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Based on the play by Anton Chekhov, this drama focuses on the three Prozorov sisters -- Olga (Jeanne Watts), Masha (Joan Plowright), and Irina (Louise Purnell) -- who long to escape their small Russian town and return to Moscow, where they grew up. Entering the women's melancholy orbit are military men such as Dr. Chebutikin (Laurence Olivier) and Colonel Vershinin (Alan Bates), who serve mostly to complicate the sisters' lives, particularly when Vershinin and Masha begin an ill-advised affair.
Original Release
11/03/1970
US Release
02/04/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeanne Watts | Olga |
Joan Plowright | Masha |
Louise Purnell | Irina |
Derek Jacobi | Andrei |
Sheila Reid | Natasha |
Kenneth MacKintosh | Kulighin |
Daphne Heard | |
Harry Lomax | Ferrapont the watchman |
Judy Wilson | Serving maid |
Mary Griffiths | Housemaid |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeanne Watts | Olga |
Joan Plowright | Masha |
Louise Purnell | Irina |
Derek Jacobi | Andrei |
Sheila Reid | Natasha |
Kenneth MacKintosh | Kulighin |
Daphne Heard | |
Harry Lomax | Ferrapont the watchman |
Judy Wilson | Serving maid |
Mary Griffiths | Housemaid |
Ronald Pickup | Baron Tusenbach |
Frank Wylie | Maj. Vassili Vassilich Solloni |
Alan Bates | Col. Vershinin |
Richard Kay | Lt. Fedotik |
David Belcher | Lt. Rode |
George Selway | Orderly |
David Munro | Officer |
Alan Adams | Officer |
Rob Walker | Officer |
Harry Fielder | The Devil |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alan Clore | Executive Producer |
Timothy Burrill | Producer |
John Goldstone | Producer |
James C. Katz | Producer |
Jim Shields | Producer |