Laurence Olivier
27 titles
Filmography
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Richard III
(1955)Olivier’s performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges Richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother Edward’s crown through a murderous set of machinations.

Henry V
(1944)In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s play.

Hamlet
(1948)Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not to kill his treacherous uncle in this acclaimed adaptation starring and directed by Sir Laurence Olivier.

The Entertainer
(1960)A third-rate vaudevillian uses liquor and young women to escape the pressures of changing times.

Oh! What a Lovely War
(1969)Oh! What a Lovely War features a stellar cast, and by fusing the surreal with the factual, and juxtaposing savagely funny satire with quiet sorrow, Richard Attenborough has created the oddest and most outstanding film ever made about the “game” that became World War One.

Carrie
(1952)As Carrie, the smalltown girl come to Chicago, Jennifer Jones "seems to have stepped out of the pages of the book" (Time). And Laurence Olivier gives one of his finest portrayals as love-doomed Hurstwood.

A Queen Is Crowned
(1953)This historical documentary follows the events leading up to and through the lavish coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

As You Like It
(1936)A top-tier cast renders J.M. Barrie’s take on Shakespeare’s classic, where true love struggles to thrive in a world of trickery and power struggles.

The Power and the Glory
(1963)A priest becomes a martyr in post-revolution Mexico for risking his life by having Catholic Mass services in secret while being chased by the law.

The Betsy
(1978)The aging founder of an auto company comes out of retirement to develop a fuel-efficient automobile named after his daughter, Betsy.

The Moon and Sixpence
(1959)A dull Englishman abruptly abandons his middle-class life, his family and his duties to follow his dreams of becoming a painter in the South Seas.

Spartacus
(1960)Stanley Kubrick directs Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons in this Academy Award-winning classic story of a bold gladiator slave who takes on Imperial Rome.

Marathon Man
(1976)An innocent graduate student encounters a fugitive Nazi war criminal searching for a hidden caché of diamonds.

49th Parallel
(1941)Stranded in Canada, a German WW2 U-boat crew with a fanatical Nazi captain aims to avoid capture by reaching the border to enter the still-neutral US.

That Hamilton Woman
(1941)Naval hero Lord Nelson defies convention to court a married woman of common birth.

The Boys from Brazil
(1978)A Nazi-hunter chases infamous Dr. Josef Mengele, who has escaped to Paraguay to revive the Third Reich

Khartoum
(1966)In the 1880s, a British-commanded Egyptian army is tasked with defending the capital of Sudan from an invading army comprised of Muslim zealots.

Dracula
(1979)When a mysterious count pursues a young woman, her family and friends must find a way to vanquish the sinister force that threatens her.

The Divorce of Lady X
(1938)A divorce lawyer thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the wife of his new client.