Laurence Olivier Boeken

The autobiography of one of the most celebrated English actors of the century. His theatrical successes, his marriages, his period in Hollywood before he took control of his own film career - directing and starring in such films as "Henry V" - are all covered.

A candid record of the actor's stage and screen career, from his early success in Henry V at the Old Vic in 1937 to his television King Lear in 1983.