Ian McKellen Movies

A record of McKellen's one-man Broadway show about the Bard.

Do you know the joke about the broken egg?

A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill...

Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe looks at that most English of things - the folly.

A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his...

An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors...

David Masterman is an artist and a teacher who has the pleasure of teaching an art class to a group of lovely young women. Three in particular are of...

Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".

Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.

Age of Dissent captures the yearlong battle to change British legislation about the gay age of consent. It includes a visit to Russia, where...

A Bit of Scarlet excavates clips from Britain's cinema archives to create a moving and humorous testament to the closeted gay and lesbian images from...

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men led by Professor Charles Xavier, and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants.

An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story...

One-man stage performance by English stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen. McKellen reprises roles over his career in the theatre (such as the...

When his father dies unexpectedly, a young man seeking to cope with his grief goes on a powerful emotional journey through time and space.

Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of...

Profile of the life, work and ethos behind one of Britain's most controversial and prolific human rights campaigner: gay UK activist Peter Tatchell.

Looking for Lowry is an entertaining documentary film about the life and work of the much loved British artist L.S. Lowry (1887 – 1976). This...

Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at...

This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.