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•Posted by5 days ago

"Laurence Olivier played a Black man brilliantly. Am I being told that I will never have a chance to play a Black man?" Richard Dreyfuss yells at cloud, shares opinions on Oscar diversity/inclusion standards.

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•Posted by3 months ago

What do you think of Laurence Olivier?

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Laurence Olivier is a British and stage actor and one of three actors (Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud) to dominate the British Stage in the mid 20th Century. Laurence Olivier is notable for directing and starring in Shakespeare Movies Such as Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III. His Other notable films roles Include, Wuthering Nights, Spartacus, Sleuth, Marathon Man, The Boys From Brazil Exc. It is also known that he was considered for The Godfather, and The Leopard.

I recently did a Post on Henry V and I enjoyed the movie and love the photography in the film and how Olivier directed the film. Hamlet is a film I am currently trying to watch and I think it is a complicated watch. I thought he was alright in Spartacus.

Together with Richardson and Gielgud, Olivier was internationally recognized as one of the "great trinity of theatrical knights". Despite this, I've seen Many People these days don't take lightly to Oliver these days. Many call him a Ham or Over Acts in movie and many thought was not as good as Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud. I think why many people revered Olivier was the fact that Oliver preserves through Hard Work and Determination. This Quote said it all from William Redfield.

" Ironically enough, Laurence Olivier is less gifted than Marlon Brando. He is even less gifted than Richard Burton, Paul Scofield, Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud. But he is still the definitive actor of the twentieth century. Why? Because he wanted to be. His achievements are due to dedication, scholarship, practice, determination and courage. He is the bravest actor of our time".

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•Posted by3 months ago

Thoughts on Laurence Olivier?

Controversial Opinion, I think Olivier was the British John Wayne, A Wooden Actor or Ham, but given the right material, can make things shines and never gives up.

What do you think of Laurence Olivier?

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•Posted by7 months ago

Marathon Man (1976) - Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier on location. When Olivier learned Hoffman had gone supposedly gone without sleep for 72 hours because that's what his character had endured, Olivier asked “My dear boy, why don’t you just try acting?”

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•Posted by3 months ago

Laurence Olivier chilling (1932)

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•Posted by7 months ago

Every time there is a poll for Best P&P adaptation, I am usually the only one who votes for Laurence Olivier. Just curious if anyone here loves/prefers this film as much as I do.

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•Posted by8 months ago

What's up with Laurence Olivier?

I figured this was the lot to ask. I watched Olivier's Hamlet last week, and I'm currently in the middle of his Richard III. And, you know, I've heard of his Othello...

I was just wondering, what's the big deal? I've heard nothing but great things about him (other than the Othello thing), but his acting seems a little lackluster or overdramatic to me most of the time. I can understand his direction: I thought a lot of the shots and sequences in Hamlet were pretty cool and ahead of their time, but I'm still a bit confused about why he's such a big deal. Any movie/acting/history buffs want to fill me in? I'm hoping I can maybe get some insight before I finish Richard and maybe watch his Henry V.

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