Ian McKellen Movies

  • 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
  • 1992
    Gladio

    Gladio

    Gladio

    71992HD

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

    Gladio
  • 2010
    Lady Grey London

    Lady Grey London

    Lady Grey London

    72010HD

    Starring Marion Cotillard as Lady Grey, a burlesque artist with magical healing powers, the unshakable Sir Ian Mckellan as her crippled fan and...

    Lady Grey London
  • 2010
    Small-Time Revolutionary

    Small-Time Revolutionary

    Small-Time Revolutionary

    42010HD

    England, 1988. Thatcher, New Order, Section 28, The Kants. Russell finds himself caught between two opposing worlds and needs to decide whether to...

    Small-Time Revolutionary
  • 2013
    The Egg Trick

    The Egg Trick

    The Egg Trick

    62013HD

    Do you know the joke about the broken egg?

    The Egg Trick
  • 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
  • 1997
    Surviving Friendly Fire

    Surviving Friendly Fire

    Surviving Friendly Fire

    11997HD

    In the early 90's seventy youth from a Hollywood homeless shelter started a theatre project encouraging them to tell their stories.. The youth ran...

    Surviving Friendly Fire
  • 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?
  • 1970
    No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

    01970HD

    Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart lead the cast in this glorious revival of Harold Pinter’s comic classic. One summer's evening, two ageing...

    No Man's Land
  • 1982
    Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

    Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

    Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

    01982HD

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

    Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
  • 1974
    Graceless Go I

    Graceless Go I

    Graceless Go I

    01974HD

    Roger begins supporting a football team.

    Graceless Go I
  • 1980
    Dying Day

    Dying Day

    Dying Day

    01980HD

    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...

    Dying Day