Direction: Phil Grabsky

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Phil Grabsky. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan

2021 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky · Shoaib Sharifi

Cast Tony Blair · Lyse Doucet · Robert Gates · Hamid Karzai

Plot A real-life epic of boyhood and manhood, filmed across twenty years in one of the most embattled corners of the globe.

7.3

36 votes

7.3

36 votes

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World

2001 · Documentary · 104 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast Muhammad Ali · Billy Crystal · Richard Harris · James Earl Jones

Plot Muhammad Ali: Through The Eyes Of The World is a unique account of one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, told by some of the greatest living sportsmen,...

7.1

42 votes

7.1

42 votes

I, Claude Monet

2017 · Documentary · 87 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

7.0

21 votes

7.0

21 votes

Exhibition on Screen: Cézanne - Portraits of a Life

2018 · Documentary · 87 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

6.9

23 votes

6.9

23 votes

Young Picasso

2019 · Documentary · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast Pablo Picasso

Plot A look at the early years of Picasso; the upbringing and the learning that led to his extraordinary achievements.

6.8

30 votes

6.8

30 votes

Renoir: Reviled and Revered

2016 · Documentary · 87 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast Yves Aubert

Plot Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world’s favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course. This...

6.7

29 votes

6.7

29 votes

Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts

2017 · Documentary · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast David Hockney

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Making War Horse (TV)

2009 · Documentary · 48 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Bickerstaff · Phil Grabsky

Plot The story of how Michael Morpurgo's children's novel became one of the most popular and acclaimed productions in the National Theatre's history.

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Exhibition on Screen: Hopper - An American Love Story

2022 · Documentary · 94 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Plot Hopper's work is the most recognizable art in America. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians have been influenced by his art -but who was he, and how did a struggling...

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In Search of Chopin

2014 · Documentary · 110 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast Juliet Stevenson · David Dawson

Plot Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of one of the world's favourite composers, Fryderyk Chopin.

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In Search of Haydn

2012 · Documentary · 102 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Plot Joseph Haydn (1723-1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators. His close friend Mozart, and his student Beethoven greatly revered him yet today in concert halls he is often overshadowed...

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Matisse from Moma and Tate Modern

2017 · Documentary · 97 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Plot Documentary capturing an exhibition of Henri Matisse's works at the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Modern. The film offers insight into Matisse's life with the help of actors...

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Leonardo: The Works

2019 · Documentary · 102 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Plot Leonardo da Vinci's peerless paintings and drawings are the focus of Leonardo: The Works, as Exhibition on Screen presents every single attributed painting, in Ultra HD quality, never seen before...

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Half Life: A Journey to Chernobyl

2006 · Documentary · 39 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Bickerstaff · Phil Grabsky

Plot On April 26th, 1986, reactor four at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explodes sending an enormous radioactive cloud over northern Ukraine and neighboring Belarus. The effects of this tragedy have been...

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Exhibition Manet: Portraying Life At The Royal Academy Of Arts

2012 · Documentary · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ben Harding · Phil Grabsky

Plot An enlightening visual glimpse into the work, life and professional stance of the legendary modern artist, Exhibition Manet: Portraying Life At The Royal Academy of Arts makes for an engaging...

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The Impressionists

2015 · Documentary · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast Ashley Boulden · Rachel Campbell-Johnston · Anne Distel · Flavie Durand-Ruel

Plot Impressionism was one of the most revolutionary movements of the XIX century. Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Degas and Pissarro among other shook the foundations of artistic practice, and here we learn...

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Exhibition on Screen: Vermeer and Music

2013 · Documentary · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky · Ben Harding

Cast Tim Marlow

Plot A new "Exhibition on Screen" exploration of Vermeer's artwork.

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The Surprising History of Egypt (TV)

2002 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast Terry Jones

Plot Bringing to life the everyday details of the ancients Egyptians - bizarre, hilarious or shocking - this wonderfully entertaining and factually revealing film is packed full of surprises. With Jones...

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The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan

2004 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

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Exhibition on Screen: The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism

2017 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

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