Laurence Olivier — Actor (75)
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The Devil's Disciple (1959) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Devil's Disciple
director: 盖伊·汉弥尔顿 / 亚历山大·麦肯德里克 actor: 伯特·兰卡斯特 / 柯克·道格拉斯 …
other title: 魔鬼门徒 / 魔鬼門徒 …
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. The minister's wife, Judith, is moved by Dick's actions and mistakenly interprets them as an expression of love for her. In spite of his protestations she finds herself romantically attracted to him. Brought before British commander General Burgoyne, Dudgeon displays his willingness to die for his principles. At the last minute Dick is saved from ministerial pursuits to become a revolutionary leader.
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The Bounty (1984) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Bounty
★ 7.2 (6 ratings) director: 罗杰·唐纳森 actor: 梅尔·吉布森 / 安东尼·霍普金斯 …
other title: 叛舰喋血记 / 叛逆巡航 …
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.
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Fire Over England (1937)
Fire Over England
director: 威廉·K·霍华德 actor: 费雯·丽 / 劳伦斯·奥利弗 …
other title: 英伦战火 / 英伦浩劫 …
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
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The Merchant of Venice (1974) Douban
The Merchant of Venice
director: John Sichel actor: 安东尼·尼科尔斯 / 杰瑞米·布雷特 …
other title: 威尼斯商人
Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh. This is a video of the 1970 National Theatre stage production with most of the same cast.
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Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973) Douban
Long Day's Journey Into Night
director: Peter Wood / 迈克尔·布莱克莫尔 actor: 劳伦斯·奥利弗 / 康斯坦茨·卡明斯 …
other title: 通向黑夜的漫长旅程 / 长夜漫漫路迢迢
On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of Tyrone's wife Mary, the illness of their youngest son Edmund, and the alcoholism and debauchery of the older son Jamie. As day turns into night, guilt, anger, despair, and regret threaten to destroy the family
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49th Parallel (1941)
49th Parallel
★ 7.9 (8 ratings) director: 迈克尔·鲍威尔 actor: 莱斯利·霍华德 / 劳伦斯·奥利弗 …
other title: 魔影袭人来 / 49平行线 …
In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
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Clash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans
★ 5.9 (8 ratings) director: 德斯蒙德·戴维斯 actor: 哈利·哈姆林 / Laurence Olivier …
other title: 诸神之战 / 泰坦英雄 …
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.
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Richard III (1955) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Richard III
★ 8.3 (10 ratings) director: 劳伦斯·奥利弗 actor: 劳伦斯·奥利弗 / 塞德里克·哈德威克 …
other title: 理查三世 / 李察王三世 …
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 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.
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Battle of Britain (1969) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Battle of Britain
★ 6.7 (11 ratings) director: 盖伊·汉弥尔顿 actor: 哈里·安德鲁斯 / 迈克尔·凯恩 …
other title: 不列颠之战 / 不列颠空战 …
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
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War Requiem (1989) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
War Requiem
★ 7.3 (12 ratings) director: 德里克·贾曼 actor: 内森奈尔·帕克 / 蒂尔达·斯文顿 …
other title: 战争安魂曲 / 战地挽歌 …
Derek Jarman根据布里顿《战争安魂曲》所摄的影片。主要人物为《战争安魂曲》歌词的作者欧文，后者为英国诗人，战死于第一次世界大战。德高望重的劳伦斯·奥利弗爵士出演片中的一名老兵。这也是奥利弗爵士的最后一次银幕亮相。

A film with no dialogs, just follows the lyrics of the Britten's oratorium, that criticize the war's horrors. It shows the story of an englishman soldier and a nurse (his bride) during the World War II. It combines many real scenes of contemporary wars (WWII, Vietnam, Angola, etc.)

Summary written by Michel Rudoy {mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx}
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Carrie (1952) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Carrie
★ 8.3 (7 ratings) director: 威廉·惠勒 actor: 劳伦斯·奥利弗 / 珍妮弗·琼斯 …
other title: 캐리 / 黄昏 …
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.