"1980John Davies, Tony WharmbyCrime,Mystery,Romance7.0 (783 votes)18020211228
ArthurAlcoholic 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 mone1981Steve GordonComedy,Romance6.9 (27.7K votes)9720211228
Chariots of FireTwo 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.1981Hugh HudsonBiography,Drama,Sport7.2 (58.5K votes)12520211228
Priest of LoveFollowing the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to 1981Christopher MilesBiography,Drama,Romance6.3 (373 votes)12520211228
SphinxEgyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse.1981Franklin J. SchaffnerAdventure,Mystery,Thriller5.2 (1.4K votes)11820211228
Brideshead RevisitedTwo young men meet at Oxford. Charles Ryder, though of no family or money, becomes friends with Sebastian Flyte when Sebastian throws up in his college room through an open window. He then invites Charles to lunch after his teddy bea1981Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-HoggDrama,Romance8.5 (7.1K votes)020211228
GandhiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.1982Richard AttenboroughBiography,Drama,History8.0 (225.5K votes)19120211228
Hunchback of Notre Dame, TheDisfigured man Quasimodo (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is feared and tormented by the townspeople of Notre Dame, but he has a sensitive nature of which few are aware.1982Michael Tuchner, Alan HumeDrama,Romance6.4 (1.3K votes)10220211228
Inside The Third ReichA dramatization of the life of Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer), Adolf Hitler's (Sir Derek Jacobi's) young architect and one-time confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. This movie is based on Speer's autobiography of th1982Marvin J. ChomskyBiography,Drama,History7.3 (613 votes)24020211228
WagnerA huge panorama of Richard Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria, to the final triumph at Bayreuth. Richard Wagner's radical mu1983Tony PalmerBiography,Drama,History7.8 (554 votes)020211228
Scarlet and the Black, TheVatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome.1983Jerry LondonDrama,History,War7.6 (3.1K votes)14320211228
Seven Dials MysteryLady Eileen "Bundle" Brent is a pert, aggressive young aristocrat that insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society.1981Tony WharmbyAdventure,Mystery,Romance6.6 (691 votes)13220220414
Wicked Lady, TheCaroline 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 Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery 1983Michael WinnerAdventure,Drama4.8 (1.3K votes)9820211228
CamilleCamille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lov...1984Desmond DavisDrama,Romance6.1 (587 votes)10020240214
FrankensteinA scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.1984James OrmerodHorror,Sci-Fi4.9 (177 votes)8120211228
The Master of BallantraeNA1984 Adventure Not Available
ScandalousAn investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.1984Rob CohenComedy,Mystery4.6 (240 votes)9220211228
Shooting Party, TheWhile Europe stands on the brink of World War I in Autumn 1913, Sir Randolph Nettleby hosts a weekend of shooting on his estate for European aristocrats.1985Alan BridgesDrama,Romance6.9 (1.4K votes)9820211228
Shooting Party, TheNA1985 Not Available
Invitation to the WeddingNA1983 Comedy Not Available
Leave All FairNA1985 Drama Not Available
PlentyA 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.1985Fred SchepisiDrama6.0 (3K votes)12120211228
Romance on the Orient ExpressNA1985 Drama,Romance Not Available
Canterville Ghost, TheA girl befriends a mischievous English ghost trying to scare her family (his descendants) back to America.1986Paul BogartComedy,Family,Fantasy6.7 (793 votes)9520211228
Whistle Blower, TheA 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.1986Simon LangtonDrama,Thriller6.2 (2.2K votes)10020211228
Barbablù, BarbablùNA1987 Drama Not Available
Appointment With DeathWhen 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.1988Michael WinnerCrime,Drama,Mystery6.2 (4.6K votes)10220211228
Arthur 2: On the RocksNA1988 Comedy,Romance Not Available
Man for All Seasons, AKing Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he stand up for his principles, risking the wr1988Charlton HestonBiography,Drama7.3 (639 votes)15020211228
Getting It RightGavin is thirty-one-years-old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy, but before he knows it, there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of life and lives in a basement, Joan is an o...1989Randal KleiserComedy,Drama,Romance6.4 (741 votes)10220230424
Strike It RichNA1990 Comedy Not Available
Prospero's BooksThe magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy.1991Peter GreenawayDrama,Fantasy6.9 (6.3K votes)12420211228
Shining ThroughAn American woman of Irish, Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.1992David SeltzerDrama,Romance,Thriller6.4 (9.8K votes)13220211228
Swan SongAn aging actor remembers his past stage triumphs and contemplates a dim future on the stage of an empty theatre.1992Kenneth BranaghShort7.5 (166 votes)2320211228
Swan SongNA1992 Not Available
The Best of FriendsNA1991 Biography Not Available
First KnightNA1995 Action,Adventure,Drama Not Available
HauntedA 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.1995Lewis GilbertDrama,Horror6.2 (6.6K votes)10820220414
The Leopard SonNA1996 Documentary Not Available
The Tichborne ClaimantNA1998 Drama Not Available
A Walk Through Prospero's LibraryNA1991 Documentary Not Available
MerlinLegendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.1998Steve BarronAction,Adventure,Drama7.1 (22.1K votes)220231013
Diary for Timothy, AThis 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 boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neigh1945Humphrey JenningsDocumentary,Short7.0 (718 votes)4020211228
Diary for Timothy, ANA1945 Not Available
Full Fathom FiveNA1937 Short Not Available
Summer's LeaseNA1989 Drama,Mystery Not Available
From Chekhov with LoveNA1968 Biography Not Available
Voyage to the End of the EarthNA1981 Documentary Not Available
CatastropheNA2004 Short Not Available
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleNA1987 Documentary,Family Not Available
No Man's LandIn this television adaptation of the Harold Pinter classic, a seedy poet (Sir John Gielgud) shows up at the house of a rich writer (Sir Ralph Richardson) and they start reminiscing about the "past".1978Julian Aymes, Peter HallDrama8.8 (68 votes)9020211228
Niedokonczona podrózNA1943 Biography,Documentary,Short Not Available
Niedokonczona podrózNA1943 Biography,Documentary,Short Not Available
The Harvest of SorrowNA1998 Biography,Documentary Not Available
The Cherry OrchardNA1962 Comedy Not Available
The Grand InquisitorNA1977 Drama Not Available
Every Night Something AtrociousNA1980 Documentary Not Available
Treasure IslandNA1965 Adventure,Drama,Fantasy Not Available
Victims of IndulgenceNA1991 Documentary,Short Not Available
Nude with ViolinNA1956 Comedy,Drama Not Available
The World of One-Man ShowsNA1967 Documentary,Drama Not Available