August
Aug 08 1996
•2h 34m
•Romance, Comedy, Drama
Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who impose their city ways and thoughts on the more rurally based family. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya."
Cast
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Anthony Hopkins
Ieuan Davies
Leslie Phillips
Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Kate Burton
Helen Blathwaite
Gawn Grainger
Dr. Michael Lloyd
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