The best John Gielgud’s documentary movies on YouTube

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

14/04/1904- 21/05/2000
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Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame
7.4/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 02/05/2018
  • Character: (archival footage)
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier.

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 11/10/1996
  • Character: Himself/Interview
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."

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
8/10
Tony Palmer tells the life story of Sergei Rachmaninoff through the use of home movies, concert footage, and interviews. John Gielgud reads from Rachmaninoff's diaries in a voiceover.

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