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).
Uncle Vanya | |
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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 (UK) |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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]