The Dance of Death (1969)
2h 29m
Running Time
January 1, 1969Release Date
The Dance of Death (1969)
2h 29m
Running Time
January 1, 1969Release Date
Plot.
An egocentric artillery captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles in their isolated island fortress of the coast of Sweden at the turn of the century. Alice, a former actress who sacrificed her career for secluded military life with Edgar, reveals on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, the veritable hell their marriage has been. Edgar, an aging schizoid who refuses to acknowledge his severe illness, struggles to sustain his ferocity and arrogance with an animal disregard for other people.
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Cast & Crew.
Laurence Olivier
Edgar
Geraldine McEwan
Alice
Carolyn Jones
Jenny
Carolyn Jones
Jenny
Maggie Riley
Karen
Robert Lang
Kurt
Jeanne Watts
Old Woman
Janina Faye
Judith
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Wiki.
The Dance of Death is a 1969 film version of the 1900 play The Dance of Death by August Strindberg as presented by the National Theatre Company. It stars Laurence Olivier and Geraldine McEwan. The play was directed by Glen Byam Shaw, and the film version was directed by David Giles. Olivier reprised the role of Edgar, Geraldine reprised her role of Alice, but Robert Stephens, who played Kurt, was replaced by Robert Lang.Previous filmed National Theatre productions include Uncle Vanya (1963) and Othello (1965). Both of these are available on DVD; however, as of 2017, The Dance of Death has never been released on DVD or video.