Peter Ustinov Movies

England in the second half of the 20th century. After a long military service abroad, General Fitzbatress returns home. He is greeted by his adult...

Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into...

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the...

Granpa tells stories to his granddaughter Emily, who imagines them as crayon drawings in motion.

Featurette documenting the making of the film "Death On The Nile".

In May 1977 a second Amnesty benefit was held to build on the success of the first show and with the intent of developing momentum for a...

An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.

This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. Aimed more at adults...

After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. Later, with...

Victor is a screenwriter whose last work about the Marechal Pétain is refused by his producer. To add insult to injury, he tells Victor he is...

A panel of experts examines the five main suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders and determines which of them is the most likely to have committed...

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without some traditional Christmas favourites such as Julie’s Christmas Special. This special aired on ABC-TV...

A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel...

The Queen of the Night has begged Prince Tamino to free her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the High Priest Sarastro, who has abducted her....

The Angel of God and an ordinary shepherd named Gideon debate obedience versus disobedience to God.

Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling...

Ellen Pitblado is a widow who lives in recluse in 1930s Gloucestershire. When her scummy journalist nephew, Douglas, tries to force her to give him...

In a series of four documentaries, Marcel Ophuls pays tribute to his father Max, and in this last one discusses his role as an assistant director on...