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1.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
The Actors Changing Face: Acting Styles in the 20th Century
(1969)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, Music
Todays theme is The Actors Changing Face: Acting Styles in the 20th Century.
Stars: Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Sheridan Morley, Vanessa Redgrave
Votes: 50
2.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.9
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner and Cosima are overjoyed by the birth of their son, Siegfried. Meanwhile, Germany continues its war with France, which finally ends months later in January 1871 with a victory for ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Oliver, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 70
3.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
After refusing to join her husband for quite some time, Minna eventually agrees to move to Zürich to be reunited with Wagner. She manages to persuade Wagner to start conducting and ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Osman Ragheb, Donald Arthur
Votes: 136
4.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(1983)
67 min | Biography, Drama, History
Construction on the opera house in Bayreuth begins and his epic Der Ring des Nibelungen can finally be premiered. The performance is attended by Ludwig who is slowly losing his mind, while ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Bill Fraser, Vanessa Redgrave, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 122
5.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner moves to Lucerne, Switzerland with Cosima and her children. He is later joined by King Ludwig who wishes to abdicate in order to become Wagner's assistant. Wagner convinces him to ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Klaus Knuth, Ronald Pickup, Jürgen Cziesla
Votes: 71
6.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
In Munich, Wagner enjoys a prosperous time under the patronage of the young King of Bavaria. Most of his debts are settled and several of his operas are staged to great success. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, László Gálffi
Votes: 71
7.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner must reconcile with the King of Bavaria and eventually does so. Their friendship grows even stronger while Ludwig's minsters are becoming increasingly suspicious of Wagner and his ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi, Arthur Denberg
Votes: 72
8. An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa (1987 TV Special)
110 min | Music
The famous soprano sings several arias, such as Mozart's "Dove Sono", from "The Marriage of Figaro", Charpentier's excerpts from "Louise", Gounod's "Faust", and in addition sings songs from... See full summary »
Stars: John Gielgud, Jeremy Irons, Warren Mitchell, Kiri Te Kanawa
Votes: 17
9.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
St. Joan
(1968)
Drama
In fifteenth-century France, a teenage peasant girl leads the army to victories against the English after claiming she has heard the voices of saints.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Janet Suzman, John Gielgud, Keith Baxter, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 11
10.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner's health deteriorates and he suffers from various illnesses. Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of wealthy silk merchant Otto Wesendonck, becomes yet another one of his patrons and offers... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi
Votes: 139
11. Westminster Abbey (1995 TV Movie)
Documentary
Alan Bennett serves as tour guide to Westminster Abbey, in this brilliant, interesting, and witty documentary. The stories told are of a more obscure and fascinating history and Alan is ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Stedall | Stars: Alan Bennett, Judi Dench, Michael Denison, John Gielgud
Votes: 12
12. Victims of Indulgence (1991)
10 min | Documentary, Short
The video featured covertly obtained footage from Commonwealth Foie Gras of force-feeding, accompanied by experts describing the practice as inherently cruel and then followed by an appeal ... See full summary »
Stars: John Gielgud, Tatty Hodge, Mark Lerman, Ward Stone
Votes: 7
13.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Laurence Olivier: A Life
(1983)
TV-G | Music, Musical
A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of actor/director Laurence Olivier.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Melvyn Bragg, Peggy Ashcroft, Jill Esmond
Votes: 66
14.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Noel Coward Trilogy - Part 1: The Boy Actor
(1998)
Documentary
Director: Adam Low | Stars: Alex Jennings, Noël Coward, Patrick Garland, John Gielgud
Votes: 10
15.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
In Good King Charles's Golden Days
(1970)
Drama
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Elisabeth Bergner, Michael Craig, Maurice Denham, John Gielgud
Votes: 13
16.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
After the failure in Paris, Wagner travels around Europe to Switzerland, Austria and Russia. He tries staging Tristan und Isolde in Vienna, but is unsuccessful. Meanwhile, Minna continues ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Gemma Craven, Miguel Herz-Kestranek, Richard Pasco
Votes: 77
17. Hassan (1970 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Directors: Rex Tucker, Basil Dean | Stars: Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Nyree Dawn Porter, Corin Redgrave
Votes: 10
18. Ages of Man (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
Performance of extracts from Shakespeare's plays.
Director: Paul Bogart | Star: John Gielgud
Votes: 39
19.
Summer's Lease (1989– )
Episode:
A Battlefield
(1989)
Drama, Mystery
Molly puts together the clues connecting Buck, Nancy and the local waterboard but her snooping draws threats from the unhappy ex-pats. Meanwhile, Haverford tests his chances with his forgetful former flame.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington, Rosemary Leach
Votes: 71
20.
Summer's Lease (1989– )
Episode:
The Urbino Trail
(1989)
Drama, Mystery
As the end of the holiday draws nearer, Molly realizes that the answer to her mystery is at the end of the Piero della Francesca Trail. As Molly sets off on her trip of discovery, Haverford's night of passion ends in farce.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington, Rosemary Leach
Votes: 70
21.
Summer's Lease (1989– )
Episode:
Villa to Let
(1989)
Drama, Mystery
Molly Pargeter arranges for her family to travel to a summer rental in Tuscany. During that time, she meets a variety of locals but is most fascinated by the Ketterings, who own the house. Molly's father, Haverford Downs, joins them.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington, Leslie Phillips
Votes: 73
22.
