Laurence Olivier Movies

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

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...

An MGM short promoting the studio's impact on fashion through film through their chief of costume design, Adrian; in rural America, a mother and...

An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.

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...

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

The life and career of legendary Hollywood glamour portrait photographer George Hurrell is profiled by his contemporaries including other...

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in...

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.

Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.

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

A dramatized retelling of Colin Clark's experience on the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl, based on the diary he kept throughout production as...

An all-star tribute to Natalie Wood by some of her friends and co-workers.

Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to...

Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a...

General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.

The body of Marilyn Monroe is recreated in a futuristic mortuary. We explore the body to find out what effect it had on her life as she became one of...

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

This entertaining documentary traces Marilyn's film career from her first role to her last, complete with more than 50 of her most acclaimed scenes...