Laurence Olivier plays Logan, a barrister who falls in love with Leslie (played by Merle Oberon) Read More »
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The Entertainer (1960) Tony Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey
On the far side of middle age, Archie Rice lives in a British seaside resort with his father Read More »
The Yellow Ticket (1931) Raoul Walsh, Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore, Laurence Olivier
A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia Read More »
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1973) Peter Wood, Laurence Olivier, Constance Cummings, Denis Quilley
On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone Read More »
I Stand Condemned AKA Moscow Nights (1935) Anthony Asquith, Harry Baur, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Laurence Olivier
During the First World War, Russian officer Ignatoff, wounded, falls in love with his nurse, Natasha. Read More »
The Demi-Paradise (1943) Anthony Asquith, Laurence Olivier, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Marjorie Fielding
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay Read More »
The Dance of Death (1969) David Giles, Laurence Olivier, Geraldine McEwan, Robert Lang
An egocentric artillery captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles Read More »
The Boys from Brazil (1978) Franklin J. Schaffner, Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason
Barry Kohler, a young Nazi hunter, tracks down a group of former SS officers Read More »
The Beggar’s Opera (1953) Peter Brook, Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose
Authentic rendering of John Gay’s 18th century musical, filmed in Technicolor Read More »
Friends and Lovers (1931) Victor Schertzinger, Adolphe Menjou, Lili Damita, Laurence Olivier
British Army Captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito. Read More »
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) Laurence Olivier, Melvyn Bragg, Peggy Ashcroft
A candid, comprehensive interview with Sir Laurence Olivier – the only such profile the actor/director ever allowed Read More »
21 Days (1940) Basil Dean, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover’s blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. Read More »
That Hamilton Woman (1941) Alexander Korda, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray
Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Read More »
A Voyage Round My Father (1982) Alvin Rakoff, Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Jane Asher
Before creating the beloved courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey, writer John Mortimer found inspiration in his own life Read More »
War Requiem (1989) Derek Jarman, Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten’s Read More »