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Uncle Vanya (1963 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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".Quotes taken from the VHS recording issued by Arthur Cantor Films, New York.
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