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Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Genres

Drama

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A country doctor (Franchot Tone) loves but cannot have a professor's wife (Clarence Derwent) in Chekhov's play set in czarist Russia.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

13 December 1957

Country

United States of America

Cast

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff

Clarence Derwent

Clarence Derwent

Serebriakoff

Dolores Dorn

Dolores Dorn

Elena Andreevna

Shirley Gale

Shirley Gale

Voinitskaya

Gerald Hiken

Gerald Hiken

Telegin

Peggy McCay

Peggy McCay

Sofia

Mary Perry

Mary Perry

Marina

Sanford Seeger

Sanford Seeger

A Workman

George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)

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