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Michael Meyer's 1982 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's psychological study of grief and guilt, starring Diana Rigg, Anthony Hopkins, Peggy Ashcroft and Charles Dance
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Literary Adaptation
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Diana Rigg
(Actor)
.. Rita Allmers
Anthony Hopkins
(Actor)
.. Alfred Allmers
Peggy Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. The Rat Wife
Emma Piper
(Actor)
.. Asta
Charles Dance
(Actor)
.. Borghejm
Timothy Stark
(Actor)
.. Eyolf
Henrik Ibsen
(Writer)
Michael Meyer
(Adapted by)
Louis Marks
(Producer)
Michael Darlow
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Diana Rigg
(Actor)
.. Rita Allmers
Born:
July 20, 1938
in
Doncaster
Best Known For:
Being a 1960s icon.
Early-life:
Born Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg on July 20, 1938, in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, but spent her early years in India. At the age of eight she was sent back to England to attend boarding school in Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire. She later transferred to Fulneck School in West Yorkshire where she developed her love of acting, inspiring her to audition for a place at RADA in 1955; she made her professional stage debut the same year.
Career:
In 1959, Rigg signed a five-year contract with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her move to TV came in 1965 when she was offered the role of Emma Peel in The Avengers, but the demand for interviews and photographs proved too much, forcing her to quit in 1967. She went on to star in various movies, including On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Julius Caesar and The Great Muppet Caper, but by the 1980s her screen success was fading. However, she returned to form in 1989 in the award-winning miniseries Mother Love, and has appeared continually on stage, film and TV ever since. In 2013, she made a memorable Doctor Who villain alongside Matt Smith and her real-life daughter Rachael Stirling, and has a regular role in the acclaimed Game of Thrones.
Quote:
'You go your own way - you think, ‘That's what I want to do, it gives me pleasure' - the rest of the world can swing on by.'
Trivia:
She was made a Dame in 1994.
Anthony Hopkins
(Actor)
.. Alfred Allmers
Born:
December 31, 1937
in
Margam, near Port Talbot
Best Known For:
The Silence of the Lambs
Early-life:
Born Philip Anthony Hopkins on December 31, 1937, in Margam, near Port Talbot, South Wales, the only child of a baker. He claims he was an introverted child who did poorly at school, finding solace in playing the piano; he is now considered a virtuoso. He was inspired to become an actor after meeting local boy Richard Burton. After national service, Hopkins studied at the Cardiff College of Music and Art before enrolling at Rada.
Career:
Hopkins's first professional work was on stage. He later joined Laurence Olivier's National Theatre, but left to make acclaimed movie The Lion in Winter. A steady stream of TV and film work followed (as well as some theatre appearances), including War and Peace, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The Bunker, A Bridge Too Far, The Elephant Man, and Across the Lake. But Hopkins didn't become a major Hollywood star until after giving up alcohol. He won an Oscar for 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, and since then has starred in such hits as The Remains of the Day, Howards End, Hannibal, Shadowlands, Thor and Hitchcock.
Quote:
'The Welsh people have a talent for acting that one does not find in the English. The English lack heart.'
Trivia:
Hopkins was knighted in 1993 and away from movies, he loves to paint and take road trips across the US.
Peggy Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. The Rat Wife
Born:
December 22, 1907
in
Croydon, Surrey
Emma Piper
(Actor)
.. Asta
Charles Dance
(Actor)
.. Borghejm
Born:
October 10, 1946
in
Redditch, Worcestershire
Best Known For:
The Jewel in the Crown.
Early-life:
Born Walter Charles Dance on October 10, 1946, in Redditch, Worcestershire. His engineer father died when Dance was four, after which he and his mother moved to Devon. She struggled to make ends meet, working in a café to support them both. After leaving school he enrolled at art college, but claims his heart wasn't in it. He took odd jobs to earn some cash, and spent his spare time doing amateur dramatics, prompting him to take acting lessons.
Career:
Dance spent five years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his TV debut in miniseries Edward the King in 1975, following it up with appearances in Tales of the Unexpected and Fatal Spring. His first film was 1981 Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, but his big break came in 1984 when he was cast in The Jewel in the Crown. He went on to star in White Mischief, Alien3, The Last Action Hero, Gosford Park, Ali G InDaHouse and First Born. Dance also produced, directed, and wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed film Ladies in Lavender. He was awarded an OBE in 2006. More recent projects include Your Highness, Strike Back, Secret State, Game of Thrones, and Dracula Untold.
Quote:
'If someone calls you suave and debonair you only get offered parts in a suit and a collar and tie. It just so happens I wear them reasonably well.'
Trivia:
Dance had no idea his Dracula Untold character was a resurrected Caligula until after the film was made.
Timothy Stark
(Actor)
.. Eyolf
Henrik Ibsen
(Writer)
Michael Meyer
(Adapted by)
Louis Marks
(Producer)
Michael Darlow
(Director)
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