Laurence Olivier Movies

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.

During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches. He combats these terrifying...

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great...

This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from...

Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.

A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from...

A famed mystery writer and her doctor ex-lover solve her daughter-in-law's murder.

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

Winston Churchill understood the power of films, but the true extent of his use of cinema as a propaganda tool is rarely explored. In 1934, one of...

In the softened light of a psychoanalyst's office, Marilyn's last session is repeated.

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking...

Eve Arnold remembers her relationship and work with Mariln Monroe in this documentary.

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe is a 1966 American documentary film chronicling the life and career of actress Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Terry...

On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of Tyrone's wife Mary, the...

A condensed radio play of Daphne du Maurier’s book, starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier.

A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she...

After a masterful Shakespearean performance in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is sought for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. Later, Fred has...

A brief overview of the life and career of Vivien Leigh.

A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across...