Uncle Vanya (1963 film)

For other uses, see Uncle Vanya (disambiguation).

Uncle Vanya
Directed by	Laurence Olivier Stuart Burge
Written by	Anton Chekhov Constance Garnett
Starring	Michael Redgrave Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright Sybil Thorndike Rosemary Harris
Music by	Alexis Chesnakov
Production company	BHE Films
Distributed by	Arthur Cantor Films
Release date	20 November 1963 (1963-11-20) (UK)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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).

Cast

• Max Adrian as Professor Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov
• Sir Lewis Casson as Ilya Ilych Telegin
• Fay Compton as Mariya Vasilyevna Voynitsky
• Rosemary Harris as Helena (Yelena) Andreyevna Serebryakov
• Robert Lang as Yefim
• Laurence Olivier as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astrov
• Joan Plowright as Sofia "Sonya" Alexandrovna Serebryakov
• Sir Michael Redgrave as Ivan Petrovich ("Uncle Vanya") Voynitsky
• Dame Sybil Thorndike as Marina Timofeevna

Reception

Harold Hobson of the Sunday Times described the production as "the admitted master achievement in British twentieth-century theatre", while The New Yorker called it "probably the best 'Vanya' in English we shall ever see".[1]

Notes

1. Quotes taken from the VHS recording issued by Arthur Cantor Films, New York.

External links

• Uncle Vanya at IMDb