Peter Ustinov Movies

An investigation into the mysterious world of the crime novelist Agatha Christie, with comments from poison experts, policeman and pathologists and...

A documentary about Germany's last emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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

Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also...

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....

This is one of the Omnibus programmes about the Russian impresario Diaghilev. Presented by Peter Ustinov, this episode focuses on Diaghilev’s...

In World War II, desert hotel proprietors Emad and Yasmin are caught between the warring armies and have to constantly shift their political...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Magic Flute is undoubtedly one of the most multi-layered, profound, complicated, and therefore also most difficult to stage...

A story of the friendship between an elderly Jewish man and a young African-American boy set during the Vietnam War.

World-famous underwater adventurer Jacques Cousteau is on a journey on the surface of the sea. Along with Lucien Malavard and Bertrand Charrier,...

A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.

A selection of highlights from Sir Peter Ustinov's appearances on Parkinson. A look back at a multitalented writer, director, actor and ambassador...

Così fan tutte, comic opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that premiered in Vienna on January 26, 1790. It is the last of his three...

Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) that premiered at the original National Theatre in...

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

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

Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten...

A classic live performance of Peter Ustinov, actor and raconteur, in which he shares his comical stories with a celebrity audience.

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...