Summer's Lease (1989– )
Episode:
Where the Water Goes
(1989)
Drama, Mystery
The villa "La Felicita" is hit by a water shortage.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington, Rosemary Leach
Votes: 72
23.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part XI
(1989)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, War
Natalie and Aaron spend four days traveling to Auschwitz; on arrival, one of them is sent directly to the gas chambers. In the Philippines Sea, Byron Henry, in command of a submarine, gets ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 112
24. Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
348 min | Documentary, History
Documentary mini-series about the rise and fall of the European silent film industry.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ulrich Tukur, Sidney Gilliat
Votes: 441
25. Six Centuries of Verse (1984– )
Rediscover the music of the spoken word as John Gielgud (Arthur) conducts a grand tour of English-language poetry through the centuries. Compiled by poet and literary critic Anthony Thwaite... See full summary »
Stars: John Gielgud, Julian Glover, Ian Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft
Votes: 18
26. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The life, friendships and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder-including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Roger Milner, Phoebe Nicholls
Votes: 8,055
27. No Man's Land (1978 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In this television adaptation of the Harold Pinter classic, a seedy poet (Sir John Gielgud) shows up at the house of a rich writer (Sir Ralph Richardson) and they start reminiscing about the "past".
Directors: Julian Aymes, Peter Hall | Stars: Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Michael Kitchen, Terence Rigby
Votes: 87
28. SCTV (1976–1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
Stars: Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas
Votes: 2,886
29. Insult (1932)
80 min | Drama
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Elizabeth Allan, John Gielgud, Hugh Williams, Sam Livesey
Votes: 11
30.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Quartermaine's Terms
(1987)
TV-14 | Drama
As St John Quartermaine's world largely consists of the staff-room at the Cull-Loomis School of English for Foreigners, his relationships with his colleagues - not to mention his students -... See full summary »
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Eleanor Bron, Peter Jeffrey
Votes: 55
31.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part II
(1988)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, War
It's early 1942 and Pug Henry is still in command of the USS Northampton. Pamela Tudsbury and her father find themselves in Singapore. The local administration, both civil and military, ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 112
32.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part VIII
(1989)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, War
Still in the camp at Theresienstadt, where prominent Jews have been interned, Natalie and Aaron have to deal with the fact that more and more of ghetto residents are being shipped to ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 100
33.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part X
(1989)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, War
In the so-called paradise ghetto of Theresienstadt, the Nazis prepare for a visit by neutral observers by cleaning up the village, distributing new clothes to the inhabitants and setting ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 97
34.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part IX
(1989)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, War
It's 1944 and the Allies are preparing for D-day. Pug Henry is now a Rear Admiral and he again meets Pamela Tudsbury at her fiancé's residence, but their meeting is brief as he must return ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 96
35. War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, War
The trials of the Henry and the Jastrow families amidst the events after the U.S.'s entry into World War II.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 3,136
36. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
37. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 945
38. Shades of Greene (1975– )
60 min | Drama
A collection of odd stories from the writer Graham Greene.
Stars: Denholm Elliott, Shane Briant, Neville Phillips, Ian Hendry
Votes: 31
39. Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties (1993– )
48 min | Documentary
A five-part history of British cinema in the 1960s presented by American director Richard Lester.
Stars: Richard Lester, Michael Caine, Roman Polanski, Julie Christie
Votes: 87
40.
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Episode:
Home and Abroad
(1981)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Romance
The aristocratic Sebastian invites his middle-class university friend Charles to spend a glorious summer at the amazing family home, Brideshead.
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Diana Quick, Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Roger Milner
Votes: 201
41.
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Episode:
Sebastian Against the World
(1981)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Romance
Sebastian's decline continues and there is little anyone seems able to do about it. He is terribly unhappy about his family situation and seems bent on destroying any relationships he may ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Phoebe Nicholls, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick
Votes: 173
42.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part VII
(1988)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, War
Natalie, Louis and her uncle Aaron Jastrow find themselves in Paris having been transferred there from the prisoner exchange camp in Baden Baden courtesy of Aaron's former student, the ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 100
43. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,397
44. The Elephant Man (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama
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.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud
Votes: 258,753
45. Lion of the Desert (1980)
PG | 173 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, Irene Papas
Votes: 17,407 | Gross: $3.27M
46. Edward the King (1975)
687 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Edward VII (1841 - 1910), the King of the United Kingdom. Before becoming the King, he developed a reputation of a playboy, which angered his mother, Queen Victoria. He was a reformer and modernizer, but also an elitist.
Stars: Annette Crosbie, Timothy West, Helen Ryan, Felicity Kendal
Votes: 551
47. Stick with Me, Kid (1995– )
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Stars: John Gielgud, Leigh Lawson, Kristopher Milnes, Ben Harris
Votes: 52
48. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
49.
SCTV (1976–1981)
Episode:
Crosswords
(1976)
TV-PG | Comedy
Segment 1: The Sammy Mauldin Show: Lorna Minelli, Trish Nutly joined already in progress. Lorna sings her mother's signature song. Bobby Bittman makes in impromptu appearance to plug his ... See full synopsis »
Director: Milad Bessada | Stars: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin
Votes: 90
50.
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Episode:
Et in Arcadia Ego
(1981)
TV-14 | 101 min | Drama, Romance
In the spring of 1944, Capt. Charles Ryder finds that he and his men are relocated to the grounds of Brideshead Castle. Charles knows the place well and he recalls a time 20 years before ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hope, John Nettleton
Votes: 253