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| Title Statement | Three sisters [DVD] / AFT Distribution ; produced by John Goldstone ; directed by Laurence Olivier ; translated by Moura Budberg. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Anton Chekhov's Three sisters |
| Additional Contributors | Olivier, Laurence,1907-1989 |
| Bates, Alan,1934- | |
| Plowright, Joan | |
| Pernell, Louise | |
| Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904 | |
| Publication | New York: Kino on Video, c2003. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (162 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 738329028923 |
| Other Number | 1394444 |
| General Notes | Disc label title. DVD. At head of title: Anton Chekhov's. Based on the play by Anton Chekhov. Original copyright 1974, AFT Distributing Corp. Widescreen version. Special features include: interviews, essay, AFT Cinebill, stills gallery, the American Film Theatre scrapbook. |
| Performance Credits | Alan Bates, Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Jenna Watts, Louise Pernell. |
| Audience & Ratings | MPAA rating: PG. |
| System Details | DVD. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow and on the eve of the Russian social and political upheaval, three sisters live in virtual exile. Olga, a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is their sole legacy of their late army officer father. Masha finds relief from her empty marriage in an affair with a passionate young colnel. Irina, the youngest, wills herself to return the affections of an ardent suitor in the hopes that he will whisk her off to the city. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Sisters--Fiction |
| Feature films | |
| By Location | Russia--Fiction--Social conditions |
