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Director:
Stuart Burge
Writers:
Anton Chekhov (play)
Constance Garnett (translation)
Release Date:
23 November 1964 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Recap: 'The Amazing Race' - 'It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots'
 (From Hitfix. 8 March 2009, 6:41 PM, PDT)

Photo Flash: Cherry Orchard At Strawdog Theatre
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 January 2009, 12:21 PM, PST)

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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Michael Redgrave ... Uncle Vanya
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Max Adrian ... Prof. Alexander Serebryakov
Lewis Casson ... Telyegin
Fay Compton ... Marya, the mother

Rosemary Harris ... Yelena
Robert Lang ... Yefim

Laurence Olivier ... Dr. Astrov
Joan Plowright ... Sonya
Sybil Thorndike ... Marina, the nurse
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min | Sweden:110 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the U.S., the film premiered on television, not in theatres. This made it eligible for Emmy Awards rather than Oscars. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Onkel Vanja (1967) (TV) more

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Greatest Vanya Ever, 13 March 2008
10/10
Author: dreamland3 from United Kingdom

George Steiner wrote of Chekhov that his plays were "a musical score for speaking voice". This Vanya is just that. The performances here of Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Rosemary Harris, Joan Plowright, Max Adrian and Sybil Thorndike are operatic in range and emotion. The translation of Constance Garnett is no less important to success - perfect in its rhythm and concision.

This recording survives as a wonder of the 1960s Golden Age in British theatre. Yes, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Richard Burton are not in the cast but never mind; this production was immortal, one of the supreme nights in the theatre in our lifetimes.

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