Three Sisters

Three Sisters (1970)

Three sisters. Three obsessions. Three faces of love.

Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.

Date of release
1970-04-01
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (12)
Runtime
2h 45m
Genres
Drama
Director
Laurence Olivier

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Three Sisters

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.

Production

Sidney Gilliat, who was on the board of British Lion at the time the film was made, said an American investor was meant to put in £100,000–£200,000 but pulled out and British Lion had to make up the shortfall.

it was the final feature film directed by Olivier and was based on a 1967 production that Olivier had directed at the Royal National Theatre. Both the theatrical production and the film used the translation from the original Russian by Moura Budberg.

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