Uncle Vanya (1963 film)
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| Directed by | Stuart Burge |
| Written by |
Anton Chekhov Constance Garnett |
| Starring |
Michael Redgrave Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright Sybil Thorndike Rosemary Harris |
| Music by | Alexis Chesnakov |
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| Distributed by | Arthur Cantor Films |
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Release date
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20 November 1963 (UK) |
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Uncle Vanya is a 1963 British film adaptation of the work Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. The film was directed by Stuart Burge. It was a filmed version of the Chichester Festival production, directed by (and starring) Laurence Olivier as Astrov, and also starring Michael Redgrave (Vanya), Rosemary Harris (Elena), and Joan Plowright (Sonya).
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".
Later films of noted stage productions by Olivier included Othello (1965) and The Dance of Death (1969).
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