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an introduction to Gielgud, and then he speaks of his start, Ellen Terry, and playing Shakespeares's "Hamlet".
In a clip from his one man show, "The Ages Of Man", Gielgud recites the prologue from Shakespeare's "Henry V".
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A short clip of David Storey's "Home" (1970 TV) and longer bits from Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land" (1978 TV) featuring John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson.
Also, John Gielgud, in conversation with John Miller, discusses playing these roles.
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A clip of Shakespeare's "Richard III" and Gielgud discusses his problems with filming.
clips from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" (1953), and Gielgud speaks of Marlon Brando.
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John Gielgud speaks of Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft, Edith Evans and Macbeth.
In a clip from his one man show, "The Ages Of Man", Gielgud recites "I know a bank where the wild thyme blows" bit from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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John Gielgud & Edith Evans as John Worthing and Lady Augusta Bracknell in the famous 'handbag' interrogation scene in the play by Oscar Wilde
I feel Edith Evans' portrayal far superior to that of Judi Dench's, although I haven't heard or seen Maggie Smith's performance in the role which I am sure equalled or surpassed even that of Dame Edith.
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Orson Wells, his long-running partnerships with Irene Worth and Ralph Richardson
clips from David Storey's "Home" (1970) and Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land" (1978)
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The final part of Peter Ustinov's performance at the Amnesty International benefit 'The Mermaid Frolics'.
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He speaks of the Lunts (Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne), and how he views success. Another clip from Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land" (1978) with Ralph Richardson.
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end of clip from Samuel Beckett's "No Man's Land" (1978). Gielgud then speaks of his experience making "Caligula" and "Brideshead Revisited" (funny clip is shown from "Brideshead Revisited" with Jeremy Irons). Then his opera directing.
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This is Gielgud's first recording of a scene from Hamlet, recorded shortly after he became the youngest actor to take the lead in the play, in the 1929/30 Old Vic season.