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  1. Three Sisters (2014)

    Director
    Laurence Olivier
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 158 minutes), £6.98

    Directed by Laurence Olivier and featuring a specially commissioned score by composer William Walton, this filmed production of Anton Chekhov’s play by London’s National Theatre Company is now...

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  2. New Britain, The (2013)

    Director
    Humphrey Jennings; Ralph Keene; Roy Boulting; Charles Hasse; John Page
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 79 minutes), £16.33

    A collection of British wartime propaganda films made to boost optimism and showing how the armed forces and civilians stood up to the Nazi threat. THE NEW BRITAIN (1940). With great optimism, Britain...

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  3. Male of the Species, The: Three Plays by Alun Owen (2012)

    Director
    Charles Jarrott
    Subject
    Drama; Media studies; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 75 minutes), £15.31

    Featuring rare television performances from Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Paul Scofield, and with Anna Calder-Marshall as the increasingly savvy Mary MacNeil, this trilogy of plays, narrated by Sir...

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  4. Queen is Crowned, A (2012)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 79 minutes), £8.40

    Brand-new restoration of the only feature-length colour record of the Coronation itself, filmed in Technicolor and featuring narration by Laurence Olivier. Also included in this set is PALACES OF A QUEEN, a...

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  5. Long Day’s Journey into Night (2011)

    Director
    Peter Wood
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 162 minutes), £12.99

    Eugene O’Neill’s autobiographical family drama A LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT in a made-for-television performance by the National Theatre Company. For his portrayal of aging actor James Tyrone,...

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  6. Home Front Britain with Jim Carter (2011)

    Director
    Humphrey Jennings; Ruby Grierson; Jack Lee; Brian Desmond Hurst
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 270 minutes), £19.99

    The six-part documentary series, Home Front Britain With Jim Carter, looks at the British home front during World War II. Presented by British actor Jim Carter, the series explores the archives of British...

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  7. World at War: The Ultimate Restored Edition (2010)

    Director
    Ted Childs; Martin Smith
    Producer
    Peter Batty; Ted Childs; Martin Smith
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1949 minutes), £79.99

    Narrated by Laurence Olivier and first broadcast in 1973, this 10 disc edition contains all 26 episodes of the original series. Please note that this version is presented in an aspect ratio of 16:9, which...

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  8. War Requiem (2008)

    Director
    Derek Jarman
    Subject
    English language and literature; History; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 89 minutes), £19.99

    Based on the life of Wilfred Owen, the poet, who died in 1918, this film is a blend of Benjamin Britten’s music, Owen’s poetry and director Derek Jarman’s visuals. The film includes wartime footage...

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  9. Hamlet (2007 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Drama

    Combined book and audio CD. The CD includes Laurence Olivier in HAMLET (1948), and Simon Russell Beale as Hamlet in John Caird’s 2000 production for the National Theatre. There are recordings from Ellen...

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  10. Richard III (2007 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Drama

    Combined book and audio CD. Includes audio performances of Henry Irving, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Russell Beale and Laurence Olivier as King Richard. In addition to the playtext there are articles covering a...

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