Laurence Olivier

A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.

After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.

Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.

A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.

A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.

A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff.

Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.

In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.

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

The arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters.

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Oli...

A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

American teenager Lauren King living in Paris, meets and falls in love with a local boy named Daniel Michon. They befriend storyteller Julius and take a trip to Venice in George Roy Hill's romantic comedy.

A tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.

To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson, and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War.

Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. They live an ordinary life throughout the years, but everything changes when World War II breaks out.

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

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

Dames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting careers.

The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.

A young girl from a provincial town learns the bitter reality of a big city and great love.

An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.

During the reign of Elizabeth I, a young man's fervent devotion to the crown and to his sweetheart, a lady-in-waiting, lead him to battle for England's victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588.

The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.

Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.