Three Sisters (film)

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The Three Sisters
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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 date(s)	1970
Running time	165 min.
Country	UK
Language	English
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Three Sisters is a 1970 film starring Alan Bates, Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright, based on the 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.

[edit] Cast

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

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