August (1996)
August 8, 1996Release Date
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Where to Watch.
Currently August is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming in:🇩🇪 Germany
Cast & Crew.
Anthony Hopkins
Ieuan Davies / Director
Leslie Phillips
Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Kate Burton
Helen Blathwaite
Gawn Grainger
Dr. Michael Lloyd
Rhian Morgan
Sian Blathwaite
Menna Trussler
Gwen
Rhys Ifans
Griffiths
Rhoda Lewis
Mair Davies
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Details.
Release DateAugust 8, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingPG-13
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August is a 1996 British drama film directed by and starring Anthony Hopkins as Ieuan (IPA:j/əɨ/a/n) Davies, and featuring Rhys Ifans in a small role in one of his earliest films, as Griffiths. It is an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 1899 play Uncle Vanya, with the character Ieuan Davies taking over the title role.
The film was Hopkins's first feature film with a full cast (he had previously directed the one-man-performance of Dylan Thomas: Return Journey in 1990). It would be over a decade before his next directorial effort, Slipstream in 2007, which he also wrote and for which he also composed the score.
During an interview on the podcast, The Ghost of Hollywood, cinematographer, Robin Vidgeon, stated that working with Anthony Hopkins on August was the highlight of his career.