Ian McKellen Movie Trailers

Zina Trailer (1985)

01 November 1985

Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties.

Quintessentially British Trailer (2022)

27 October 2022

This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.

Ringers: Lord of the Fans Trailer (2005)

21 January 2005

'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the past 50 years.

Bent Trailer (1997)

26 November 1997

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life.

Play the Devil: Making Richard III Trailer (2016)

31 May 2016

Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.

The Ballad of Little Jo Trailer (1993)

20 August 1993

After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.

Plenty Trailer (1985)

20 September 1985

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 Making of 'The Return of the King' Trailer (2006)

29 August 2006

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale Trailer (2002)

12 November 2002

Behind the scenes documentary of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Frank and Percy Trailer (2026)

13 October 2026

During their dog walks on Hampstead Heath, two older gentlemen find their conversations about everyday aches and weather growing into an unexpected connection.

King Lear Trailer (2008)

06 August 2008

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Small-Time Revolutionary Trailer (2010)

22 July 2010

England, 1988. Thatcher, New Order, Section 28, The Kants. Russell finds himself caught between two opposing worlds and needs to decide whether to keep up the appearances or stand up for who he is.

The Making of 'The Two Towers' Trailer (2006)

29 August 2006

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born.

Macbeth Trailer (1979)

02 February 1979

Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare.

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love Trailer (2001)

13 September 2001

A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.

Doctor Who: The Snowmen Trailer (2012)

25 December 2012

The Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs.

Muse of Fire Trailer (2013)

26 September 2013

This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all.

Edmund the Magnificent Trailer (2017)

01 March 2017

When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life savings in a thoroughbred piglet with which to breed new life back into his now dilapidated farm.

Infinitum: Subject Unknown Trailer (2021)

03 March 2021

Jane is the subject of a twisted science experiment where she is placed in a parallel world and is forced to find a way to either alter her reality or be stuck in a time-loop, destined to repeat the same test over and over again, with no memory of her doing it before.

A Touch of Love Trailer (1969)

01 September 1969

Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader.

Camp Christmas Trailer (1993)

24 December 1993

Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

Hating Peter Tatchell Trailer (2021)

01 November 2021

The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the British establishment, revolutionised attitudes to homosexuality and exposed world tyrants.

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King Trailer (2003)

12 December 2003

Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage Trailer (2016)

30 December 2016

This documentary celebrates one of Britain’s greatest actors, Dame Judi Dench, and looks back over her remarkable 60-year career.

Guerrilla Distribution Trailer (2007)

17 January 2007

Back in 2005 two filmmakers tried to defeat their nemesis by making a film about a giant monkey on the cheap and, with the help of a look-a-like, sell it before the New Zealander could.

National Theatre Live: King Lear Trailer (2018)

27 September 2018

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them.

For the Love of God Trailer (2007)

28 February 2007

'For the Love of God' is the wickedly irreverent tale of Graham (Coogan); an over-grown man-child still living at home under the suffocating glare of his elderly Mother, in her dusty and forgotten Christian bookshop.

Pet Shop Boys: Cubism Trailer (2007)

24 July 2007

'Cubism' is a 2007 DVD of a Pet Shop Boys concert from their Fundamental-Tour. It was filmed on 14 November 2006 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico and was directed by David Barnard.

The One Note Man Trailer (2023)

08 August 2023

A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routine and rocking his world forever.

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale Trailer (1999)

08 June 1999

Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave.

Miss in Her Teens Trailer (2014)

15 April 2014

An adaptation of David Garrick's 1747 afterpiece, this lighthearted comedy follows Miss Biddy Bellair as she pits her suitors against eachother in order to find true love.

Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen Trailer (2026)

31 August 2026

Dame Judi Dench is joined by her great friend for tea and a warm, candid conversation about their extraordinary lives both on stage and off.

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film Trailer (2016)

24 April 2016

An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors including Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh and more.

Theatreland Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

8 part series behind the scenes at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with a focus on a production Waiting for Godot featuring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Ronald Pickup and Simon Callow.

Shakespeare on Film Trailer (2016)

31 May 2016

Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in conversation about Richard III.

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring Trailer (2001)

23 December 2001

A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish.

Gladio Trailer (1992)

10 July 1992

In three programmes shown over consecutive weeks in BBC2's Timewatch strand, Allan Francovich interviewed key Gladio players such as Propaganda Due head, Licio Gelli, Italian neofascist and terrorist Vincenzo Vinciguerra, Venetian judge Felice Casson, Italian Gladio commander General Gerardo Serravale, Belgian Senator Roger Lallemand, Belgian gendarme Martial Lekue and former CIA director William Colby.

X-Men Trailer (2000)

13 July 2000

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

X-Men: The Last Stand Trailer (2006)

24 May 2006

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men led by Professor Charles Xavier, and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants.

Brett Ratner's X-Diaries Trailer (2006)

02 October 2006

Brett Ratner's production diary about the making of 'X-Men: The Last Stand'.

Swept from the Sea Trailer (1998)

23 January 1998

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century.

Walter Trailer (1982)

02 November 1982

A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him.

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man Trailer (2000)

05 May 2000

A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight.

Priest of Love Trailer (1981)

11 October 1981

Following 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.

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved Trailer (2024)

09 June 2024

Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an in-depth look into Doddy’s private world, exploring the many secrets of his comic talent, revealing never-before-seen home-videos, stage performances and extracts from some of the thousands of Ken’s diary notebooks which he’d asked his wife to burn after his death.

Rasputin Trailer (1996)

23 March 1996

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation..

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC Trailer (2016)

23 April 2016

From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death.

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare Trailer (1982)

25 April 1982

A record of McKellen's one-man Broadway show about the Bard.

Walter and June Trailer (1983)

30 April 1983

Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".

The Promise Trailer (1969)

01 December 1969

Set in Leningrad. Follows the lives of three young Russians from the terror of the German siege of Leningrad through the uncertainty of the postwar years to the space age.

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Trailer (2013)

23 November 2013

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved.

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! Trailer (2000)

29 August 2000

A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale.

McKellen: Playing the Part Trailer (2018)

25 May 2018

Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen's life, from early childhood into a demanding career that placed him in the public eye for the best part of his lifetime.

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' Trailer (2025)

10 September 2025

Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.

Saint of 9/11 Trailer (2006)

27 April 2006

Saint of 9/11 presents the turbulent, restless, spiritual and remarkable journey of Father Mychal Judge.

X2 Trailer (2003)

27 April 2003

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col.

An Evening with Lily Savage Trailer (1996)

11 November 1996

Enjoy the outrageous and flamboyant First Lady of British Comedy, Lily Savage, as she performs her incredibly hysterical live show before a star-studded audience.

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' Trailer (2001)

09 December 2001

The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.

Thin Ice Trailer (1995)

28 April 1995

Lesbian romantic comedy about two girls entering a figure skating competition at the Gay Games in New York 1994.

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up Trailer (1993)

23 June 1993

An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there.