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A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she reveals to him information regarding the social crimes rampant in her country. Director Raoul Walsh Stars Elissa Landi Lionel Barrymore Laurence Olivier. 5.
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier OM (/ ˈ l ɒr ə n s ˈ k ɜːr ə ˈ l ɪ v i eɪ / LORR-ənss-KUR-ə-LIV-ee-ay; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career ...
Laurence Olivier. Actor: Sleuth. Laurence Olivier could speak William Shakespeare's lines as naturally as if he were "actually thinking them", said English playwright Charles Bennett, who met Olivier in 1927. Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, to Agnes Louise (Crookenden) and Gerard Kerr Olivier, a High Anglican priest.
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- Henry V. Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Renée Asherson. 71 votes. Olivier's masterful, sweeping rendition of Shakespeare, filmed in rich color and ingeniously including a typical performance at the Globe Theatre as it might have been seen 400 years ago.
- Hamlet. Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Basil Sydney. 84 votes. Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare's beloved tragedy.
- Wuthering Heights. Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven. 88 votes. In this adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel set in 19th-century England, wealthy young Cathy Earnshaw (Merle Oberon) shares a loving bond with Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier), a poor childhood friend who now works in her stables.
- Spartacus. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons. 80 votes. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), a Thracian slave, leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.
- The Divorce of Lady X (1938) Director: Tim Whelan. Debuting in Berlin opposite Lilian Harvey in the English-language version of The Temporary Widow (1930) convinced Laurence Olivier that cinema was an “anaemic little medium which could not stand great acting”.
- Wuthering Heights (1939) Director: William Wyler. Aghast at how little the 23-year-old Olivier read, Noël Coward gave him Emily Brontë’s gothic masterpiece after casting him on stage in Private Lives (1930).
- Rebecca (1940) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Having modelled his stage style on actor-manager Gerald du Maurier, Olivier felt well qualified to play daughter Daphne du Maurier’s volatile hero in Alfred Hitchcock’s Hollywood debut.
- Henry V (1944) Director: Laurence Olivier. After a decade reinterpreting the Bard in competition with John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson, Olivier was plucked from the Fleet Air Arm and afforded the opportunity by the Ministry of Information to transform the presentation of Shakespeare on screen.
7.4 (71K) Rate. 64 Metascore. After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds. Director John Schlesinger Stars Dustin Hoffman Laurence Olivier Roy Scheider. 5. A Bridge Too Far.
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television ...
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