SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Television arts programme. A tribute to Laurence Olivier, broadcast on the day of his funeral. A somewhat hastily assembled miscellany of clips and critical assessments. The deepest insight comes in part two, a thirty minute interview that Olivier gave to theatre critic Kenneth Tynan at the Old Vic in 1966. Supremely confident, Olivier discusses his major Shakespearean roles, with illustrations from the films.

Series

Omnibus

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

14 Jul 1989 (Channel: BBC1)

Duration

59 mins

Credits

Contributor

Alan Bates; Anthony Hopkins; Claire Bloom; Franco Zeffirelli; Ian Holm; Jonathan Miller; Kenneth Tynan; Michael Blakemore; Michael Caine; Robert Stephens; Trevor Griffiths

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989)

Notes

History

The programme was divided into two parts separated by a screening of HENRY V (1944). The Tynan interview is from LAURENCE OLIVIER, a programme in the GREAT ACTING series (BBC2 tx 26 February 1966).

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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