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Henry V (1944) Laurence Olivier, Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks, Biography, Drama, History
In the motivated Olivier notion, Shakespeare’s drama begins as a function at the Globe Theatre Read More »
Othello (1965) Stuart Burge, Laurence Olivier, Frank Finlay, Robert Lang, Drama
Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othello. Read More »
As You Like It (1936) Paul Czinner, Elisabeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier, Sophie Stewart, Drama, Comedy, Romance
A duke usurps his brother’s land and power, banishing him and his retinue into the forest of Arden. Read More »
Three Sisters (1970) Laurence Olivier, John Sichel, Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell, Drama
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Read More »
The Entertainer (1960) Tony Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey, Drama
On the far side of middle age, Archie Rice lives in a British seaside resort with his father, retired successful vaudevillian Billy Rice, second wife Phoebe Rice, and doting son Frank Rice. Read More »
Sleuth (1972) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, Mystery, Thriller
Milo Tindle and Andrew Wyke have something in common, Andrew’s wife. In an attempt to find a way out of this without costing Andrew a fortune in alimony Read More »
Carrie (1952) William Wyler, Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Drama, Romance
Carrie boards the train to Chicago with big ambitions. She gets a job stitching shoes and her sister’s husband takes almost all of her pay for room and board. Read More »
Khartoum (1966) Basil Dearden, Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
After an Egyptian army, commanded by British officers, is destroyed in a battle in the Sudan in the 1880’s, the British government is in a quandary. Read More »
A Voyage Round My Father (1982) Alvin Rakoff, Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Jane Asher, Drama
Before creating the beloved courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey, writer John Mortimer found inspiration in his own life for this portrait of a difficult but enduring love between father and son in mid-20th-century Britain. Read More »