Laurence Olivier
Director
Films to Rent
- Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon
- Emily Bronte's passionate romantic classic is immortalised in celluloid with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon unforgettable as doomed lovers Kathy…
- Q Planes (Clouds Over Europe) (1939)
- Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Valerie Hobson
- Delightfully preposterous comedy–thriller about superspys attempting to steal British aircraft secrets. Amid the secret rays and droll…
- Pride and Prejudice (1940)
- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Greer Garson
- Jane Austen's splendid comedy of manners is brought to the screen for the first time, with wit and subtlety firmly in tact.
- Rebecca (1940)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
- A masterful gothic romance about a nobleman's second wife who becomes haunted by the image of his beloved first. Hitchcock's first American film was…
- 49th Parallel (1941)
- Dir. Michael Powell
Feat. Laurence Olivier
- A taut, effective actioner in which five German U–boat men become stranded off the Canadian coast and try to make it overland to the neutral…
- That Hamilton Woman (1941)
- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh
- Star–chemistry between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh ignites this portrayal of the infamous romance between Lord Horatio Nelson and Emma…
- Henry V (1944)
- Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks
- Brimming with zest, this Shakespeare adaption became an instant classic when released, featuring Laurence Olivier in full sail as the youthful…
- Hamlet (1948)
- Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney…
- The Oscar winner of Best Picture, Actor, Art direction and Costume, Laurence Olivier's version soars with vitality and atmosphere. A classic.
- Beggar's Opera, The (1953)
- Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Laurence Olivier
- Initially a commercial failure, this energetic romp through John Gay's 18th century ribald opera has since been critically acclaimed. In his first…
- Richard III (1955)
- Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
- Laurence Olivier's third cinematic translation of Shakespeare both as actor and director. His performance borders on high camp as the twisted 15th…