List of the best John Gielgud movies: Providence(1977), The Prime Minister(1941), Arthur(1981), The Barretts of Wimpole Street(1957), Scandalous(1984), Becket(1964), Julius Caesar(1953), Chariots of Fire(1981), Oh! What a Lovely War(1969), The Good Companions(1933), The Shooting Party(1984), The Charge of the Light Brigade(1968) ... ...
7.7/10
Fantasy
Switzerland|France
1977
104 Minutes
John Gielgud Dirk Bogarde Ellen Burstyn David Warner Elaine Stritch Cyril Luckham Denis Lawson
novelist sick person son alcoholic wife illegitimate son uneasy offbeat fascinating outlandish providence, r.i. house family madness writing alcoholism family dysfunction discovery mystery escape
A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
5.7/10
Drama
UK
1941
94 Minutes
John Gielgud Diana Wynyard Fay Compton Will Fyffe Owen Nares Pamela Standish Stephen Murray Frederick Leister
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.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1981
97 Minutes
Hobson
Dudley Moore John Gielgud Liza Minnelli Geraldine Fitzgerald Jill Eikenberry Stephen Elliott Ted Ross Barney Martin Thomas Barbour Anne De Salvo Marjorie Barnes
wealthy man drunk butler heiress waitress amusing cheeky wild new york city apartment love romance wealth class distinctions arranged marriage alcoholism love growing up wretched excess transformation
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 money.
6.4/10
Romance
UK|USA
1957
105 Minutes
Jennifer Jones John Gielgud Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Susan Stephen Vernon Gray Jean Anderson Maxine Audley Leslie Phillips Laurence Naismith Moultrie Kelsall
elizabeth barrett robert browning father sister doctor love interest creepy melodramatic london mansion bedroom poetry confinement illness incest romance sexual repression forbidden love escape transformation
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
4.6/10
Comedy
UK|USA
1984
94 Minutes
Uncle Willie
Robert Hays John Gielgud Pamela Stephenson M. Emmet Walsh Nancy Wood Kevin Elyot Duncan Preston Maureen Bennett
An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.
7.8/10
Drama, History
UK|USA
1964
148 Minutes
King Louis VII of France
Richard Burton Peter O'Toole John Gielgud Gino Cervi Paolo Stoppa Donald Wolfit David Weston Martita Hunt Pamela Brown Sian Phillips
king henry ii archbishop priest courtier brooding dark palace england royal court rome corruption alcoholism royalty salvation religion rivalry revenge 12th century
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.
7.3/10
Drama, History
USA
1953
121 Minutes
Cassius
Marlon Brando James Mason John Gielgud Louis Calhern Edmond O'Brien Greer Garson Deborah Kerr George Macready Michael Pate Richard Hale Alan Napier
brutus mark antony julius caesar assassin emotional fiery passionate patriotic ancient rome assassination politics war fall revenge ancient rome
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.
7.2/10
Drama
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Master of Trinity (as Sir John Gielgud)
Ben Cross Ian Charleson John Gielgud Nigel Havers Nicholas Farrell Ian Holm Lindsay Anderson Nigel Davenport Cheryl Campbell Alice Krige Dennis Christopher
athlete missionary coach sister reverend uplifting inspiring heartwarming beach paris cambridge university stadium sports olympic games religion running quest transformation 1920s
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
UK
1969
144 Minutes
Count Leopold Von Berchtold
Ralph Richardson Laurence Olivier John Gielgud Kenneth More John Clements Ian Holm Meriel Forbes Wensley Pithey Ruth Kettlewell Paul Daneman Corin Redgrave
recruiter soldier singer archduke franz ferdinand quirky profound emotional disheartening pier stage trenches united kingdom belgium brighton, england world war i family song and dance anti-war class distinctions growing up
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.
7.0/10
Musical, Romance, Comedy
UK
1933
95 Minutes
Inigo Jollifant
Jessie Matthews Edmund Gwenn John Gielgud Mary Glynne Percy Parsons A.W. Baskcomb Florence Gregson Frank Pettingell
Musical taken from J.B. Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
6.9/10
Drama
UK
1984
108 Minutes
Cornelius Cardew
James Mason Edward Fox John Gielgud Dorothy Tutin Cheryl Campbell Gordon Jackson Aharon Ipalé Rupert Frazer Robert Hardy Judi Bowker
aristocrat wife hunter wealthy man hungarian poacher somber engaging england countryside manor costume party hunting infidelity class distinctions animal rights accidental killing forbidden love fall 1910s
While 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.
