Olive
1987, English. Directed by Stephen Wallace.
Based on the true story of fiery, tempestuous actress, Olive Bodill. Soon after Olive and her actor/writer husband, Tony, celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary Olive discovers that she has a malignant breast cancer. Once so strong and independent, Olive now becomes dependent on Tony who himself relies so much on her energy and decisiveness. But with his help Olive confronts her death, and in what has been a marriage of opposites, with all the attendant difficulties, the partners are fused finally in a bond of love.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 December 1987
- Written by
- Anthony Wheeler
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How long is Olive?
Olive runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Olive isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 1987. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
What movies are like Olive?
If you liked Olive, try Until Forever, Author! Author!, The Roses.
Who directed Olive?
Olive (1987) was directed by Stephen Wallace and stars Kerry McGuire, Nick Tate, Paddy Costa.