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Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982)
A biography covering the life and career of actor/director Laurence Olivier. Melvyn Bragg interviewed Olivier over a nine month period in 1982, and presents a candid conversation with the star. Includes rare footage of an Olivier screen test with Vivien Leigh. Includes clips from No Funny Business, Rebecca, Lady Hamilton, Richard III, Hamlet, Voyage Round My Father and interviews with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sir Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, John Osborne and Joan Plowright. -
Max Wall on Samuel Beckett (1984)
A profile of what some considered an odd couple - famous clown Max Wall and master of unflinching modern theatre Samuel Beckett. Includes footage of Max Wall in Waiting for Godot, performed at the Round House Theatre in London in 1981.
