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Stanlio and Ollio, the plot of the film tonight on TV

Stanlio and Ollio is the film chosen tonight by Rai 5 Sunday 5 April 2026. The film is the adaptation of the book “Laurel & Hardy – A British tour” by A.J. Marriot. The direction is by Jon S. Baird and the two iconic protagonists are played by John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan. The film Stanlio and Ollio aired tonight on TV was not a great success at the box office in Italy has cashed 2.1 million euros but in the USA only 5.4 million dollars and 24.4 million dollars worldwide. He also won several Golden Globe nominations for Reilly at the British Independent Film Awards and the British Academy Film Award.

Stanlio e Ollio la trama del film stasera in tv

Let’s discover together the plot of Stanlio and Ollio tonight on TV to understand if it can be ideal for our evening. During the West’s I Fanciulli in 1937, Laurel and Hardy are a comic couple at the peak of success. But Laurel’s bad relationships with producer Hal Roach ruin his career. Stan Laurel would like to receive a higher engagement and leave the producer, Oliver Hardy is more accommodating, but the producer intends to use a contract clause that imposes a heavy penalty.

Roach’s admiration for Mussolini and the fascist regime is another reason for friction with Laurel, who manages to get rid of the contract but leaving without Hardy still bound. In 1953, 16 years after the breakup, the couple aged, both had alcohol problems, Oliver was fattened and suffering from hypertension. In search of money they accept a tour in the UK but their star seems to be declining..

Il trailer

Il cast

Steve Coogan: Stan Laurel
John C. Reilly: Oliver Hardy
Shirley Henderson: Lucille Hardy
Danny Huston: Hal Roach
Nina Arianda: Ida Kitaeva Laurel
Rufus Jones: Bernard Delfont
Susy Kane: Cynthia Clark
Keith MacPherson: James Finlayson
Joseph Balderrama: James W. Horne
Richard Cant: Harry Langdon
John Henshaw: Nobby Cook
Stewart Alexander: Joe Schenck
Conrad Asquith: Lord Warley

Dove lo trovo in streaming

The film Stanlio e Ollio is streamed on RaiPlay and is on hire and/or purchase on Rakuten TV, CHILI, Apple TV Store, Timvision, Amazon Video.

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