Laurence Olivier Movies
- 1986
Directed by William Wyler
Directed by William Wyler01986HD
Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.
- 1969
David Copperfield
David Copperfield5.41969HD
A made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield Robin...
- 2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff6.72010HD
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the...
- 1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years3.31961HD
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...
- 2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood62018HD
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer...
- 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World5.51940HD
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother...
- 1974
The Rehearsal
The Rehearsal4.81974HD
An indictment of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. The film tries to give a reconstruction of the events during the students' uprising in...
- 1959
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence01959HD
A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Seas.
- 2005
Revisiting Brideshead
Revisiting Brideshead02005HD
Documentary with an affectionate look back at the classic Granada TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel "Brideshead Revisited".
- 1983
King Lear
King Lear6.51983HD
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
- 1973
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice71973HD
An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.
- 1938
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X6.0831938HD
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
- 2024
The Bannfoot Ferry
The Bannfoot Ferry02024HD
A forgotten history of Northern Ireland is unveiled through a journey into Ulster Television’s archives, and the rediscovery of the first...
- 2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories02000HD
A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from...
- 1984
A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father7.61984HD
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...
- 1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man6.71988HD
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...
- 1953
A Queen Is Crowned
A Queen Is Crowned7.11953HD
A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
- 1976
The Collection
The Collection5.71976HD
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...
- 1953
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera4.91953HD
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
- 1936
As You Like It
As You Like It5.21936HD
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.