Paul Austin


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Henry V (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Unto Southampton! Leslie Banks, as "Chorus" conveys us to Southampton, where the king (director and star Laurence Olivier) launches his fleet, then the death of Falstaff (George Robey), faithful to the original Shakespeare, from Henry V, 1944.
Henry V (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Globe Playhouse The innovative opening sequence from Laurence Olivier's first Shakespeare film production, the acclaimed wartime version of Henry V, 1944, co-starring Leslie Banks, Felix Aylmer and Robert Newton.
Henry V (1944) -- (Movie Clip) With Right And Conscience Starting back-stage at the Globe Playhouse, the first appearance of the king (director and star Laurence Olivier), leading to the Archbishop (Felix Aylmer) with his long, comical legal opinion, from Henry V, 1944.
Richard III (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Lady Anne Richard (star and director Laurence Olivier) informs Lady Anne (Claire Bloom) that he's murdered her husband, then proceeds to seduce her, in Alexander Korda's 1955 production of Richard III.
Richard III (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Long Live Edward IV! The crowning of Edward IV (Cedric Hardwicke) features pageantry then brief speeches by the new king and his brothers Clarence (John Gielgud) and Richard (Laurence Olivier) in Shakespeare's Richard III, 1955.
Richard III (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Now is the Winter... Laurence Olivier directs himself in this portion of his stirring delivery of Richard-Gloucester's famous speech in Shakespeare's Richard III, 1955.

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