William Bowden

Highlighted works

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  Henry V

  Conceived as a wartime morale-booster, Laurence Olivier’s groundbreaking reimagining of Shakespeare combines cinematic sweep with patriotic fervour.

• English without Tears

  A lady who finds herself in service to her ex-servant in this comedy, scripted by Terrence Rattigan and starring Penelope Dudley-Ward.

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  Hamlet

  Laurence Olivier triumphed as actor and director in this stark and imposing screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s drama of tragic uncertainty.

• The Demi-Paradise

  Penelope Dudley-Ward and Laurence Olivier star in this mix of propaganda and romantic comedy.

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  The Way to the Stars

  Anthony Asquith directs a Terence Rattigan screenplay in this classic, which explores marriage in an age when death was just around the corner.