Peter Ustinov Movies

Fabergé animals in a Russian influenced Easter tale.

Granpa tells stories to his granddaughter Emily, who imagines them as crayon drawings in motion.

Angelo has been drafted into the Italian Army in World War II. He does not like people shooting at him, so he tries all sorts of tricks to avoid...

In World War II, desert hotel proprietors Emad and Yasmin are caught between the warring armies and have to constantly shift their political...

Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) that premiered at the original National Theatre in...

An Evening with Peter Ustinov is a fireworks of polyglot humour. Two-time Oscar winner and ennobled Sir Peter Ustinov in was an actor, writer,...

A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.

A biography of C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis, one of the 20th century's most influential Christian writers. This film, hosted by Lewis' private...

Victor is a screenwriter whose last work about the Marechal Pétain is refused by his producer. To add insult to injury, he tells Victor he is...

Ellen Pitblado is a widow who lives in recluse in 1930s Gloucestershire. When her scummy journalist nephew, Douglas, tries to force her to give him...

This is one of the Omnibus programmes about the Russian impresario Diaghilev. Presented by Peter Ustinov, this episode focuses on Diaghilev’s...

Così fan tutte, comic opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that premiered in Vienna on January 26, 1790. It is the last of his three...

The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.

England in the second half of the 20th century. After a long military service abroad, General Fitzbatress returns home. He is greeted by his adult...

A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel...

Several animated stories from "Metamorphoses," the Roman poet Ovid's narrative of legends, are presented.

A documentary about Germany's last emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II.

The British Embassy in a communist Eastern Bloc country: This is where diplomat Chris Caulker and his wife Iris live. In the middle of breakfast, the...

An Australian woman fights to save her orphanage in Cambodia against the country's ever-changing political backdrop.