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Three Sisters (1970)

Three Sisters poster
Directed by
John Sichel, Laurence Olivier
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 45m
Rated
G
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three sisters in a provincial Russian town long to return to Moscow and a more meaningful life. The film follows their hopes and disappointments over the course of several years.

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What happens

Three Sisters is a 1970 British drama film directed by Laurence Olivier and John Sichel, and starring Olivier, Alan Bates and Joan Plowright. The screenplay was by Moura Budberg based on the 1901 play by Anton Chekhov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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