The movies have produced one of their rare great works of art. When Laurence Olivier’s magnificent screen production of Shakespeare’s Henry V was first disclosed to a group of Oxford’s impassive ...

The question used to be: Can Shakespeare’s plays be made into successful movies? With his film production of Henry V (TIME, April 8, 1946), Sir Laurence Olivier settled that question once & for all.

“Maestro” isn’t the first time a supersize sniffer set off a whiff of controversy. Here’s a look at the most notable schnozzes onscreen. By Sarah Bahr Acclaimed in Britain, he had the unique ...

To play or not to play? This toy theatre was produced to help publicise Laurence Olivier’s Oscar-winning version of Hamlet. Ian McKellen remembers getting one for Christmas.

She won many accolades — and was honored with a damehood — during a seven-decade career on the London stage, in film and on Broadway. By Anita Gates “Maestro” isn’t the first time a supersize sniffer ...