Alan Yentob Movies

  • 2010
    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

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    A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced...

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words
  • 2019
    The Man Who Saw Too Much

    The Man Who Saw Too Much

    The Man Who Saw Too Much

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    The Man Who Saw Too Much tells the story of 106-year-old Boris Pahor, believed to be the oldest known survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. He...

    The Man Who Saw Too Much
  • 1975
    Cracked Actor

    Cracked Actor

    Cracked Actor

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    The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert...

    Cracked Actor
  • 2010
    Ray Davies: Imaginary Man

    Ray Davies: Imaginary Man

    Ray Davies: Imaginary Man

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    Alan Yentob meets Ray Davies, the creative powerhouse behind The Kinks and author of some of the best-loved songs of the 60s, who candidly discusses...

    Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
  • 2018
    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

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    David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the sixty-fifth year of Queen...

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
  • 1984
    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience

    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience

    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience

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    The Everly Brothers were among the most successful and revered of all the giants of early rock 'n' roll. A determining influence on the Beatles,...

    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
  • 2010
    The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

    The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

    The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

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    Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon...

    The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
  • 2018
    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

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    At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan...

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
  • 2018
    Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons

    Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons

    Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons

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    Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fantasy fiction and an outspoken...

    Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
  • 2015
    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

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    After a break of nine years, David Gilmour steps back into the spotlight with a number one album and world tour. This film is an intimate portrait of...

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
  • 2013
    Turning the Art World Inside Out

    Turning the Art World Inside Out

    Turning the Art World Inside Out

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    After the success of recent shows in Venice, London and Paris, interest in `Outsider Art' has never been higher, but what exactly is it? How do we...

    Turning the Art World Inside Out
  • 2021
    Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

    Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

    Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

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    A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, as he publishes his...

    Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
  • 2023
    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

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    imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors...

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
  • 2024
    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

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    Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant...

    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
  • 2012
    London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

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    London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

    London: The Modern Babylon
  • 1984
    The Long Night of Lady Day

    The Long Night of Lady Day

    The Long Night of Lady Day

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    This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and...

    The Long Night of Lady Day
  • 1983
    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

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    A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and...

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
  • 2010
    The Seven Year Hitch

    The Seven Year Hitch

    The Seven Year Hitch

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    This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with...

    The Seven Year Hitch
  • 2008
    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

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    A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
  • 1982
    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

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    Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays