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  • Onkel Wanja (1979)
  • TV Movie | 145 min | Drama
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Onkel Wanja (1979)
TV Movie | 145 min | Drama

A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the ...See moreA retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother (Uncle Vanya) has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself. Sonya, the professor's daughter, who is about the same age as his new wife, also lives on the estate. The professor is pompous, vain, and irritable. He calls the doctor (Astrov) to treat his gout, only to send him away without seeing him. Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously, but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time drinking. The presence of Yelena introduces a bit of sexual tension into the household. Astrov and Uncle Vanya both fall in love with Yelena; she spurns them both. Meanwhile, Sonya is in love with Astrov, who fails even to notice her. Finally, when the professor announces he wants to sell the estate, Vanya, whose admiration for the man died with his sister, tries to kill him. See less
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Anton Chekhov (play) | Peter Urban (translation)
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Nov 25, 1979 (West Germany)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Münch
Prof. Alexander Wladimirowitsch Serebrjakow Prof. Alexander Wladimirowitsch Serebrjakow   See fewer
Nicole Heesters
Jelena Andrejewna Jelena Andrejewna   See fewer
Ingrid Andree
Sonja Alexandrowna Sonja Alexandrowna   See fewer
Elisabeth Goebel
Marja Wassiljewna Woinitzkaja Marja Wassiljewna Woinitzkaja   See fewer
Peter Striebeck
Iwan Petrowitsch Woinitzki Iwan Petrowitsch Woinitzki   See fewer
Boy Gobert
Michael Lwowitsch Astrow Michael Lwowitsch Astrow   See fewer
Horst-Dieter Sievers
Ilja Iljitsch Telegin Ilja Iljitsch Telegin   See fewer
Lothar Rehfeldt
Arbeiter (as Lothar Rehfeld) Arbeiter (as Lothar Rehfeld)   See fewer
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