Laurence Olivier Archives

The World at War

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

NR ITV

8.3

1973 Documentary 60 min Play

4.6

The Jigsaw Man

Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.

NR

4.6

1984 Thriller 94 min Play

6.7

The Bounty

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

PG

6.7

1984 Action 132 min Play

6.9

Clash of the Titans

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head, and battling the Kraken monster.

PG

6.9

1981 Action 118 min Play

6.1

The Jazz Singer

Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music.

PG

6.1

1980 Drama 115 min Play

7.1

A Little Romance

A young American girl and a young French boy meet in Paris and fall in love, with the assistance of an old man and his stories.

PG

7.1

1979 Comedy 108 min Play

4.4

The Betsy

Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his mistress.

R

4.4

1978 Drama 125 min Play

6.7

The Boys from Brazil

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

R

6.7

1978 Drama 125 min Play

7.3

Marathon Man

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

R

7.3

1976 Drama 125 min Play

7

Love Among the Ruins

An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé. Esteemed barrister Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones is assigned to represent Jessica in the lawsuit, and he also happens to be an old suitor of hers from decades earlier. While Jessica claims not to remember him, and Arthur still smarts from her earlier rejection, the two form a close bond during the case.

NR

7

1975 Drama 100 min Play

7.7

Sleuth

A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover – but things aren’t exactly as they seem.

PG

7.7

1972 Crime 138 min Play

6.4

Oh! What a Lovely War

Satire about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching songs of the soldiers, and many scenes portray some of the more famous (and infamous) incidents of the war, including the assassination of Duke Ferdinand, the Christmas meeting between British and German soldiers in no-mans-land, ...

NR

6.4

1969 Comedy 138 min Play

7.1

The Shoes of the Fisherman

All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.

G

7.1

1968 Drama 162 min Play

6.4

Khartoum

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

NR

6.4

1966 Adventure 134 min Play

7.2

Bunny Lake Is Missing

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

NR

7.2

1965 Drama 107 min Play

6

Term of Trial

A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.

NR

6

1962 Drama 130 min Play

6.2

The Entertainer

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

NR

6.2

1960 Drama 96 min Play

7.5

Spartacus

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

PG-13

7.5

1960 Adventure 197 min Play

6.5

The Devil’s Disciple

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.

NR

6.5

1959 Comedy 82 min Play

6.4

The Prince and the Showgirl

A saucy American showgirl in London is wooed by a roving-eyed Duke, but his estranged son, the young King, interrupts their late supper with politics and angry accusations.

NR

6.4

1957 Comedy 115 min Play

7.3

Richard III

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

NR

7.3

1955 Drama 155 min Play

6.2

Carrie

Carrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that awaits her there is a bleak life of grueling and poorly paid factory work—that is, until a traveling salesman named Drouet steps into her life and changes her outlook.

NR

6.2

1952 Drama 118 min Play