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1. Lord of the Flies (1963)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin
Votes: 20,436
2. Looking for Richard (1996)
PG-13 | 111 min | Documentary, Drama
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."
Director: Al Pacino | Stars: Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Frederic Kimball
Votes: 8,571 | Gross: $1.36M
3. Marat/Sade (1967)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, History, Music
In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Patrick Magee, Clifford Rose, Glenda Jackson, Ian Richardson
Votes: 2,671
4. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,462
5. Swann in Love (1984)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th century Parisian aristocrat (Jeremy Irons) falls in love with a lower-class prostitute (Ornella Muti) who seduces him but never loves him.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti, Alain Delon, Fanny Ardant
Votes: 2,178
6. Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989–1990)
Not Rated | 318 min | Drama, War
Jealousy and hatred is what separates the Pandavas and Kauravas. The Kauravas fear the Pandavas are after the throne of their father. Yudhishthira of the Pandavas gets told by the deity, Krishna, that he will become king. A war is inevitable.
Stars: Erika Alexander, Mamadou Dioumé, Georges Corraface, Maurice Bénichou
Votes: 1,222 | Gross: $0.33M
7. Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
G | 108 min | Biography, Drama
G.I. Gurdjieff is a spiritual teacher and mystic who, after a lifetime study, developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Dragan Maksimovic, Terence Stamp, Mikica Dimitrijevic, Athol Fugard
Votes: 1,196
8. Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960)
91 min | Drama
A wealthy and bored woman is witness of a murder in affection and meets another witness. She asks him about the history of the victim and falls in love with him.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Pascale de Boysson, Jean Deschamps
Votes: 1,179
9. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
10. Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.
Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Orson Welles, Simon Callow, Christopher Welles, Joanne Hill Styles
Votes: 974 | Gross: $0.02M
11. King Lear (1970)
GP | 137 min | Drama
King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia refuses to idly flatter the old man, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Susan Engel
Votes: 937
12. The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Approved | 94 min | Crime, History, Musical
When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real-life counterpart, he's disappointed with his lack of dash.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge
Votes: 395
13. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
14. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
15. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
16. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
17.
Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode:
King Lear
(1953)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, History, Music
An old king, stepping down from the throne, disinherits his favorite daughter on a mad whim and gives his kingdom to his two older daughters, both of whom prove treacherous.
Director: Andrew McCullough | Stars: Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher
Votes: 191
18. The Tragedy of Hamlet (2002 TV Movie)
134 min | Drama
Peter Brook presents a new interpretation of the classic in a setting is vaguely eastern rather than Scandinavian, with a multi-ethnic cast .
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Adrian Lester, Jeffery Kissoon, Natasha Parry, Bruce Myers
Votes: 114
19. Tell Me Lies (1968)
118 min | Documentary, Drama
A variety of British views on the Vietnam War.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Mark Jones, Pauline Munro, Eric Allan, Robert Langdon Lloyd
Votes: 110
20. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 94
21. The Roof (I) (2016)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Ian McKellen, Jude Law, Rory Kinnear, and Natalie Dormer are among those eagerly awaiting a visit from legendary theatre director Peter Brook to the Young Vic Theatre. A comedy short ... See full summary »
Director: Natalie Abrahami | Stars: Peter Brook, Natalie Dormer, Noma Dumezweni, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Votes: 94
22. Ride of the Valkyrie (1967)
15 min | Short, Comedy
An opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets to get to the theater in time for his performance.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Zero Mostel, Julia Foster, Frank Thornton
Votes: 65
23. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 63
24. Peter Brook: The Tightrope (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed with five hidden cameras, The Tightrope is a total immersion into the creative process behind legendary theater director Peter Brook's work -- powerful, intimate, and emotionally ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Brook | Stars: Peter Brook, Hayley Carmichael, Jos Houben, Micha Lescot
Votes: 62 | Gross: $0.02M
25. Ute Lemper chante Kurt Weill (1992 TV Special)
100 min | Music
Director: Jean-Pierre Barizien | Stars: Ute Lemper, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 60
26. La tragédie de Carmen (1983)
80 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Hélène Delavault, Zehava Gal, Eva Saurova, Howard Hensel
Votes: 56
27.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Paul Scofield
(2008)
Documentary
A tribute to one of Britain's most acclaimed actors.
Director: David M. Thompson | Stars: Paul Scofield, Juliet Stevenson, Eileen Atkins, Michael Billington
Votes: 47
28. Carrière, 250 metros (2011)
88 min | Documentary
A portrait documentary tracing the inspiration, philosophy and imagination of the celebrated theatre and screen writer - and Bunuel's long term collaborator - Jean Claude Carrière. Carrière... See full summary »
Directors: Juan Carlos Rulfo, Natalia Gil Torner | Stars: Peter Brook, Iris Carriere, Jean-Claude Carrière, Milos Forman
Votes: 43
29. Bouillon de culture (1991–2001)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Broth of culture.
Stars: Bernard Pivot, Philippe Sollers, Jean Tulard, Bernard-Henri Lévy
Votes: 40
30. Gift (III) (2013)
50 min | Documentary
The GIFT Festival was found in 1997 right after the death of Michael Tumanishvili. One of the biggest names in Georgian theater industry in 20th century. In 2009 the Georgian government ... See full summary »
Director: Tornike Bziava | Stars: Keti Dolidze, William Burdett-Coutts, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter Brook
Votes: 36
31. Brook by Brook (2002 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of director Peter Brook by his son, Simon Brook.
