John Gielgud is a Actor and Director British born on 14 april 1904 at Kensington (United-kingdom)
John Gielgud
John Gielgud participated to
94 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
8 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
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Directed by Steve GordonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Musical filmsActors Dudley Moore,
Liza Minnelli,
John Gielgud,
Geraldine Fitzgerald,
Jill Eikenberry,
Stephen ElliottRoles Hobson
Rating68%
Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) is a spoiled alcoholic from New York City who likes to be driven in his chauffeured Rolls-Royce through Central Park. Arthur is heir to a portion of his family's vast fortune, which he is told will be his only if he marries the upper class Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry), the daughter of a business acquaintance of his father. He does not love Susan, but his family feels she will make him finally grow up. During a shopping trip in Manhattan, accompanied by his valet Hobson (John Gielgud), Arthur witnesses a young woman, Linda Morolla (Liza Minnelli), shoplifting a necktie. He intercedes with the store security guard (Irving Metzman) on her behalf, and later asks her for a date. Despite his attraction to her, Arthur remains pressured by his family to marry Susan., 2h4
Directed by Shekhar KapurOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
HistoricalThemes Feminist films,
Politique,
Films about religion,
Political films,
Films about royaltyActors Cate Blanchett,
Geoffrey Rush,
Abbie Cornish,
Christopher Eccleston,
Joseph Fiennes,
Clive OwenRoles The Pope
Rating73%
In 1558, the Roman Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke) dies of a cancerous tumour in her uterus, leaving her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) as queen. Elizabeth had previously been jailed for a supposed conspiracy to murder Mary but has now been freed for her coronation. The film shows Elizabeth being courted by suitors, including Henry, Duc d'Anjou (Vincent Cassel), the future King Henry III of France and Poland, whom she rejects, and urged by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (Richard Attenborough) to marry, which, as he states, would secure her throne. Instead, she has a secret affair with her childhood sweetheart, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (Joseph Fiennes). The affair is, however, no secret from Cecil, who makes it clear that a monarch has no private life. Elizabeth deals with various threats to her reign, including Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (Christopher Eccleston); her Catholic cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, who conspires to have her murdered; Mary's mother, Mary of Guise (Fanny Ardant), who brings French troops into Scotland to attack Elizabeth's forces when they invade., 3h11
Directed by Richard AttenboroughOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about racismActors Ben Kingsley,
Candice Bergen,
Martin Sheen,
Edward Fox,
Roshan Seth,
John GielgudRoles Lord Irwin
Rating79%
The screenplay of Gandhi is available as a published book. The film opens with a statement from the filmmakers explaining their approach to the problem of filming Gandhi's complex life story:, 1h45
Directed by Scott HicksOrigin AustralieGenres Drama,
Biography,
MusicalThemes Films about children,
Medical-themed films,
Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Films about classical music and musicians,
Musical films,
Piano,
Films about psychiatry,
Enfant musicienActors Geoffrey Rush,
Noah Taylor,
Armin Mueller-Stahl,
John Gielgud,
Lynn Redgrave,
Nicholas BellRoles Cecil Parkes
Rating75%
A man (Geoffrey Rush) wanders through a heavy rainstorm finding his way into a restaurant. The restaurant's employees try to determine if he needs help. Despite his manic mode of speech being difficult to understand, Sylvia learns that his name is David Helfgott and that he is staying at a local hotel. She returns him to the hotel and despite his attempts to engage her with his musical knowledge and ownership of various musical scores, she leaves., 2h4
Directed by David LynchOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Horror,
HistoricalThemes Circus films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about disabilitiesActors Anthony Hopkins,
John Hurt,
Anne Bancroft,
John Gielgud,
Wendy Hiller,
Freddie JonesRoles Carr Gomm
Rating81%
London Hospital surgeon Frederick Treves finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes. His head is always hooded, and his "owner," who views him as retarded, is paid by Treves to bring him to the hospital for exams. He shows Merrick to his colleagues and highlights his monstrous skull, which forces him to sleep with his head on his knees, since if he were to lie down, he would asphyxiate. On Merrick’s return he is beaten so hard by Bytes that an apprentice calls Treves to bring him back to hospital. When Bytes accuses Treves of likewise exploiting Merrick for his own ends, he vows to do what he can to help Merrick., 1h42
Directed by Tinto BrassOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Erotic,
Historical,
Peplum,
Romance,
PornographicThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
LGBT-related films,
Political films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Malcolm McDowell,
John Gielgud,
Peter O'Toole,
Helen Mirren,
Teresa Ann Savoy,
Paolo BonacelliRoles Nerva
Rating53%
Caligula is the young heir to the throne of the syphilis-ridden, half-mad Emperor Tiberius. One morning, a blackbird flies into his room; Caligula considers this a bad omen. Shortly afterward, the head of the Praetorian Guard Macro tells Caligula that Tiberus, his great uncle, demands his immediate presence at Capri, where the Emperor lives with his close friend Nerva, a dim-witted relative Claudius, and Caligula's younger stepbrother Gemellus. Fearing assassination, Caligula is afraid to leave but his sister and lover Drusilla persuades him to go., 2h28
Directed by Peter GlenvilleOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
HistoricalThemes Films about religion,
Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Richard Burton,
Peter O'Toole,
John Gielgud,
Donald Wolfit,
Martita Hunt,
Pamela BrownRoles King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
Rating77%
During the late 12th century, about 100 years after the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, the Normans have removed the native ruling class, replacing it with a new monarchy, aristocracy, and clerical hierarchy., 2h
Directed by Joseph L. MankiewiczOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Documentary,
Historical,
PeplumThemes Théâtre,
Political films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on works by William ShakespeareActors Marlon Brando,
James Mason,
John Gielgud,
Louis Calhern,
Edmond O'Brien,
Greer GarsonRoles Cassius
Rating71%
Caius Julius surnommé Caesar, ambitieux leader politique, est déterminé à devenir dictateur. Il est accueilli en triomphe dans Rome lors de la célébration des Lupercales. Les sénateurs (et en particulier Cassius), face à la réaction de la foule, en viennent à le considérer comme une menace pour Rome. Mais la popularité dont jouit César rend difficile tout complot contre lui.