Laurence Olivier Movies
- 2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration02024HD
A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across...
- 1940
21 Days Together
21 Days Together6.11940HD
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and...
- 1978
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday01978HD
One Saturday evening Rosa Priore is preparing a magnificent Sunday lunch for her family and their friends. By Sunday afternoon her life and marriage...
- 1938
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X6.11938HD
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
- 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...
- 1930
The Temporary Widow
The Temporary Widow01930HD
Kitty Kellermann is put on trial for murdering her husband, a failed painter. When her counsel resigns from his mandate, the mysterious Peter Bille...
- 2011
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet72011HD
Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great...
- 1989
War Requiem
War Requiem6.4251989HD
During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches. He combats these terrifying...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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".
- 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...
- 1936
The Conquest of the Air
The Conquest of the Air4.21936HD
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from...
- 1943
The Demi-Paradise
The Demi-Paradise6.31943HD
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking...
- 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.
- 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards6.51940HD
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...
- 1953
A Queen Is Crowned
A Queen Is Crowned7.11953HD
A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
- 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.