6.7/10
Drama, History
UK
1968
128 Minutes
Lord Raglan
Trevor Howard Vanessa Redgrave John Gielgud Harry Andrews Jill Bennett David Hemmings Peter Bowles Mark Burns Howard Marion-Crawford Mark Dignam Alan Dobie
lord captain british soldier wife spirited brutal gutsy turkey valley crimean war infidelity bravery arrogance military engagement fall forbidden love rivalry 1850s
In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences.
6.3/10
Drama
Ireland
1979
98 Minutes
The Preacher
Bosco Hogan T.P. McKenna John Gielgud Rosaleen Linihan Maureen Potter Cecil Sheehan Niall Buggy Bryan Murray Terence Strick Luke Johnston
Stephen 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, ... See full summary »
4.9/10
Drama
USA
1983
150 Minutes
Pope Pius XII
Gregory Peck Christopher Plummer John Gielgud Raf Vallone Barbara Bouchet Olga Karlatos William Berger Edmund Purdom
father pilot prisoner of war family frightening gripping gutsy profound vatican italy escape hiding prisoners of war diplomacy assassination disguise true crime history world war ii adventure
A team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group.
4.7/10
Comedy
UK
1990
83 Minutes
Herbert Dreuther
Robert Lindsay Molly Ringwald John Gielgud Max Wall Simon de la Brosse Marius Goring Margi Clarke Vladek Sheybal Michel Blanc Frances de la Tour
A London accountant on his honeymoon gets swept away by gambling fever.
4.7/10
Adventure
UK|USA
1983
98 Minutes
Hogarth
Faye Dunaway Alan Bates John Gielgud Denholm Elliott Prunella Scales Oliver Tobias Glynis Barber Joan Hickson Helena McCarthy Mollie Maureen Derek Francis
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, ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1968
102 Minutes
Curt Valayan
Patrick O'Neal Joan Hackett John Gielgud Herbert Lom Eric Portman Peter Van Eyck Oscar Homolka Leon Greene
An insurance sleuth (Patrick O'Neal) goes to Switzerland to learn why a shipping tycoon's (John Gielgud) ships are sinking.
Comedy, Drama
1968
100 Minutes
Head of Intelligence
Dirk Bogarde Susannah York John Gielgud Lilli Palmer Margaret Johnston Nigel Davenport Donald Sutherland
mathematician singer traitor general suspenseful engaging cool england love government secrets love escape 1960s
An Oxford professor (Dirk Bogarde) courts a colleague (Susannah York) while breaking an enemy code for a British spy chief (John Gielgud).
Drama, History
1965
115 Minutes
Henry IV
Orson Welles Jeanne Moreau John Gielgud Margaret Rutherford Marina Vlady Keith Baxter Norman Rodway
friend girlfriend prince henry iv hostess wife brash cheeky amusing sad england battlefield castle pub inn royal life father/son relationship friendship loyalty war
Welles' adaptation of "Falstaff" and other Shakespearean works, chronicling the nobleman's relationship with Henry V.
Romance
1985
96 Minutes
Booking Clerk
american english gentleman ex-lover friend young person charming dreamy emotional engaging mushy tender train paris nice venice london relationships rekindled romance rejection love
A magazine editor (Cheryl Ladd) and her former British lover (Stuart Wilson) meet again on the train from Venice to Paris.
8.1/10
Biography, Drama
USA|UK
1980
125 Minutes
Carr Gomm
John Hurt Anthony Hopkins Anne Bancroft John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Freddie Jones Michael Elphick Hannah Gordon Helen Ryan John Standing Dexter Fletcher
man doctor wife actress inspiring profound uplifting london john merrick class distinctions discrimination disfigurement transformation discovery 1880s
A 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.
8.0/10
Biography, Drama, History
UK|India
1982
188 Minutes
Lord Irwin, Viceroy
Ben Kingsley Candice Bergen Edward Fox John Gielgud Trevor Howard John Mills Martin Sheen Rohini Hattangadi Ian Charleson Athol Fugard Roshan Seth
mohandas gandhi politician photographer inspiring moving profound india south africa imperialism social change empowerment protest rise quest sacrifice 1940s
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
1988
102 Minutes
Colonel Carbury
Peter Ustinov Lauren Bacall Carrie Fisher John Gielgud Piper Laurie Hayley Mills Jenny Seagrove David Soul
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.
