Я знаю, это немного устарело, но в любом случае. Я провел некоторые исследования в этом направлении, и, похоже, нашел ответ. Я не знаю, почему это работает, но это так.
-(void) playMovieAtURL: (NSURL*) theURL {
MPMoviePlayerController* theMovie =
[[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL: theURL];
//That line is for ARC. Without it, it may not work.
self.moviePlayer = theMovie;
theMovie.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeAspectFill;
theMovie.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleFullscreen;
theMovie.repeatMode = MPMovieRepeatModeOne;
//Here you'd better use your custom ViewController subclass, if you want autorotating and all that stuff.
UIViewController * vc = [UIViewController new];
[vc.view addSubview:theMovie.view];
theMovie.fullscreen = YES;
theMovie.view.frame = vc.view.bounds;
vc.view = theMovie.view;
[self presentModalViewController:vc animated:YES];
theMovie.fullscreen = YES;
[theMovie prepareToPlay];
[theMovie play];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(myMovieFinishedCallback:) name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification object:nil];
}
// Когда фильм закончится, отпустите контроллер.
-(void) myMovieFinishedCallback: (NSNotification*) aNotification
{
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
MPMoviePlayerController* theMovie = [aNotification object];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
removeObserver: self
name: MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
object: theMovie];
[self.moviePlayer.view removeFromSuperview];
self.moviePlayer = nil;
// Release the movie instance created in playMovieAtURL:
}