John Gielgud
3) Shine
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Presents the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott. He experiences a nervous breakdown and is hospitalized, but later returns to the concert hall.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1999, c1992
Language
English
Description
A young English boy, orphaned in a foreign land and terrorized for his political belief, turns to boxing. As he grows up fighting with his fists and leading with his heart, he takes on the system and the social injustices around him--finding that one person really can make a difference.
6) Elizabeth
Publisher
PolyGram Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Queen Elizabeth I must learn to weigh her counsel carefully and ignore her private yearnings if she is to keep her crown--and her head. A thriller of intrigue in the court of one of history's greatest monarchs.
Series
Criterion collection volume 830
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Prince Hal must choose between loyalty to Sir John Falstaff or to his father, King Henry IV.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.
11) Camille
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
A French courtesan with a passion for life and romance sacrifices her happiness to prove her love for a young man whose family disapproves of their relationship.
12) Becket
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroys a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
Series
Language
English
Description
Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionarie before the local police arrive.
15) Gandhi
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
16) Julius Caesar
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, chronicling the events around the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Isabel Archer is a young woman of daring independence and equally fierce desires. But her head-strong innocence is no match for the manipulations of her duplicitous friend Madame Merle and the devious Gilbert Osmond.