Michael CacoyannisCast
Alan Bates 
Charlotte Rampling 
Katrin Cartlidge
Credits
Written by: 
Anton Chekhov
Plot
An adaptation of Chekhov.
Sinekatalog’s take
Michael Cacoyannis adapts Chekhov's play about an aristocratic family losing its beloved estate to a self-made merchant. Alan Bates and Charlotte Rampling are fine, but the filmed-theatre staging keeps the elegy a little distant.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (745 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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