Laurence Olivier

The Shoes of the Fisherman
7.2

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Metropolitan Archbishop Lakota of L’viv, freed after twenty years in the Soviet Gulag, travels to Rome where circumstances conspire to see ...
The Entertainer
7.2

The Entertainer

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
Tea with the Dames
6.9

Tea with the Dames

Feature length BBC Arena documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan ...
Henry V
7.5

Henry V

1944

Henry V

Olivier mustered out of the navy to film this adaptation of Shakespeare’s history. Embroiled in World War II, Britons took courage from this tale ...
War Requiem
6.9

War Requiem

A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem, which include WWI soldier poet ...