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A Doll's House

  • 1973
  • G
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.4K
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Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom in A Doll's House (1973)
Period DramaDrama

Years ago, Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald (Sir Anthony Hopkins). Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear... Read allYears ago, Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald (Sir Anthony Hopkins). Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear of her husband finding out, and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career.... Read allYears ago, Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald (Sir Anthony Hopkins). Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear of her husband finding out, and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her hus... Read all

  • Director
    • Patrick Garland
  • Writers
    • Henrik Ibsen
    • Christopher Hampton
  • Stars
    • Claire Bloom
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Ralph Richardson
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrick Garland
    • Writers
      • Henrik Ibsen
      • Christopher Hampton
    • Stars
      • Claire Bloom
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Ralph Richardson
    • 28User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Claire Bloom
    Claire Bloom
    • Nora Helmer
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Torvald Helmer
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Dr. Rank
    • (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Krogstad
    Anna Massey
    Anna Massey
    • Kristine Linde
    Edith Evans
    Edith Evans
    • Anne-Marie
    • (as Dame Edith Evans)
    Helen Blatch
    • Helen
    • (uncredited)
    Kimberley Hampton
    • Bob
    • (uncredited)
    Daphne Riggs
    • Old Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Pam Rose
    • Young woman
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Summerfield
    • Ivar
    • (uncredited)
    Stefanie Summerfield
    • Emmy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Patrick Garland
    • Writers
      • Henrik Ibsen
      • Christopher Hampton
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    • Trivia
      This production of "A Doll's House" originated on the stage, but the only ones retained for this movie from the stage production were Claire Bloom, director Patrick Garland, and play adaptor Christopher Hampton.
    • Quotes

      Torvald Helmer: Nora, you're dancing as if your life depended on it!

    • Crazy credits
      Although the main title reads "Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'", the credits at the end state "Based on the play by Christopher Hampton". Hampton actually did not write the play; he only wrote the screenplay and the English translation.
    • Connections
      Edited into Society or Me? (2019)

    User reviews28

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    10/10

    Thought provoking at many, many levels

    Had never seen this play, although had a very rough idea what it was about.

    I feared that a 1973 filmed version might be somewhat dated almost 50 years later. But not so. The dialogue is often oblique - up until the denouement, when Nora speaks plainly - but the viewer is never in doubt about the underlying meanings. Even a century and a half after Ibsen wrote this, it is esp. Relevant. But it is compelling not only at the level of "women's liberation", but of "human liberation" - nobody is wholly exempt from the bonds of social convention, and so the question is always: when is enough, enough? Or when, is it time to break out from them, and what are you willing to sacrifice to do so? The cast and directing (imho) are great.
    • PeterHerrmann
    • Jun 21, 2021
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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1973 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • arabuloku.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ein Puppenheim
    • Filming locations
      • Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Elkins Productions International Corporation
      • Freeward Films
      • Life Investors International
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,304
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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