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Uncle Vanya (1963)

Uncle Vanya poster
Directed by
Stuart Burge
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family gathers at a rural estate and tensions rise as unfulfilled dreams and unspoken feelings surface. The characters confront their disappointments and lost opportunities.

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What happens

Uncle Vanya is a 1963 British film adaptation of the 1899 play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. The film was directed by Laurence Olivier and Stuart Burge. It was a filmed version of the Chichester Festival Theatre production, starring Laurence Olivier as Astrov, Michael Redgrave as (Vanya), Rosemary Harris as (Elena), and Joan Plowright as (Sonya). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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