Tag Archives: Laurence Olivier

This week in the War, 20–26 November 1944: Henry the Fifth—the Movie

This week in the war saw the release, on 22 November 1944, of the movie Henry V—based upon the play by William Shakespeare. The movie won an Oscar (in 1946) for Laurence Olivier, who was the director and also played … Continue reading

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 20–26 November 1944: Henry the Fifth—the Movie