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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   20 votes
Director:
Catherine Millar
Writers:
Garry O'Connor (book)
Roger Simpson (written by) ...
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Release Date:
21 February 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
Biographical dramatization of the tempestuous marriage of actors Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Not all that bad, recommended viewing for Vivien Leigh fans more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Anthony Higgins ... Laurence Olivier
Mel Martin ... Vivien Leigh
Jerome Ehlers ... Peter Finch
Rhys McConnochie ... Ralph Richardson
Anthony Hawkins ... Cecil Tennant
Lindy Davies ... Antonia Vaughan
Jackie Kelleher ... Elsie Beyer
Nicki Paull ... June Kelly
Barry Quin ... Dan Cunningham
Frederick Court ... Peter

Shane Briant ... Cecil Beaton
Martin Redpath ... George
Judith Graham ... Mercia
John Higginson ... Terence
Christine Harris ... Georgia
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min (2 episodes)
Country:
Australia | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Not all that bad, recommended viewing for Vivien Leigh fans, 22 May 2002
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Author: RitaRisque from Australia

First thoughts on this were - my goodness, they (the actors portraying Leigh and Olivier) look NOTHING like them! So I was very sceptical, but they really do grow on you, or at least Mel Martin does. Even if her accent hops from American ala GWTW, to refined English, to downright Cockney. She's certainly no Vivien Leigh, but she does do a fine job of portraying the actress, I will grudgingly admit. She never shines outright, never makes you think she IS Leigh, but she plays the character very well, as does the bloke playing Peter Finch. Olivier - eh, that's another kettle of fish.

If you've read the book, this is fun to watch. Especially so if you're a Melburnian, as there's plenty of lovely shots of our city, both in the 1989 movie, as well as 1948 archive footage.

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