I just watched the Wuthering Heights version with him in it and he was amazing. And I never realized until now how gorgeous he really was as a young man. The only other movie I've seen him in right now is Sleuth and he wasn't exactly a spring chicken then.

Who, may I ask, of today's film stars could POSSIBLY perform Hamlet even half as well as Olivier? The answer is no one.

Olivier was not just a film, TV, and theater guru. He was a linguist, a scholar, and a damn good speaker. Shakespeare would be proud of his work.

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He could read the phone book and I'd give it rave reviews! I loved him in Sleuth. The whole movie was perfection!

he's so good in pride and prejudice!!! i love the scene where he's like, "and this is your opinion of me?" perfect!

erm...isn't pride and prejudice missed off the films list? or are my eyes decieving me?

WOW I've been a fan of Olivier's for years and never knew that he was born down the road from me.

One of the best actors ever

Last night I finished watching Criterion's Richard III with commentary and it really enforced by belief that it is his best film.