Three Sisters (1970 Olivier film)

The Three Sisters
File:Three Sisters 1970 DVD cover.jpg DVD Cover
Directed by	Laurence Olivier John Sichel
Produced by	John Goldstone
Written by	Anton Chekhov Moura Budberg
Starring	Alan Bates Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright Derek Jacobi
Music by	William Walton
Cinematography	Geoffrey Unsworth
Distributed by	British Lion Films
Release dates	2 November 1970
Running time	165 min.
Country	UK
Language	English

Three Sisters is a 1970 film starring Alan Bates, Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright, based on the 1900 play by Anton Chekhov. Olivier also directed, with co-director John Sichel. The film was based on a theatre production that Olivier directed at the Royal National Theatre in 1967. It had its U.S. release as part of the American Film Theatre series in 1974. It was the final feature film directed by Olivier.

Cast

• Jeanne Watts .... Olga
• Joan Plowright .... Masha
• Louise Purnell .... Irina
• Derek Jacobi .... Andrei
• Sheila Reid .... Natasha
• Kenneth MacKintosh .... Kulighin
• Daphne Heard .... Anfisa
• Judy Wilson .... Serving maid
• Mary Griffiths .... Housemaid
• Ronald Pickup .... Baron Tusenbach
• Laurence Olivier .... Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
• Frank Wylie .... Maj. Vassili Vassilich Solyony
• Alan Bates .... Col. Vershinin
• Richard Kay .... Lt. Fedotik

See also

• The Three Sisters, a BBC TV version also made in 1970
• Three Sisters, a Russian version

External links

• The Three Sisters at IMDb
• The Three Sisters at Rotten Tomatoes