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Laurence Olivier: a life
A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.
Top Billed Cast
Laurence Olivier Self
Ralph Richardson Self
John Gielgud Self
Vivien Leigh Self ( Archive footage )
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self
John Osborne Self
Joan Plowright Self
Jill Esmond Self ( Archive footage)
Melvyn Bragg Self (Interviewer )
Peggy Ashcroft Self
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