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Three sisters

Three sisters

DVD 2003

"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 from their late army officer father. Masha finds relief from her empty marriage in an affair with a passionate young colonel. Irina, the youngest, wills herself to return the affections of an ardent suitor in the hopes that he will whisk her off to the...

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Letterboxed edition
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1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Other Title:
Anton Chekhov's Three sisters / [DVD]
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1970
Based on the play by Anton Chekhov
Special features include: interview with Alan Bates ; theatrical trailer ; "Anton Chekhov and Three sisters" an essay by Michael Feingold
Alan Bates, Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell, Laurence Olivier, Derek Jacobi, National Theatre Company of England
Control Number:
530227
Other Authors:
American Film Theatre
Bates, Alan, 1934-2003
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
Jacobi, Derek
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
Plowright, Joan
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