100 Years of Vivien Leigh
Date: November 27, 2013 In honor of the fantastic Vivien Leigh, who would have celebrated her 100th birthday on November 5th, I have made my 100th list honoring all of her hard work. All of her films are ranked by my preference.
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- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.10/10
- DirectorAlexander KordaStarsVivien LeighLaurence OlivierAlan MowbrayThe story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.10/10
- DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim HunterDisturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.10/10
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsVivien LeighRobert TaylorLucile WatsonMyra and Roy meet and fall in love on Waterloo Bridge during an air raid. Their love will be one of the war's unspoken casualties.10/10
- DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsVivien LeighRalph RichardsonKieron MooreA married woman's affair with a dashing young officer has tragic results.10/10
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsVivien LeighSimone SignoretJosé FerrerA varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early 1930s society.10/10
- DirectorJosé QuinteroStarsVivien LeighWarren BeattyCoral BrowneAn aging actress travels to Rome with her husband; after he suddenly dies during the flight, she begins a passionate affair with a young gigolo.10/10
- DirectorGabriel PascalStarsClaude RainsVivien LeighStewart GrangerAt the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.10/10
- DirectorWilliam K. HowardStarsLaurence OlivierFlora RobsonVivien LeighDuring the reign of Elizabeth I, a young man's fervent devotion to the crown and to his sweetheart, a lady-in-waiting, lead him to battle for England's victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588.10/10
- DirectorTim WhelanStarsCharles LaughtonVivien LeighRex HarrisonPickpocket Libby gets support from street performer Charles, and her dancing leads to her invitation to theater patron Harley's party which in turn launches Libby's stage career while Charles keeps on struggling in the streets.10/10
- DirectorIan DalrympleVictor SavilleStarsVivien LeighRex HarrisonCecil ParkerA local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.10/10
- DirectorJack ConwayStarsRobert TaylorVivien LeighLionel BarrymoreA brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.10/10
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsConrad VeidtVivien LeighJoan GardnerDuring World War I, a German spy and a French spy meet and fall in love.10/10
- DirectorBasil DeanStarsVivien LeighLeslie BanksLaurence OlivierAfter Larry accidentally kills his lover Wanda's estranged blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. Larry and Wanda nervously await the verdict: if the innocent suspect is found guilty then Larry will give himself up.10/10
- DirectorBasil DeanStarsGracie FieldsVivien LeighDouglas WakefieldGutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.Have Yet to See
- DirectorReginald DenhamStarsDavid HorneLeslie PerrinsMoira LyndVivien Leigh's debut movie about a small village putting on MacBeth when a Hollywood star arrives.Have Yet to See
- DirectorAlbert de CourvilleStarsCicely CourtneidgeMax MillerWilliam GarganScatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sisterHave Yet to See
- DirectorGeorge PearsonStarsFrederick PeisleyVivien LeighAnthony HollesA young doctor realises that his father is a quack and changes places with a down-and-out.Have Yet to See
- DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsVivien LeighKenneth MoreEric PortmanA woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.Have Yet to See