Ad
related to: world at war laurence olivier
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
It was produced by Jeremy Isaacs, [2] narrated by Laurence Olivier and included music composed by Carl Davis. [3] The book, The World at War, published the same year, was written by Mark Arnold-Forster to accompany the TV series. The World at War attracted widespread acclaim and now it is regarded as a landmark in British television history. [4]
The story of Oradour-sur-Glane was featured in the 1973–74 British documentary television series The World at War, narrated by Laurence Olivier. The first and final episodes (1 and 26, entitled "A New Germany" and "Remember" respectively) show helicopter views of the destroyed village, interspersed with pictures of the victims that appear on ...
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier OM (/ ˈ l ɒr ə n s ˈ k ɜːr ə ˈ l ɪ v i eɪ / LORR-ənss KUR ə-LIV-ee-ay; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.
Thames Television's acclaimed World War II documentary The World at War begins on ITV. Narrated by Laurence Olivier and shown in 26-parts, the series will go on to be widely regarded as a landmark in British broadcasting. The sixth series of the BBC sitcom Dad's Army opens with the episode "The Deadly Attachment" containing the "Don't tell him ...
In the 1970s, he wrote the series The World at War, with narration by Laurence Olivier and Jeremy Isaacs as the producer. He continued to write regular leaders for The Guardian until his death in 1981.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
“The Killing Fields” and “The Mission” director Roland Joffé is in talks to helm an epic drama spanning the two World Wars in a project set up with international film and media fund APX ...
He directed two episodes of the comprehensive 26-part documentary series The World at War (1974), narrated by Laurence Olivier and produced by Thames Television. Darlow’s episodes covered the occupation of the Netherlands and the Holocaust. For the latter episode he interviewed former Nazis as well as Holocaust victims.