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Theatre Night

Ghosts

  • Episode aired Jun 14, 1987
  • 1h 44m
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Oswald Alving is dying. His mother is anxious to keep the precise nature of his illness a secret.Oswald Alving is dying. His mother is anxious to keep the precise nature of his illness a secret.Oswald Alving is dying. His mother is anxious to keep the precise nature of his illness a secret.
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  • Director
    • Elijah Moshinsky
  • Writers
    • Henrik Ibsen(play "Gengangere")
    • Michael Meyer(translation)
  • Stars
    • Judi Dench
    • Michael Gambon
    • Kenneth Branagh
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  • Director
    • Elijah Moshinsky
  • Writers
    • Henrik Ibsen(play "Gengangere")
    • Michael Meyer(translation)
  • Stars
    • Judi Dench
    • Michael Gambon
    • Kenneth Branagh
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    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Mrs. Alvingas Mrs. Alving
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Pastor Mandersas Pastor Manders
    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Oswaldas Oswald
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Engstrandas Engstrand
    Natasha Richardson
    Natasha Richardson
    • Reginaas Regina
    • Director
      • Elijah Moshinsky
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      • Henrik Ibsen(play "Gengangere")
      • Michael Meyer(translation)
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    Oswald Alving is dying. His mother is anxious to keep the precise nature of his illness a secret.
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      Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kenneth Branagh/Questlove/Vundabar/Larnell Lewis (2022)

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    9/10
    Famous actors in an early performance.
    The presence of the younger Judi Dench as Mrs. Alving assures a strong actress in the central role. She is wonderful, and is every inch the mother figure. The surprise is possibly the young Kenneth Branagh, before Hamlet and his other movies. He looks properly gaunt, and builds Oswald into a tragic figure just before the collapse. Michael Gambon (years before Harry Potter's Dumbledore) is sympathetic as the vicar/pastor. He almost makes the mention of insurance in act one work (one of the mechanics that Ibsen didn't disguise very well). He trades tirades with Dench and Branagh without a flinch less drama. The beautiful Miss Richardson finds just the right touch for her scenes, while her "father" was fresh off his appearance in the Elephant Man. This should be made available on DVD, it's that good.
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      • June 14, 1987 (United Kingdom)
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      1 hour 44 minutes
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      • Color
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      • Stereo
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      • 1.33 : 1

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