Michael Elliott Movies
Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his family and by his own pride. ~ Mark Hockley, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Laurence Olivier, Anna Calder-Marshall, (more)
- 1964
The British dramatic anthology Studio 64 consisted of six original hour-long plays. Included herein were "Better Luck Next Time" by Stanley Mann, "The Devil and John Brown" by Ken Taylor, "A Wicked World" by Giles Cooper, "The Happy Moorings" by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, and "The Close Prisoner" by Clive Exton. The series' best-remembered offering, and the only one still available for reappraisal, was "The Crunch," written by Nigel Kneale and starring Harry Andrews. Studio 64 was issued by ATV in 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
