Laurence Olivier Movies

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

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human...

A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Seas.

Set in the rarefied world of West End boutique owners and fashion designers, The Collection takes as its departure point the moment when four elegant...

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

Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.

The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

Promotional short hosted by Laurence Olivier promoting the film "Othello."

A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a...

Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.

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...

In the best play of 1912, the conventional morals and manners of a North England mill town are overthrown by a young woman with ideas far ahead of...

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister...

A successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom with the assistance of his family. As his son deals...

A brash young artist invades the secluded retirement of an elderly painter and finds that the great man lives with two young women in a tantalizingly...

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.

An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.

A London barrister believes the woman who spent the night in his hotel suite is the erring wife of his newest client.

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

A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.