Jonathan Miller Movies

  • 1981
    Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

    7.251981HD

    Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers...

    Antony & Cleopatra
  • 2011
    Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

    7.52011HD

    Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great...

    Discovering Hamlet
  • 1995
    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    81995HD

    A documentary about the life of British satirist and founder of 'Private Eye' Peter Cook.

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
  • 1965
    The Drinking Party

    The Drinking Party

    The Drinking Party

    01965HD

    An interpretation of Plato's Symposium as a picnic organised by a University don for his students. Each guest is asked to explain the nature of love...

    The Drinking Party
  • 1982
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

    6.51982HD

    An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

    King Lear
  • 1987
    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    6.81987HD

    Originally staged (with these actors) in 1986 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theater (appearing first on Showtime cable television in April 1987, and...

    Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • 1987
    The Mikado

    The Mikado

    The Mikado

    7.51987HD

    Jonathan Miller set his well-known production of The Mikado, staged for the English National Opera, in a British seaside resort of the 1920s. The...

    The Mikado
  • 1965
    One Way Pendulum

    One Way Pendulum

    One Way Pendulum

    61965HD

    A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to...

    One Way Pendulum
  • 1971
    West Side Stories

    West Side Stories

    West Side Stories

    01971HD

    Two impressions of New York - a city of dreams or nightmares. The Outsider: Jonathan Miller 'If you enter New York in the first place in a show...

    West Side Stories
  • 2009
    Ghosts in the Machine

    Ghosts in the Machine

    Ghosts in the Machine

    02009HD

    Documentary charting the history of the supernatural on British TV, revisiting classic ghost stories and controversial shows. Contributors include...

    Ghosts in the Machine
  • 1989
    Dialogue in the Dark

    Dialogue in the Dark

    Dialogue in the Dark

    01989HD

    A summer evening in Edinburgh, 1776. The ailing philosopher David Hume has an unexpected visitor.

    Dialogue in the Dark
  • 1964
    Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

    7.51964HD

    A TV version of the stage show originally performed at the Edinburgh Fringe (August 1960) and in London (Fortune Theatre, May 1961) and Broadway...

    Beyond the Fringe
  • 1966
    The Death of Socrates

    The Death of Socrates

    The Death of Socrates

    01966HD

    A modernized depiction. In his last few hours alive, Socrates discusses life, death, and the soul.

    The Death of Socrates
  • 1987
    The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

    The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

    The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

    01987HD

    A chance to see director Jonathan Miller at work on his acclaimed staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's famous comic opera.

    The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
  • 1991
    La Fanciulla Del West

    La Fanciulla Del West

    La Fanciulla Del West

    101991HD

    Live from La Scala Sunday 03 February 1991

    La Fanciulla Del West
  • 1986
    Prisoner of Consciousness

    Prisoner of Consciousness

    Prisoner of Consciousness

    01986HD

    Jonathan Miller's acclaimed documentary on Clive Wearing - the man with the ten-minute memory.

    Prisoner of Consciousness
  • 1994
    The Saint Matthew Passion

    The Saint Matthew Passion

    The Saint Matthew Passion

    01994HD

    Paul Goodwin conducts a specially assembled "Passion Band" performing on period instruments, who are joined by two young choirs and a cast of...

    The Saint Matthew Passion
  • 1969
    The Zoo in Winter

    The Zoo in Winter

    The Zoo in Winter

    101969HD

    Jonathan Miller visits the Regent's Park Zoo and gives his personal opinions on the animals and their enclosures.

    The Zoo in Winter