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As You Like It is a British film of genre Drama directed by Joseph Schenck released in USA on 5 november 1936 with Laurence Olivier

As You Like It (1936)

As You Like it

As You Like It
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Released in USA 5 november 1936
Length 1h36
Directed by ,    
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating58% 2.901672.901672.901672.901672.90167

As You Like It is a 1936 British film, directed by Paul Czinner and starring Laurence Olivier as Orlando and Elisabeth Bergner as Rosalind. It is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was Olivier's first performance of Shakespeare on screen.

It was the final film of stage actors Leon Quartermaine and Henry Ainley, and featured an early screen role for Ainley's son Richard as Sylvius, as well as for John Laurie, who played Orlando's brother Oliver. (Laurie would go on to co-star with Olivier in the three Shakespearean films that Olivier directed.)

Bergner had previously played the role of Rosalind in her native Germany and her German accent is apparent in most of her scenes.

Synopsis

Duke Frederick (Felix Aylmer) has usurped and deposed his older brother, Duke Senior (Henry Ainley). Frederick allows the exiled Duke's daughter, Rosalind (Elisabeth Bergner), however, to stay, as she is the closest friend of his daughter, Celia (Sophie Stewart). Orlando (Laurence Olivier), who has been forced to flee his home due to the oppression from his brother, Oliver (John Laurie), comes to the Frederick's Duchy, and enters a wrestling tournament. On leaving the Duchy, Orlando encounters Rosalind, and it is love at first sight. Frederick then becomes angry, and banishes Rosalind. Celia decides to accompany her, along with a jester, Touchstone (Mackenzie Ward).

Actors

Laurence Olivier

(Orlando)Elisabeth Bergner

(Rosalind)Felix Aylmer

(Duke Frederick)John Laurie

(Oliver)Henry Ainley

(Exiled Duke)
And :
Austin Trevor
J. Fisher White
Peter C. Bull
Aubrey Mather
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