5.2/10
Adventure
UK|Egypt|Hungary
1981
119 Minutes
Abdu-Hamdi
Lesley-Anne Down Frank Langella Maurice Ronet John Gielgud Vic Tablian Martin Benson John Rhys-Davies Nadim Sawalha Tutte Lemkow Saeed Jaffrey Eileen Way
antique dealer criminal enemy adult archaeologist thrilling gripping intense pyramid tomb egypt city desert chamber struggle competition get rich quick dangerous mission courage excavation
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.
4.7/10
Comedy
USA
1988
113 Minutes
Hobson
Dudley Moore Liza Minnelli Geraldine Fitzgerald John Gielgud Stephen Elliott Paul Benedict Cynthia Sikes Kathy Bates Jack Gilford Ted Ross Daniel Greene
alcoholic wife dudley moore engaging park skid row search job life love 1980s
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.
Mystery & Thriller
1995
108 Minutes
Dr. Doyle
Aidan Quinn Kate Beckinsale Anthony Andrews John Gielgud Anna Massey Alex Lowe Geraldine Somerville Victoria Shalet Peter England Liz Smith Linda Bassett
professor sister spiritualist nanny young girl chilling eerie solemn brooding england university haunted house lake accidental death drowning ghosts going home guilt rationality mystery
Visions of his dead sister and other phenomena torment a man (Aidan Quinn) visiting a haunted English mansion inhabited by eccentrics.
7.4/10
Drama, History
UK
1955
155 Minutes
George
Laurence Olivier Claire Bloom Cedric Hardwicke Ralph Richardson John Gielgud Mary Kerridge Pamela Brown Alec Clunes Stanley Baker Michael Gough Laurence Naismith
king richard iii king edward iv lady courtier soldier brooding somber powerful england palace battlefield ambition family palace intrigue murder deception rise fall 15th century
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
6.4/10
Drama, History
USA|UK
1957
110 Minutes
Earl of Warwick
Jean Seberg Richard Widmark Richard Todd Anton Walbrook John Gielgud Felix Aylmer Archie Duncan Harry Andrews
In 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.
6.3/10
Comedy
UK|USA
1974
98 Minutes
Meecham
Charles Grodin Candice Bergen James Mason Trevor Howard John Gielgud Helen Cherry
Independent diamond broker and his girlfriend attempt a heist at a major Diamond Exchange house in London.
6.0/10
Drama, History
UK
1998
98 Minutes
Cockburn
John Kani Robert Pugh Stephen Fry Robert Hardy John Gielgud Rachael Dowling Paola Dionisotti Charles Gray James Villiers Anita Dobson Perry Fenwick
Based on a true story, set in the late nineteenth century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later, his erudite ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Drama
UK
1982
102 Minutes
Charmolue
Anthony Hopkins Derek Jacobi Lesley-Anne Down Robert Powell John Gielgud David Suchet Gerry Sundquist Tim Pigott-Smith Alan Webb Roland Culver
quasimodo gypsy priest soldier poet melodramatic engaging paris notre dame cathedral france unrequited love obsession deformity romance misfits adventure forbidden love underdog rivalry rescue
Neville Harmer thinks his troubles are over when his wheel-chair bound father meets with an untimely death due to Neville's negligence leaving him with a hefty inheritance. But stipulations... See full summary »
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
117 Minutes
Dr. Abraham Esau
George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Van Dreelen Calvin Jung John Gielgud Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch Robin Clarke Iake Eissinmann Alan North
lieutenant oil baron scientist spy police officer suspenseful intricate los angeles berlin apartment oil business espionage murder investigation secret conspiracy quest pursuit underdog 1980s
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
6.3/10
Biography
UK|Mexico|Italy
1981
125 Minutes
Herbert G. Muskett
Ian McKellen Janet Suzman Ava Gardner Penelope Keith Jorge Rivero John Gielgud Sarah Miles Maurizio Merli
author wife crusader lover aldous huxley passionate creative italy england mexico united states controversy censorship marriage d.h. lawrence exile sexual taboo adventure rise love
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. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they ... See full summary »
War, Drama
1976
114 Minutes
Headmaster
Malcolm McDowell Christopher Plummer Simon Ward Peter Firth Trevor Howard John Gielgud David Wood Richard Johnson
recruit major pilot uneasy patriotic air force base airplane barracks world war i air raids male bonding dogfight growing up underdog transformation 1910s
A whiskey-fortified British ace (Malcolm McDowell) leads the 76 Squadron on dogfights in World War I France.
