Rent Laurence Olivier Presents (1978)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
8h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- Running for two distinguished series, the pairing of theatrical and cinematic legend Laurence Olivier and Granada Television produced six outstanding adaptations, including some plays which Olivier had staged at the National Theatre during his tenure. Featuring scripts by the likes of Harold Pinter, Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall and Jack Rosenthal, the plays attracted a wealth of talent including the likes of Alan Bates, Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Donald Pleasence, Joan Plowright, Frank Finlay, Edward Woodward and, of course, Olivier himself.
- Actors:
- Laurence Olivier, Joanne Woodward, Carrie Fisher, Nicholas Campbell, Patience Collier, William Hootkins, Bob Sherman, Sheridan Earl Russell, Jay Benedict, Bruce Boa, Ed Devereaux, Maureen Stapleton, Jack Hedley, Robert Wagner, Mary Peach, Natalie Wood, Heidi Rundt, Sean Saxon, Mark B. Taylor, Elizabeth Caparros
- Directors:
- Silvio Narizzano, Robert Moore, Waris Hussein, Alan Bridges, Michael Apted, June Howson, Laurence Olivier
- Producers:
- Derek Granger, Laurence Olivier
- Writers:
- William Inge, Tennessee Williams, James Bridie, Hugh Whitemore, Eduardo De Filippo, Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse, Harold Pinter, Stanley Houghton, Jack Rosenthal
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals
