Friday, October 25, 2013

My dear, you're the sort of woman we in the SS wanted to breed from: How a Nazi's infatuation with a blonde TV girl unlocked Hitler's secrets for a classic documentary

Via WiscoDave

Chilling: Schoolchildren wave flags emblazoned with Swastikas

Picture the scene. It is 1973 and Laurence Olivier, then widely regarded as the greatest actor in the English speaking world, has just finished recording the introduction to the first of 26 episodes of The World At War, which I am producing.

It’s been a long day, and Olivier, tired and somewhat unwell, clearly regards his work as done. He pushes back his chair, slides his red braces back on to his shoulders and wearily gets to his feet. 

The first recording sessions of the narration had been tricky, even tense. Olivier was exhausted by his recent theatre work.

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