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BBC Radio 4 Extra - John Gielgud - An Actor in His Time, Life in the Movies

The actor talks to John Miller about the growth of the film industry.

The actor talks to John Miller about the growth of the film industry and working with Hitchcock and Orson Welles. From December 1978.

"I always wanted to play the old king in Henry IV" 
Sir John Gielgud talks to John Miller about the growth of the film industry and working with Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles. 

Actor and theatre director, Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) was regarded as one of the greatest thespians of his generation. 

Producer: John Powell 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1978.

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Actor Sir John Gielgud talks about his distinguished career with John Miller

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