Laurence Olivier: a life (1982)
A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.
Top billed cast
Laurence OlivierSelf
Ralph RichardsonSelf
John GielgudSelf
Vivien LeighSelf ( Archive footage )
William WylerSelf
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Self
John OsborneSelf
Joan PlowrightSelf
Jill EsmondSelf ( Archive footage)
Melvyn BraggSelf (Interviewer )
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