Editing Michael Redgrave (section)

==Film and television work==
[[File:The-Lady-Vanishes-1938.jpg|thumb|Redgrave (right) with [[Catherine Lacey]] and [[Margaret Lockwood]] in a publicity shot for Hitchcock's ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938)]]
Redgrave first appeared on BBC television at the [[Alexandra Palace]] in 1937, in scenes from ''Romeo and Juliet''. His first major film role was in [[Alfred Hitchcock's]] ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938), which included a scene where he hummed the "[[Colonel Bogey March]]" in what was the first appearance of the tune in film.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Holston |first1=Kim R.|title=The English-speaking Cinema An Illustrated History, 1927-1993 |date=1994 |publisher=McFarland |page=33}}</ref> Ted Black put him under contract at Gainsborough.<ref name="edward">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-moguls-ted-black/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=1 December 2024|access-date=1 December 2024|title=Forgotten British Film Moguls: Ted Black}}</ref>

Redgrave also starred in ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), with [[James Mason]] in the film of [[Robert Ardrey]]'s play ''[[Thunder Rock (film)|Thunder Rock]]'' (1942), and in the ventriloquist's dummy episode of the [[Ealing Studios|Ealing]] compendium film ''[[Dead of Night]]'' (1945).

His first American film role was opposite [[Rosalind Russell]] in ''[[Mourning Becomes Electra (film)|Mourning Becomes Electra]]'' (1947), for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. In 1951 he starred in ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'', from [[Terence Rattigan|Sir Terrence Rattigan's]] play of the same name. The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' described Redgrave's performance as Crocker-Harris as "one of the greatest performances ever seen in films".<ref>Geoffrey Wansell, ''Terence Rattigan'', p. 213</ref> The 1950s also saw Redgrave in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952), ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dambusters]]'' (1954) with his portrayal of the inventor [[Barnes Wallis]], ''[[1984 (1956 film)|1984]]'' (1956), ''[[Time Without Pity]]'' (1957), for which he was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award]], and ''[[The Quiet American (1958 film)|The Quiet American]]'' (1958).

Notable television performances include narration for ''[[The Great War (TV series)|The Great War]]'' (1964), a history of [[World War I]] using stills and 'stretched' archive film, and the less successful ''Lost Peace'' series (BBC Television, 1964 and 1966). Of the latter, [[Philip Purser]] wrote: "The commentary, spoken by Sir Michael Redgrave, took on an unremittingly pessimistic tone from the outset."<ref>''Halliwell's Television Companion'' Third Edition, Grafton Books (1986)</ref>