Director: Simon Brook | Stars: Irina Brook, Peter Brook, Simon Brook, Maurice Bénichou
Votes: 31
32. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
33. Du côté de chez Fred (1988– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Frédéric Mitterrand, Lila Spiegel, Agnès B., Tahar Ben Jelloun
Votes: 28
34. The Benefit of the Doubt (1967)
70 min | Documentary
A documentary following US, Peter Brook's experimental play about the moral issues surrounding the Vietnam War, Benefit of the Doubt is the only known film record of the Royal Shakespeare ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitehead | Stars: Eric Allan, Mary Allen, Hugh Armstrong, Roger Brierley
Votes: 24
35. Changing Stages (2000– )
Documentary
Stars: Harold Pinter, Alan Bennett, Peter Brook, Caryl Churchill
Votes: 23
36. La cerisaie (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial... See full summary »
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Niels Arestrup, Catherine Frot, Claude Evrard, Robert Murzeau
Votes: 22
37.
Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989–1990)
Episode:
Game of Dice
(1990)
Not Rated | Drama, War
The poet Vyasa tells a boy the story of his race, a story that leads to the birth of king Dhritharashtra and former king Pandu. Their children are raised together, but it is clear they don't really like each other.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Bruce Myers, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Sotigui Kouyaté, Mamadou Dioumé
Votes: 22
38. Menschen hautnah (1993– )
45 min | Documentary
Stars: Tabea Hosche, Uma Hosche, Ebba Hosche, Laslo Hosche
Votes: 21
39. Don Giovanni (2003 TV Movie)
160 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Vincent Batallion | Stars: Peter Mattei, Gilles Cachemaille, Nathan Berg, Mark Padmore
Votes: 21
40. Générations 68 (2008 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
At the end of the Sixties a cultural revolution took place, culminating in Europe with the student riots of 1968. It was a revolution that changed the arts and culture in the larger sense, ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Brook | Stars: Jean-Claude Carrière, Dennis Hopper, Václav Havel, Milos Forman
Votes: 21
41. Bam150 (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Go behind the scenes like never before at BAM, the nation's oldest performing arts center. Featuring footage of recent BAM performances, interviews with groundbreaking artists like Laurie ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Sládek | Stars: Laurie Anderson, Peter Brook, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Phillip Lopate
Votes: 20
42.
Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989–1990)
Episode:
Exile in the Forest
(1990)
Not Rated | Drama, War
The dice are cast and now the Pandavas face a long exile. Yudhishthira feels bound by his promise and waits. Arjuna leaves to look for weapons. Meanwhile Dushassana gets some disturbing dreams and urges Duryodhana to strike immediately.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Bruce Myers, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Sotigui Kouyaté, Mamadou Dioumé
Votes: 20
43. 2nd House (1973–1976)
45 min | Talk-Show
BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Edwin Mullins, Roger McGough, Struan Rodger
Votes: 19
44. La nuit des Molières (1987– )
Documentary
Stars: José Artur, Laurent Terzieff, Pierre Arditi, Francis Huster
Votes: 19
45. ¡Atención obras! (2013– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Sara Núñez de Arenas, Eva Luna, Machús Osinaga
Votes: 17
46.
Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989–1990)
Episode:
War
(1990)
Not Rated | Drama, War
The war has started and so far things have not been going well for the Pandavas. Bhisma is invincible and as long as he is alive there will be no victory. Torn by his feeling for both sides, Bhisma seeks a solution.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Erika Alexander, Maurice Bénichou, Amba Bihler, Lou Elias Bihler
Votes: 17
47. Negli occhi (2009)
75 min | Documentary
A journey to discover the life and career of Vittorio Mezzogiorno, one of the most important actors of the Italian theater and cinema of the last thirty years. A tale lived through the ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniele Anzellotti, Francesco Del Grosso | Stars: Giulio Baffi, Sal Barra, Marco Bellocchio, Peter Brook
Votes: 15
48. Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom (2000)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: James Brih Abee | Stars: Roberts Blossom, Edward Asner, Beverly Blossom, Debbie Blossom
Votes: 12
49. Time Flies (1996 TV Special)
58 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Director Peter Brook and group of actors and filmmakers fly to the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico in the Caribbean where they recall the film 'Lord of the Flies' (1963) which was filmed there thirty-five years earlier.
Director: Richard Dale | Stars: Peter Brook, James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards
Votes: 11
50. Spécial cinéma (1974–1997)
Talk-Show
Shown on the main French language TV-channel in Switzerland (RTS), "Spécial Cinéma" is one of TSR's most iconic shows where the biggest names in film, directors and actors, from Visconti to Verneuil, from Godard to Delon where interviewed.
Stars: Christian Defaye, Alain Delon, Claude Goretta, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 11