A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell, two polarizing plates having a polarizer and a protective film satisfying (1) and (2) below, and an optical compensatory film satisfying (3)-(8) below and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the polarizer: 0 nm.ltoreq.Re(.lamda.).ltoreq.5 nm (1) -20 nm.ltoreq.Rth(.lamda.).ltoreq.20 nm (2) 20 nm