A liquid crystal display, comprising: a first o-plate (412, 512, 712) having a first azimuthal orientation; a first c-plate (414, 514, 714); a liquid crystal cell (402, 502, 702), which is a twisted nematic liquid crystal cell, comprising a rear surface and a front surface, wherein the liquid crystals at the rear surface have a second azimuthal orientation and the liquid crystals at the front surface have a third azimuthal orientation and wherein the first c-plate is disposed between the first o-plate and the liquid crystal cell on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal cell; a second c-plate (418, 518, 718); and a second o-plate (416, 516, 716) having a fourth azimuthal orientation, wherein the second c-plate is disposed between the second o-plate and the liquid crystal cell on the front surface side of the liquid crystal cell; wherein the first and second o-plates are positive o-plates and the first and second c-plates are negative c-plates, characterised in that the first, second, third and fourth azimuthal orientations are disposed in a helical arrangement, so that the second azimuthal orientation differs from the first azimuthal orientation by an angle of 90±5 degrees in a first rotational direction, and the third azimuthal orientation differs from the second azimuthal orientation by an angle of 90±5 degrees in the first rotational direction, and the fourth azimuthal orientation differs from the third azimuthal orientation by an angle of 90±5 degrees in the first rotational direction, wherein the azimuthal orientations are defined with the help of a single imaginary coordinate system, arranged with its z-axis parallel to the thickness direction of the liquid crystal display, the positive z-direction directing from the rear surface to the front surface of the liquid crystal cell, further an orientation vector is defined as being parallel to the direction of the optical axis or to the orientation direction of liquid crystals, respectively, such that the projection of the orientation vector onto the z-axis points into the positive z-direction; the azimuthal orientation of an o-plate and of liquid crystals is then defined as the projection of its orientation vector into the plane of the o-plate or the corresponding rear or front surface of the liquid crystal cell, respectively. a first o-plate (412, 512, 712) having a first azimuthal orientation; a first c-plate (414, 514, 714); a liquid crystal cell (402, 502, 702), which is a twisted nematic liquid crystal cell, comprising a rear surface and a front surface, wherein the liquid crystals at the rear surface have a second azimuthal orientation and the liquid crystals at the front surface have a third azimuthal orientation and wherein the first c-plate is disposed between the first o-plate and the liquid crystal cell on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal cell; a second c-plate (418, 518, 718); and a second o-plate (416, 516, 716) having a fourth azimuthal orientation, wherein the second c-plate is disposed between the second o-plate and the liquid crystal cell on the front surface side of the liquid crystal cell; wherein the first and second o-plates are positive o-plates and the first and second c-plates are negative c-plates, characterised in that the first, second, third and fourth azimuthal orientations are disposed in a helical arrangement, so that the second azimuthal orientation differs from the first azimuthal orientation by an angle of 90±5 degrees in a first rotational direction, and the third azimuthal orientation differs from the second azimuthal orientation by an angle of 90±5 degrees in the first rotational direction, and the fourth azimuthal orientation differs from the third azimuthal orientation by an angle of 90±5 degrees in the first rotational direction, wherein the azimuthal orientations are defined with the help of a single imaginary coordinate system, arranged with its z-axis parallel to the thickness direction of the liquid crystal display, the positive z-direction directing from the rear surface to the front surface of the liquid crystal cell, further an orientation vector is defined as being parallel to the direction of the optical axis or to the orientation direction of liquid crystals, respectively, such that the projection of the orientation vector onto the z-axis points into the positive z-direction; the azimuthal orientation of an o-plate and of liquid crystals is then defined as the projection of its orientation vector into the plane of the o-plate or the corresponding rear or front surface of the liquid crystal cell, respectively.