7.7/10
Biography, Drama
Australia
1996
105 Minutes
Cecil Parkes
Geoffrey Rush Justin Braine Sonia Todd Armin Mueller-Stahl Noah Taylor Lynn Redgrave John Gielgud Googie Withers Alex Rafalowicz Nicholas Bell Chris Heywood
pianist doctor restaurant manager father mental patient uplifting emotional gutsy concert hall london sanatorium restaurant piano family feud mental illness recovery dreams father/son relationship fall transformation
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.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1968
157 Minutes
The Elder Pope
Anthony Quinn Laurence Olivier Oskar Werner David Janssen Vittorio De Sica Leo McKern John Gielgud Barbara Jefford Rosemarie Dexter Frank Finlay Burt Kwouk
priest pope premier prisoner cardinal archbishop profound inspiring suspenseful emotional russia rome vatican labor camp peace talks airplane cold war roman catholicism doubt compassion
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
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada
1979
121 Minutes
Prime Minister Lord Salisbury
Christopher Plummer James Mason Donald Sutherland David Hemmings Susan Clark Anthony Quayle John Gielgud Frank Finlay
detective killer doctor watson prostitute police officer psychic brooding dark suspenseful gripping england street underworld london mass murder detective work psychic phenomena jack the ripper sherlock holmes investigation
Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
6.4/10
Comedy
UK
1989
102 Minutes
Sir Gordon Munday
Jesse Birdsall Helena Bonham Carter Peter Cook Lynn Redgrave Jane Horrocks Richard Huw John Gielgud Pat Heywood Judy Parfitt Bryan Pringle
hairdresser millionaire aristocratic lady single mother lighthearted hilarious endearing london hair salon virginity sex loneliness dating discovery love transformation 1980s
Gavin 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 ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1979
115 Minutes
Brigadier Tomlinson
Nicol Williamson Richard Attenborough Derek Jacobi Iman Robert Morley Ann Todd John Gielgud Joop Doderer
When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, security man Daintry is brought in to investigate.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1974
127 Minutes
Mr. Beddoes
Albert Finney Lauren Bacall Martin Balsam Ingrid Bergman Jacqueline Bisset Jean-Pierre Cassel Sean Connery John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Anthony Perkins Vanessa Redgrave
detective millionaire aristocrat doctor conductor hercule poirot suspenseful uneasy train train station istanbul abduction murder deception mystery 1930s
In December 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.
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Sir Francis Hinsley
Robert Morse Jonathan Winters Anjanette Comer Rod Steiger Dana Andrews Milton Berle James Coburn John Gielgud Tab Hunter Margaret Leighton Liberace
poet uncle stylist mortician reverend teen boy madcap dark los angeles cemetery pet cemetery death funeral business love triangle schemes spiritual crisis quest rivalry 1960s
Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.
5.4/10
Musical
USA
1973
143 Minutes
Chang
Peter Finch Liv Ullmann Sally Kellerman George Kennedy Michael York Olivia Hussey Bobby Van James Shigeta Charles Boyer John Gielgud Larry Duran
writer diplomat brother spiritual leader fascinating incredible creative dreamy striking shangri-la himalayas valley accident deception paradise plane crash discovery adventure rescue quest
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.
Sci-Fi, Horror
1973
185 Minutes
James Mason Leonard Whiting Michael Sarrazin David McCallum Jane Seymour Nicola Pagett Michael Wilding Clarissa Kaye Agnes Moorehead Margaret Leighton Ralph Richardson
frankenstein's monster doctor mad scientist love interest mentor victor frankenstein creepy dark spectacular shocking england chateau laboratory london medical experiments playing god murder violence reanimation discovery
Victorian Dr. Frankenstein (Leonard Whiting) creates a male creature (Michael Sarrazin), then Dr. Polidori (James Mason) makes him create a female mate.
Drama, History
1998
121 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Geoffrey Rush Christopher Eccleston Joseph Fiennes Richard Attenborough Fanny Ardant Kathy Burke Éric Cantona James Frain Vincent Cassel Daniel Craig
queen lover adviser nobleman brooding suspenseful emotional gripping england castle royal court royal life espionage historical events queen elizabeth i rivalry sacrifice love 17th century
After succeeding her sister Mary to the throne in 1558, Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) rules Britain for more than 40 years.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
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