John Gielgud

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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 speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to a silver trumpet muffled in silk. Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

Most Popular John Gielgud Trailers

Total trailers found: 144

Swan Song Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

An aging actor remembers his past stage triumphs and contemplates a dim future on the stage of an empty theatre.

Scandalous Trailer (1984)

29 January 1984

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.

Caligula Trailer (1979)

14 August 1979

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

Murder on the Orient Express Trailer (1974)

22 November 1974

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.

The Elephant Man Trailer (1980)

09 October 1980

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak.

Quartermaine's Terms Trailer (1987)

29 March 1987

TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly teacher at the school who, becuase of his gentle character, has hardly any enemies - in fact, the rest of the staff confide in him or generally pplay on his good nature.

Heartbreak House Trailer (1977)

19 May 1977

Captain Shotover, a retired seafarer, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends.

DragonHeart Trailer (1996)

31 May 1996

In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco.

Chariots of Fire Trailer (1981)

15 May 1981

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

First Knight Trailer (1995)

07 July 1995

The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama.

Around the World in 80 Days Trailer (1956)

17 October 1956

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world.

Romance on the Orient Express Trailer (1985)

04 March 1985

Lily, an American travelling on the famous Orient Express train from Venice, Italy to Paris, France, suddenly runs into her former lover, Alex, who met and had a tender romance ten years earlier while vacationing in France, which ended abruptly when he walked out on her without saying a word.

Elizabeth Trailer (1998)

13 September 1998

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 of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

Appointment with Death Trailer (1988)

15 April 1988

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence.

Gandhi Trailer (1982)

01 December 1982

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.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Trailer (1977)

01 September 1977

Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego, Stephen Daedelus, growing up in Ireland in the early part of the 20th century, and at odds with the strictures of his Catholic home and family.

Shining Through Trailer (1992)

31 January 1992

Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II.

The Portrait of a Lady Trailer (1996)

17 October 1996

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.

The Critic Trailer (1982)

28 August 1982

Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he has written a great play.

Quest for Camelot Trailer (1998)

15 May 1998

During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table.

Theban Plays: Antigone Trailer (1986)

19 September 1986

In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death.

Julius Caesar Trailer (1953)

04 June 1953

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 both have sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

The Canterville Ghost Trailer (1986)

31 December 1986

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 estate because of his cowardice.

Lion of the Desert Trailer (1981)

17 April 1981

Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.

Arthur Trailer (1981)

17 July 1981

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.

Murder by Decree Trailer (1979)

01 February 1979

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End.

Frankenstein Trailer (1984)

17 June 1984

A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.

The Power of One Trailer (1992)

27 March 1992

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet.

Hamlet Trailer (1996)

25 December 1996

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer.

Haunted Trailer (1995)

27 October 1995

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

Looking for Richard Trailer (1996)

11 October 1996

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.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Trailer (2014)

06 October 2014

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

Julius Caesar Trailer (1970)

04 June 1970

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 the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.

Joseph Andrews Trailer (1977)

09 March 1977

Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph Andrews, a Latin pupil and protégé of parson Adams, and makes him their footman.

Sphinx Trailer (1981)

11 February 1981

Egyptologist 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!

The Charge of the Light Brigade Trailer (1968)

10 April 1968

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamously reckless strategic debacle against a Russian artillery battery.

David Trailer (1997)

23 March 1997

A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories.

Oh! What a Lovely War Trailer (1969)

10 March 1969

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

Lost Horizon Trailer (1973)

14 March 1973

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.

Discovering Hamlet Trailer (2011)

01 November 2011

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life.

Les Misérables Trailer (1978)

27 December 1978

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert.

The Scarlet and the Black Trailer (1983)

02 February 1983

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families.

The Shoes of the Fisherman Trailer (1968)

14 November 1968

Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.

The Prime Minister Trailer (1941)

04 March 1941

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.

The Formula Trailer (1980)

19 December 1980

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II.

The Human Factor Trailer (1979)

18 December 1979

When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate.

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 Loved One Trailer (1965)

11 October 1965

Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour.

Aces High Trailer (1976)

19 May 1976

The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate.

The Wicked Lady Trailer (1983)

21 April 1983

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 Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills.

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton Trailer (1988)

20 September 1988

Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.

Shine Trailer (1996)

15 August 1996

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.

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery Trailer (1981)

08 March 1981

When two mysterious deaths mar an otherwise pleasant weekend in the English countryside, unflappable flapper Lady Eileen Brent teams up with the dashing Jimmy Thesinger to solve the dastardly deeds.

Saint Joan Trailer (1957)

08 May 1957

In 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the 17-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.

Richard II Trailer (1978)

10 December 1978

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, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people.

Becket Trailer (1964)

11 March 1964

Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.

The Whistle Blower Trailer (1986)

21 November 1986

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.

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville Trailer (1987)

12 October 1987

An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by Disney.

Alice in Wonderland Trailer (1966)

28 December 1966

Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14) Trailer (1991)

06 March 1991

These six video segments (10 minutes each) were originally developed for broadcast on Channel 4 as the second installment in the larger, never completed, series comissioned for Peter Greenaway and Tom Philips' A TV Dante (1989).