The Dance of Death

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The Dance of Death (1969)

Directed by David Giles

Drama · 2h 29m

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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Cast

Laurence Olivier Edgar Geraldine McEwan Alice
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Maggie Riley Karen Robert Lang Kurt
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Jeanne Watts Old Woman Janina Faye Judith
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Malcolm Reynolds Allan
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Peter Penry-Jones Lieutenant Frederick Pyne Sentry Barry James Sentry David Ryall Sentry Carolyn Jones Jenny

Crew

Director
David Giles

Details

Release date
1969-08-01
Runtime
2h 29m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom