Peter Ustinov Movie Trailers
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Animal Farm Trailer (1999)
03 October 1999
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper Trailer (1988)
31 August 1988
A panel of experts examines the five main suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders and determines which of them is the most likely to have committed the crimes.
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès Trailer (2009)
27 October 2009
In a series of four documentaries, Marcel Ophuls pays tribute to his father Max, and in this last one discusses his role as an assistant director on "Lola Montès".
The Way Ahead Trailer (1944)
09 June 1944
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
The Sundowners Trailer (1960)
08 December 1960
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move.
Private Angelo Trailer (1949)
06 July 1949
Angelo has been drafted into the Italian Army in World War II. He does not like people shooting at him, so he tries all sorts of tricks to avoid being caught up in the action.
Metamorphoses Trailer (1978)
03 May 1978
Several animated stories from "Metamorphoses," the Roman poet Ovid's narrative of legends, are presented.
Imaginary Friends Trailer (1982)
13 November 1982
Ellen Pitblado is a widow who lives in recluse in 1930s Gloucestershire. When her scummy journalist nephew, Douglas, tries to force her to give him her money, she calls her mysterious lookalike gentlemen friends to her aid.
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Trailer (1942)
24 April 1942
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians.
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet Trailer (1995)
21 November 1995
Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also transforms the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home.
Billy Budd Trailer (1962)
12 November 1962
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
The True Glory Trailer (1945)
27 August 1945
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen.
Dead Man's Folly Trailer (1986)
08 January 1986
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Grendel Grendel Grendel Trailer (1981)
01 August 1981
This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend.
The Magic Box Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at.
La Dixième de Beethoven Trailer (1985)
16 March 1985
Play by Peter Ustinov, about a return to the modern world by Beethoven, who knocks on the door of a London music critic.
Le Plaisir Trailer (1952)
29 February 1952
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth.
The New Lot Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.
The Mouse and His Child Trailer (1977)
18 November 1977
A mouse and his child, the two parts of a single small wind-up toy, go on a quest to become "self-winding".
We'll Grow Thin Together Trailer (1979)
15 August 1979
Victor is a screenwriter whose last work about the Marechal Pétain is refused by his producer. To add insult to injury, he tells Victor he is paunchy.
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Trailer (1975)
09 July 1975
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.
Einstein's Universe Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder.
Peep and the Big Wide World Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Peep the chicken ventures out on an adventure into the Big Wide World and makes some friends along the way.
Murder in Three Acts Trailer (1986)
30 September 1986
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies.
The Old Curiosity Shop Trailer (1995)
19 March 1995
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures.
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Trailer (1965)
24 March 1965
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government.
Majestät brauchen Sonne Trailer (1999)
27 October 1999
A documentary about Germany's last emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II.
The Thief of Baghdad Trailer (1978)
10 January 1978
A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad Trailer (1968)
02 January 1968
This is one of the Omnibus programmes about the Russian impresario Diaghilev. Presented by Peter Ustinov, this episode focuses on Diaghilev’s early life and the first seasons of his legendary ballet company Ballets Russes from 1909 until the outbreak of war in 1914.
Riders of the Wind Trailer (1986)
14 January 1986
World-famous underwater adventurer Jacques Cousteau is on a journey on the surface of the sea. Along with Lucien Malavard and Bertrand Charrier, Cousteau invented a new kind of sailing vessel using a state-of-the-art, high-tech turbo sail.
The Legend of the Good Beasts Trailer (1956)
20 December 1956
Fabergé animals in a Russian influenced Easter tale.
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty Trailer (2002)
19 December 2002
Schönbrunn is a world of marvels and mystery, of public glamour and curious secrets. The wealth of its building and landscape architecture, the grand views and hidden details, the wildlife, tamed nature as well as its past and present human population supply more stories and images than even the most insatiable camera can record.
My Khmer Heart Trailer (2000)
06 August 2000
An Australian woman fights to save her orphanage in Cambodia against the country's ever-changing political backdrop.
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
The Queen of the Night has begged Prince Tamino to free her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the High Priest Sarastro, who has abducted her.
The Peaches Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
A film fantasy concerning the adventures of a modern girl whose passion for peaches is eventually replaced by a very different type of passion.
Memed My Hawk Trailer (1984)
10 May 1984
In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor.
Victoria & Albert Trailer (2001)
26 August 2001
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) that premiered at the original National Theatre in Prague on October 29, 1787.
Hotel Sahara Trailer (1951)
09 July 1951
In World War II, desert hotel proprietors Emad and Yasmin are caught between the warring armies and have to constantly shift their political allegiance to whichever army happens to control the area.
Short Cut to Haifa Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
A middle-aged truck driver travelling through the desert with his good-for-nothing nephew and a pretty nun, gets stuck and are forced to wait to be rescued.
Tarka the Otter Trailer (1979)
01 November 1979
Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood.
Death on the Tagus Trailer (1979)
10 January 1979
A curious fictional documentary filmed in London about two actors from the film "Death on the Nile," Peter Ustinov and Jane Birkin, who are interviewed by the author.
Abgehört Trailer (1984)
20 October 1984
The British Embassy in a communist Eastern Bloc country: This is where diplomat Chris Caulker and his wife Iris live.
Hollywood Invasion Trailer (2011)
01 September 2011
Italy, Europe and America during the 'Dolce Vita' years narrated with unseen and rare footage from NBC Archives in New York.
Hammersmith Is Out Trailer (1972)
12 May 1972
The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor of dubious sanity himself.
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio" is a famous spectacle that is enigmatic and exotic at the same time - and just because of this it is not only perfect for the fantastic stage sets of the marionette theatre, but for Ustinov's winking presentation as well.
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Così fan tutte, comic opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that premiered in Vienna on January 26, 1790.
The Purple Taxi Trailer (1977)
25 May 1977
With his mauve taxi, the old philosopher Dr. Seamus Scully runs around the small green roads of the south of Ireland, becoming confident of his patients, while trying to help them find their way.
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
A Milanese manager inherits a castle in Tuscany and moves there with his girlfriend and her little son, transforming it into a dog nursery.
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren Trailer (1990)
03 September 1990
Employees remember the director Max Ophüls, who was forced to emigrate in 1933 - his fifth film "Liebelei" was a great success in cinemas.
Romanoff and Juliet Trailer (1961)
08 June 1961
Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.
Let the People Sing Trailer (1942)
11 August 1942
An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
Morceaux de Cannes Trailer (2021)
02 July 2021
We thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz and gossip to the scandals and censorship.
A Storm in Summer Trailer (1970)
06 February 1970
A story of the friendship between an elderly Jewish man and a young African-American boy set during the Vietnam War.
The Marshal of Madrid Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
A gang of smugglers headed by an oil dealer are brought to justice by a lawman.
Queen: Champions of the World Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
This documentary on the music group Queen includes performance and rehearsal footage, and exclusive interviews from backstage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.