Try this with moviePlayer variable is iVar
NSURL *movieURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.ebookfrenzy.com/ios_book/movie/movie.mov"];
self.moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] init];
[self.moviePlayer setShouldAutoplay:YES];
[self.moviePlayer setContentURL:movieURL.absoluteURL];
[self.moviePlayer setMovieSourceType:MPMovieSourceTypeFile];
[self.moviePlayer setControlStyle:MPMovieControlModeDefault];
[self.moviePlayer setFullscreen:NO];
[self.moviePlayer setScalingMode:MPMovieScalingModeNone];
self.moviePlayer.view.frame = CGRectMake(40, 40, 240, 350);
[self.view addSubview:self.moviePlayer.view];
[self.moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
[self.moviePlayer play];