1963 British film
| Uncle Vanya | |
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| Directed by | Laurence Olivier Stuart Burge |
| Written by | Anton Chekhov Constance Garnett |
| Starring | Michael Redgrave Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright Sybil Thorndike Rosemary Harris |
| Music by | Alexis Chesnakov |
| Production company | BHE Films |
| Distributed by | Arthur Cantor Films |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Uncle Vanya is a 1963 British film adaptation of the 1899 play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. The film was directed by Laurence Olivier and Stuart Burge. It was a filmed version of the Chichester Festival Theatre production, starring Laurence Olivier as Astrov, Michael Redgrave as (Vanya), Rosemary Harris as (Elena), and Joan Plowright as (Sonya).
Cast
- Max Adrian as Professor Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov
- Sir Lewis Casson as Ilya Ilych Telegin
- Fay Compton as Mariya Vasilyevna Voynitsky
- Rosemary Harris as Helena (Yelena) Andreyevna Serebryakov
- Robert Lang as Yefim
- Laurence Olivier as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astrov
- Joan Plowright as Sofia "Sonya" Alexandrovna Serebryakov
- Sir Michael Redgrave as Ivan Petrovich ("Uncle Vanya") Voynitsky
- Dame Sybil Thorndike as Marina Timofeevna
Reception
Harold Hobson of the Sunday Times described the production as "the admitted master achievement in British twentieth-century theatre", while The New Yorker called it "probably the best 'Vanya' in English we shall ever see".
Notes
- Quotes taken from the VHS recording issued by Arthur Cantor Films, New York.
External links
- Uncle Vanya at AllMovie
- Uncle Vanya at IMDb
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