McKellen: Playing the Part

A legend with sixty years on stage and screen. A man who lived through history while helping to shape it. This intimate documentary portrait of Sir Ian McKellen peels back the curtain on the actor and the activist. Through personal archive and candid reflection, it traces a life from wartime childhood to global stardom, revealing the private man behind Gandalf and Magneto. A 2018 documentary that is as much a chronicle of social change as it is a masterclass in the art of performance.