Alec Guinness Movies

It's 1875 and a young street urchin wants to see Queen Victoria...

A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.

"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five...

Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block and he needs a new play, so he takes an opportunity to observe his upper class neighbors of 1900 Paris. There is...

American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.

Behind the scenes short documentary about the cast and crew during the filming of The Comedians.

Using still pictures and newsreel footage, this short film tells the life story of Russian author Boris Pasternak, who was forced by the Russian...

A behind-the-scenes look at the building of the bridge in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and the preparations for its destruction.

A slightly ironical description of the colony of German artists in Los Angeles, who had to leave their country during the Nazi-regime. A young...

A documentary about the film roles of British actor Alec Guinness. Volume 8 in a series produced by Janus Films.

Starring Sigmund Freud is a video memento for Sigmund Freud's little-known film career. Based on an essay John Menick published in Frieze in 2011,...

Elderly novelist asks disliked guest to be literary editor.

Touching comedy about a high court judge, now retired to his English countryside home, who resolves to end years of suspicion about his wife's...

This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre....

Loosely based on the story of the singer Nellie Melba...

Comedy drama about the trials and tribulations of three sets of parents as they finally realise that their children have grown up and reluctantly...

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

A co-production of Columbia Pictures and USC’s Department of Cinema, this 1958 educational short hosted by William Holden explores the art of...

England of Thomas Rowlandson's day, seen through his drawings and cartoons.