John Gielgud — Actor (54)
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The Canterville Ghost (1986) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Canterville Ghost
director: Paul Bogart actor: Ted Wass / Andrea Marcovicci …
other title: Il fantasma di Canterville / Das Gespenst von Canterville …
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. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
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The Shooting Party (1985) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Shooting Party
director: Alan Bridges actor: James Mason / Edward Fox …
other title: Battuta di caccia / La Partie de chasse …
1913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot. As the terminal decrepitude of a dying class is reflected in the social interactions and hypocrisy of its members, only world weary Sir Randolph seems to realise that the sun is setting.
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
The Scarlet and the Black
director: Jerry London actor: Gregory Peck / Christopher Plummer …
other title: Scarlatto e nero / Vatikanet …
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. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
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Aces High (1976) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Aces High
director: Jack Gold actor: Malcolm McDowell / Christopher Plummer …
other title: La battaglia delle aquile / Luftens helte …
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. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain on Gresham, commanding officer of the squadron. Aces High recreates the early days of the Royal Flying Corps with some magnificently staged aerial battles, and sensitive direction presents a moving portrayal of the futilities of war.
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Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
director: Tony Wharmby actor: John Gielgud / Cheryl Campbell …
other title: Il mistero dei sette quadranti / Das Geheimnis der 7 Zifferblätter …
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. Their sleuthing leads them into a world of espionage and international intrigue as they discover a secret society known as "The Seven Dials" and the attempted theft of top-secret government documents.
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11 Harrowhouse (1974) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
11 Harrowhouse
director: Aram Avakian actor: Charles Grodin / Candice Bergen …
other title: Niente può essere lasciato al caso / Brillanten und Kakerlaken …
A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.
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The Wicked Lady (1983) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Wicked Lady
director: Michael Winner actor: Faye Dunaway / Alan Bates …
other title: L'avventuriera perversa / Den onde Lady …
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. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.
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Sebastian (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Sebastian
director: David Greene actor: Dirk Bogarde / Susannah York …
other title: Der mysteriöse Mr. Sebastian / Les filles du code secret
Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Intelligence. While cracking enemy codes, Sebastian finds time to romance co-worker Rebecca Howard.
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Gold (1974) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Gold
director: Peter R. Hunt actor: Roger Moore / Susannah York …
other title: Gold - il segno del potere / Guld …
Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners can make a killing in the international gold market.
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Plenty (1985) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Plenty
director: Fred Schepisi actor: Meryl Streep / Tracey Ullman …
other title: For enhver pris / Plenty - O Mundo de uma Mulher …
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
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The Whistle Blower (1986) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Whistle Blower
director: Simon Langton actor: Michael Caine / James Fox …
other title: Investigazione letale / Kreuzfeuer der Agenten …
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. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...
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Julius Caesar (1970) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Julius Caesar
director: Stuart Burge actor: Charlton Heston / Jason Robards …
other title: 23 pugnali per Cesare / Julius Cæsar …
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.
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Richard III (1955) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Richard III
director: Laurence Olivier actor: Laurence Olivier / Cedric Hardwicke …
other title: Riccardo III / Richard den Tredje …
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
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Priest of Love (1981) [Movie] IMDb WikiData
Priest of Love
director: Christopher Miles actor: Ian McKellen / Janet Suzman …
other title: Sacerdote del amor
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 return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence writes "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
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A Diary for Timothy (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Diary for Timothy
director: Humphrey Jennings actor: Michael Redgrave / Myra Hess …
A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.
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The Formula (1980) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Formula
director: John G. Avildsen actor: George C. Scott / Marlon Brando …
other title: La formula / Die Formel …
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. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.
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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Oh! What a Lovely War
director: Richard Attenborough actor: Laurence Olivier / Vanessa Redgrave …
other title: Oh, che bella guerra! / Viva a Guerra! …
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.
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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Shoes of the Fisherman
director: Michael Anderson actor: Anthony Quinn / Oskar Werner …
other title: L'uomo venuto dal Kremlino / As Sandálias do Pescador …
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.