Movies: Ian McKellen

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 China’s greatest poet, Du Fu. In this film, the first to ever be made about Du Fu in the west, Micha...

Pip, a street kid just turning 18, receives his grandfather's World War II-era memoirs and discovers parallels to his own life....

A razor-witted entertainer who found fame as two people - first his drag queen alter ego, Lily Savage, and then as himself. This documentary film charts the unique career of a working class Merseysider whose life away from the spotlight has often bee...

Short that was shown during the "2002 MTV Movie Awards (2002)" which spoofs "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)". In it, the Council of Elrond debates about the One Ring - which, unfortunately, was made into a genital piercing b...

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 routine and rocking his world forever....

Finished a quarter century after the earth-shaking protests that forever altered the public perception of LGBTQ people in America, Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest, produced by the gay news program “In the Life,” took the measure of w...

Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an in-depth look into Doddy’s private world, exploring the many secrets of his comic talent, revealing never-before-seen home-videos, stage performances and extracts...

Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave. Nar...

Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen....

Touching on major moments for the LGBTQ community throughout history....

8 part series behind the scenes at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with a focus on a production Waiting for Godot featuring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Ronald Pickup and Simon Callow. Also covers the early stages of Breakfast at Tiffany's sta...

Enjoy the outrageous and flamboyant First Lady of British Comedy, Lily Savage, as she performs her incredibly hysterical live show before a star-studded audience....

A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family....

One-man stage performance by English stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen. McKellen reprises roles over his career in the theatre (such as the works of William Shakespeare) and on film (such as Gandalf in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings f...

Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover the surprising things they might have in common, and how to celebrate the ways in which they differ....

A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale....

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

The Tragedy of King Richard II...

The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile....

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"....