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A family's fragile peace is shattered by an idealist who insists on exposing hidden truths. Max Faber's 1971 adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play, starring Jenny Agutter, Denholm Elliott and Rosemary Leach
subtitles
Literary Adaptation
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Jenny Agutter
(Actor)
.. Hedvig Ekdal
Denholm Elliott
(Actor)
.. Hjalmar
Derek Godfrey
(Actor)
.. Gregers Werle
Mark Dignam
(Actor)
.. Haakon Werle
Rosemary Leach
(Actor)
.. Gina
John Robinson
(Actor)
.. Old Ekdal
Stephanie Bidmead
(Actor)
.. Mrs Sörby
Robert Sansom
(Actor)
.. Pettersen
Richard Burrell
(Actor)
.. Graaberg
Henrik Ibsen
(Writer)
Max Faber
(Adapted by)
Alan Bridges
(Director)
Cedric Messina
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jenny Agutter
(Actor)
.. Hedvig Ekdal
Born:
December 20, 1952
in
Taunton, Somerset
Best Known For:
The Railway Children.
Early-life:
Jennifer Ann Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset. She has an older brother, Jonathan. Her father was an Army officer and, as a result, the family travelled the world, living in such places as Germany, Singapore and Cyprus. At 11, she returned to the UK to attend the Elmhurst Ballet School in Surrey. While there, she became hooked on acting, and made her movie debut in 1964's East of Sudan.
Career:
In 1966, Agutter landed her first starring role in Ballerina. She made several forgettable films before her big break - 1970's The Railway Children (she had appeared in the TV adaptation two years earlier and would star in a 2000 remake). A year later, she made the acclaimed Walkabout, and relocated to America. Subsequent roles include Logan's Run, The Eagle Has Landed, Equus, and An American Werewolf in London. She returned to Britain in the early 1990s, where she dabbles in photography and works for various good causes. She has also featured in The Parole Officer, The Alan Clark Diaries, Spooks, New Tricks, The Invisibles and surprise hit Call the Midwife.
Quote:
'Los Angeles is like a desert. The only thing that exists is the work you do. You have that sense of living a precarious existence.'
Trivia:
In 2014, she was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to the referendum.
Denholm Elliott
(Actor)
.. Hjalmar
Born:
May 31, 1922
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing eccentric English gentlemen.
Early-life:
Denholm Mitchell Elliott was born in London on May 31, 1922. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) but was asked to leave after only one term. While flying in a Halifax bomber during the Second World War in 1942, his aircraft was hit by flak and ditched in the North Sea near Germany. He spent the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp in Silesia.
Career:
Elliott made his film debut in Dear Mr Prohack (1949) and went on to play a wide range of parts, usually in a supporting role. He won Bafta TV awards for BBC2 Playhouse (1974), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Blade on the Feather (1980). For his work on the big screen, he won Bafta film awards for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1985), A Room with a View (1985) and Defence of the Realm (1986). Other notable credits included the films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and the TV miniseries Codename: Kyril (1988) and Bangkok Hilton (1989). He died at his home in Spain on October 6, 1992 at the age of 70.
Quote:
'I've been always very careful in my career to do theatre, it takes you out of the TV eye and people are glad to see you back again.'
Trivia:
Elliott was nominated for an Academy Award for A Room with a View and lost out to fellow Brit Michael Caine (Hannah and her Sisters).
Derek Godfrey
(Actor)
.. Gregers Werle
Mark Dignam
(Actor)
.. Haakon Werle
Rosemary Leach
(Actor)
.. Gina
John Robinson
(Actor)
.. Old Ekdal
Stephanie Bidmead
(Actor)
.. Mrs Sörby
Robert Sansom
(Actor)
.. Pettersen
Richard Burrell
(Actor)
.. Graaberg
Henrik Ibsen
(Writer)
Max Faber
(Adapted by)
Alan Bridges
(Director)
Cedric Messina
(Producer)
