Three Sisters1970 British film 0  0

Genre: Drama

Director: Laurence Olivier, John SichelCast: Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Perinell, Derek Jacobi, Sheila Reid, Kenneth MacKintosh... more »Producer: Timothy Burrill, Alan CloreWriter: Moura Budberg, Anton ChekhovNearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her ... more »rank #10 ·1 2 1

Three Sisters is a 1970 British drama film starring Alan Bates, Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright, based on the 1901 play by Anton Chekhov. Olivier also directed, with co-director John Sichel; it was the final feature film directed by Olivier. The film was based on a 1967 theatre 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. The film was released in the U.S. in 1974 as part of the American Film Theatre. This was a series of thirteen film adaptations of stage plays shown to subscribers at about 500 movie theaters across the country.