The question used to be: Can Shakespeare’s plays be made into successful movies? With his film production of Henry V (TIME, April 8, 1946), Sir Laurence Olivier settled that question once & for all.

“Maestro” isn’t the first time a supersize sniffer set off a whiff of controversy. Here’s a look at the most notable schnozzes onscreen. By Sarah Bahr Acclaimed in Britain, he had the unique ...