Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters" (1970), Act 1, Part 3/4

Jeanne Watts ... Olga
Joan Plowright ... Masha
Louise Purnell ... Irina
Laurence Olivier ... Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
Alan Bates ... Col. Vershinin
Derek Jacobi ... Andrei
Sheila Reid ... Natasha
Kenneth MacKintosh ... Kulighin
Ronald Pickup ... Baron Tusenbach
Frank Wylie ... Maj. Vassili Vassilich Solloni

Directed by Laurence Olivier and John Sichel

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth

translated by Moura Budberg

Anton Chekhov "Three Sisters" was written in 1900


In a piece by David Lister for The Independent (23 November 2002) on neglected great actors, he writes:

The reason why Russell Beale has not permeated the consciousness of the wider public is that his film and television work is negligible. He remains a cherished secret of the small slice of the population that goes to the theatre. Such figures have a mixed fate. They are celebrated in their lifetimes, but if little permanent screen record of them survives, they tend to be forgotten as the years pass.

In the early days of the National Theatre, one of the company's stars was a lovely actress called Louise Purnell. She had numerous leading roles and appeared with Laurence Olivier. Now, barely anyone has heard of her. The reason is she did very little screen work.

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[benjaminandrew123]

andrei's actor did well!

[SymphonyBrahms]

Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, and Derek Jacobi all give brilliant performances in this film.

[bigbreadeaterellis]

where is ronald pickup?

[fantasyfan2010]

please post the rest. Its interesting.

[fantasyfan2010]

thank-you for posting this Ive never seen this.

[KuznVinny]

Very nice - but aren't there missing parts to

Three Sisters? Will you be posting those?

[ValiantTofu]

What accounts for the collective British delusion that Simon Russell Beale is a great actor--something in the UK water supply?

[rosapurpurea]

Goodness, Derek Jacobi was so young...great voice even then though...thanks for sharing! :)