The Three Sisters

Story

Synopsis

In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters and their brother live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.

Director

Paul Bogart

Writers

Anton Chekhov, Randall Jarrell

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

1 January 1966

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Geraldine Page

  Olga

• 

  Shelley Winters

  Natalya

• 

  Kim Stanley

  Masha

• 

  Sandy Dennis

  Irina

• 

  Kevin McCarthy

  Vershinin

• Gerald Hiken

  Andrei

• David Paulsen

  Roday

• 

  Albert Paulsen

  Kulygin

• 

  Luther Adler

  Chebutykin

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  James Olson

  Baron Tuzenbach

• 

  Robert Loggia

  Solyony

• 

  John Harkins

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