Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• (A) a liquid crystal cell including:
• (a) first and second substrate spatially arranged to oppose each other,
• (b) first and second electrodes arranged on opposing surfaces of said first and second substrates, respectively, and
• (c) a liquid crystal composition filled between said first and second substrates and arranged in a twisted mode, an angle of twisting being in the range from 180.degree. to 270.degree.;
• (B) first and second polarizers arranged on both sides of said liquid crystal cell;
• and
• (C) an optical retardation film arranged between said second substrate and said second polarizer;
• wherein said optical retardation film has a retardation value falling within a range of RO.times.0.55 to RO.times.0.80 (where RO is a retardation of the liquid crystal cell "and falls within a range of 0.5 to 1.0 .mu.m"), and an optical axis of said optical retardation film is angled 100.degree. to 130.degree. with respect to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules on said second substrate.