Ian McKellen Movies

  • 1985
    Zina

    Zina

    Zina

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    Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties. Meanwhile Trotsky is in exile in...

    Zina
  • 2004
    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

    02004HD

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

    Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
  • 1992
    Gladio

    Gladio

    Gladio

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    In three programmes shown over consecutive weeks in BBC2's Timewatch strand, Allan Francovich interviewed key Gladio players such as Propaganda Due...

    Gladio
  • 2025
    Dragged Through Time

    Dragged Through Time

    Dragged Through Time

    02025HD

    Touching on major moments for the LGBTQ community throughout history.

    Dragged Through Time
  • 2023
    The One Note Man

    The One Note Man

    The One Note Man

    72023HD

    A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his...

    The One Note Man
  • 1988
    Scarfe's Follies

    Scarfe's Follies

    Scarfe's Follies

    01988HD

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

    Scarfe's Follies
  • 1969
    The Promise

    The Promise

    The Promise

    01969HD

    Set in Leningrad. Follows the lives of three young Russians from the terror of the German siege of Leningrad through the uncertainty of the postwar...

    The Promise
  • 2013
    The Egg Trick

    The Egg Trick

    The Egg Trick

    62013HD

    Do you know the joke about the broken egg?

    The Egg Trick
  • 2006
    Saint of 9/11

    Saint of 9/11

    Saint of 9/11

    5.72006HD

    Saint of 9/11 presents the turbulent, restless, spiritual and remarkable journey of Father Mychal Judge. Compassionate champion of the needy and...

    Saint of 9/11
  • 1983
    Walter and June

    Walter and June

    Walter and June

    71983HD

    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".

    Walter and June
  • 1987
    Süleyman the Magnificent

    Süleyman the Magnificent

    Süleyman the Magnificent

    01987HD

    Süleyman (or Süleiman) the Magnificent was the longest-reigning emperor of the Ottoman empire. Known for his military campaigns spanning...

    Süleyman the Magnificent
  • 2007
    For the Love of God

    For the Love of God

    For the Love of God

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    'For the Love of God' is the wickedly irreverent tale of Graham (Coogan); an over-grown man-child still living at home under the suffocating glare of...

    For the Love of God
  • 1997
    A Bit Of Scarlet

    A Bit Of Scarlet

    A Bit Of Scarlet

    4.61997HD

    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...

    A Bit Of Scarlet
  • 2017
    Edmund the Magnificent

    Edmund the Magnificent

    Edmund the Magnificent

    7.22017HD

    When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life...

    Edmund the Magnificent
  • 2011
    Looking for Lowry

    Looking for Lowry

    Looking for Lowry

    02011HD

    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...

    Looking for Lowry
  • 2022
    Quintessentially British

    Quintessentially British

    Quintessentially British

    3.82022HD

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

    Quintessentially British
  • 2020
    Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

    Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

    Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

    102020HD

    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...

    Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
  • 2016
    The Roof

    The Roof

    The Roof

    6.32016HD

    A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.

    The Roof
  • 1970
    Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Hamlet

    01970HD

    Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide...

    Hamlet
  • 1970
    Richard II

    Richard II

    Richard II

    01970HD

    The Tragedy of King Richard II

    Richard II