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Film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story of life in rural Russia during the latter part of the 19th century. An aging actress Arkidana pays summer visits to her brother Sorin and son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion she brings with her Trigorin, a successful novelist. Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, falls in love with Trigorin. As Trigorin lightly consumes and rejects Nina, so the actress all her life has consumed and rejected her son, who loves Nina. The victims are destroyed, the sophisticates continue on their way.
Original Release
12/23/1968
US Release
12/23/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Mason | Trigorin |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Nina |
| Simone Signoret | Irina Arkadina |
| David Warner | Konstantin Treplev |
| Harry Andrews | Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin |
| Denholm Elliott | Dr. Yevgeny Dorn |
| Eileen Herlie | Polina |
| Alfred Lynch | Semyon Medvedenko |
| Ronald Radd | Shamraev |
| Kathleen Widdoes | Masha |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Mason | Trigorin |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Nina |
| Simone Signoret | Irina Arkadina |
| David Warner | Konstantin Treplev |
| Harry Andrews | Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin |
| Denholm Elliott | Dr. Yevgeny Dorn |
| Eileen Herlie | Polina |
| Alfred Lynch | Semyon Medvedenko |
| Ronald Radd | Shamraev |
| Kathleen Widdoes | Masha |
| Frej Lindqvist | Yakov |
| Karen Miller | Housemaid |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sidney Lumet | Producer |
| F. Sherwin Green | Producer |
Editors
