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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.

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Apr 201701:30
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