John Gielgud

When a leak in the British Secret Service is discovered in Russia, two agents become the target of the government's investigation: Arthur Davis is a high-living bachelor whose attempts at a secret rendezvous arouse suspicions; and Maurice Castle, who eight years earlier had defied his government. One of the men is selling secrets to the Communists, and in the course of the investigation, the suspected double agent is eliminated by the government....

A naive young officer straight from school arrives on the Western front to fight the air war against the Germans. However, the life expectancy of green pilots is not very good.

The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic...

The legendary detective Sherlock Holmes is going against the notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper is this murder-mystery film! When Scotland Yard is unable to stop the gruesome rampage of Jack the Ripper, a citizens₂ committee asks Sherlock Holmes and his associate Dr. John H. Watson to investigate. Now the brilliant pair must follow a terrifying trail of clues that includes a frightened psychic, a suspicious inspector, an institutionalized woman,...

A 1954 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title: the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.

Oedipus and his family and his destruction after he learned his true identity.

Phlegmatic, punctual Englishman Phileas Fogg believes in progress, science, and intellectual deduction. When a member of the Reform Club challenges him on the impossibility of completing a round-the-world tour in eighty days, he wagers his entire fortune to prove that he can do it. He is accompanied by his valet Passepartout, and followed by Mr. Fix, a detective who believes he is a notorious bank robber. Shot in 70mm, using the Todd-AO process (an...

On his Sussex estate Captain Shotover, an eccentric poet, retired seafarer and inventor, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends.

Traces the evolution of English-language poetry from Beowulf to modern times. Historical background complements the seductive rhythms of the poems themselves, as performed by the greatest actors of our times. Features works by great English and American poets, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, William Butler Yeats, Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, John Milton, and many more.