Simon Callow Movies

The documentary film Art of Freedom answers the most poignant questions on the phenomenon of Polish expeditions to the Himalayas. Poles have reigned...

Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

A love triangle is unraveled when a young painter is approached by an admirer who eases him into making sense of his relationship with his wife.

A live recording from the Vaudeville Theatre in London where Simon Callow recreates the reading performances of Charles Dickens.

Daniel is an obeying and high-flying barrister with the good life on his side. Nathaniel Quass is a rich and bizarre recluse, generous, obsessed and...

In the early 1930s, Orson Welles ascends to unprecedented stardom while President Franklin Delano Roosevelt navigates a nation in crisis. As WWII...

Documenting the days and weeks preceding Boy George's appearance in a New York courtroom in June 2006 for cocaine possession and his subsequent...

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.

Aguska is an inspirational short film about a young girl called Melissa. Bullied at football, she and her family work together to not only overcome...

In a quiet English commuter town, a former parish church is knocked down to make way for a new apartment block. Locals pass by the rubble...

Simon Callow's one-man show about Charles Dickens.

Renowned actor Simon Callow traces the 200-year history of Silent Night, traveling to Oberndorf and Salzburg to uncover the carol’s humble...

The story of an honest Lincolnshire farmer, hit hard by the credit crunch, squeezed by a greedy supermarket and struggling to survive. All his...

Joanne Kilbourn, ex-detective turned university lecturer, is still haunted by the unsolved murder of her politician husband,

A dying woman recalls the happier days of her past.

Based on Dava Sobel’s bestselling book, Galileo’s Daughter, this documentary reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist...

A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the frightened villagers.

Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.