The Sea Gull

– Film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story of life in rural Russia during the latter part of the 19th ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
1968
The Sea Gull (1968)

Film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story of life in rural Russia during the latter part of the 19th century.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

01 Nov 1969

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Anton Chekhov (play), Moura Budberg (adaptation)

Main Actors:

James Mason, Vanessa Redgrave, Simone Signoret, David Warner

Plot:

An aging actress named Irina Arkidana pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings Trigorin, a successful novelist, with her. Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, falls in love with Boris Trigorin. As Trigorin lightly consumes and rejects Nina, so the actress all her life has consumed and rejected her son, who loves Nina. The victims are destroyed while the sophisticates continue on their way.

Production:

Warner Bros.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10