Direction: Laurence Olivier

Direction Laurence Olivier

Cast Laurence Olivier · Jean Simmons · Basil Sydney · Eileen Herlie

Synopsis Hamlet (1948) presents a gripping adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, set against the backdrop of medieval Denmark's royal court. The narrative unfolds with Claudius, the brother of the King, conspiring with the Queen to poison the monarch and usurp...

Direction Laurence Olivier

Cast Laurence Olivier · Ralph Richardson · John Gielgud · Claire Bloom

Synopsis Richard III (1955) presents the final chapter in Laurence Olivier's Shakespearean trilogy, offering a bold and captivating depiction of a man resolutely committed to his villainous ambitions. Olivier masterfully embodies the Duke of Gloucester, a character so brilliantly portrayed that...

Direction Laurence Olivier

Cast Laurence Olivier · Robert Newton · Leslie Banks · Felix Aylmer

Synopsis The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (Henry V) (1944) opens with a unique and captivating concept by Laurence Olivier, presenting Shakespeare's play as a performance within the Globe Theatre. The...

Direction Laurence Olivier

Cast Laurence Olivier · Marilyn Monroe · Sybil Thorndike · Richard Wattis

Synopsis The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) follows the story of Grand Duke Charles, the prince-regent of Carpatha, a fictional Balkan nation with significant geopolitical influence. During his visit to London for the 1911 coronation of the new British monarch, Charles...

Direction Laurence Olivier · John Sichel

Cast Joan Plowright · Jeanne Watts · Louise Purnell · Derek Jacobi

Synopsis Three Sisters (1970) unfolds in a quaint Russian village at the dawn of the 20th century, where three siblings—Olga, Irina, and Masha—reside with their brother Andrei. Each day, they yearn for a return to their previous life in Moscow, a...