| Other author/creator | Goldstone, John. |
| Other author/creator | Budberg, Moura. |
| Other author/creator | Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989. |
| Other author/creator | Bates, Alan, 1934-2003. |
| Other author/creator | Watts, Jeanne. |
| Other author/creator | Plowright, Joan. |
| Other author/creator | Purnell, Louise, 1942- |
| Other author/creator | Jacobi, Derek. |
| Other author/creator | Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978. |
| Other author/creator | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Tri sestry. English. |
| Other author/creator | National Theatre (Great Britain) |
| Other author/creator | American Film Theatre (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | British Lion Films. |
| Other author/creator | Alan Clore Films (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Kino International Corporation. |
| Variant title |
Title on container: Anton Chekhov's Three sisters |
| Series |
American Film Theatre. Collection 2
American Film Theatre. Collection 2. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Abstract |
Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, three sisters live in virtual exile. Olga attemps to support her family and home that is the sole legacy from their late father. Masha finds relief from an empty marriage by being involved with a passionate young colonel. Irina wills herself to return the affections of an ardent suitor in the hope that he will whisk her off to the city. Sift through the debris of their shattered dreams on the eve of the social and political upheaval that will transform Russia forever. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1970. |
| General note | Based on the play by Anton Chekhov. |
| General note | "American Film Theatre collection two." |
| General note | Special features: an interview with Alan Bates; theatrical trailer; "Anton Chekhov and Three sisters," an essay by Michael Feingold, Chief Theatre Critic, The Village Voice; The AFT cinebill for Three sisters; stills gallery; The American Film Theatre scrapbook. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth. |
| Cast |
Alan Bates, Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell, Laurence Olivier, Derek Jacobi, National Theatre Company of England. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| UPC |
738329028923 |
| Publisher number | K289 DVD Kino on Video |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
