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The Dance of Death (1969)

2h 29m

Running Time

The Dance of Death (1969)

Name: The Dance of Death
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969-01-01

2h 29m

Running Time

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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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Cast & Crew.

Laurence Olivier

Edgar

Geraldine McEwan

Alice

Maggie Riley

Karen

Robert Lang

Kurt

Jeanne Watts

Old Woman

Janina Faye

Judith

Malcolm Reynolds

Allan

Peter Penry-Jones

Lieutenant

Frederick Pyne

Sentry

Barry James

Sentry

David Ryall

Sentry

Carolyn Jones

Jenny

David Giles

Director

August Strindberg

Writer

John Brabourne

Producer

Anthony Bowles

Composer

Geoffrey Unsworth

Cinematographer

Reginald Mills

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1969

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 29m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-27

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.