In the latter part of the decade Gielgud worked more for cinema and television than on stage. His film work included what Morley calls "his most embarrassing professional appearance", in "Caligula" (1979), Gore Vidal's story of Ancient Rome, spiced with pornographic scenes. In Gielgud's ten other films from this period, his most substantial role was Clive Langham in Alain Resnais' "Providence" (1977). Gielgud thought it "by far the most exciting film I have ever made". He won a New York Film Critics Circle award for his performance as a dying author, "drunk half the time ... throwing bottles about, and roaring a lot of very coarse dialogue". His other film parts included the Head Master of Eton in Jack Gold's "Aces High" (1976) and Tomlinson in Otto Preminger's "The Human Factor" (1979). For television his roles included Lord Henry Wotton in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1976), John of Gaunt in "Richard II" (1978) and Chorus in "Romeo and Juliet" (1978).