A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen. At the luncheon is Khrushchov, a passionate environmentalist, called "the Wood Demon" by all, in love with Sonya and she with him, but neither will say it. Two weeks later there's a family meeting at the professor's estate; two weeks after that, a supper at the cabin of Dyadin, who's cheerful to all. George, Helen, Sonya, and Khrushchov are each suffocating. Can any of them take action?
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Ian Holm
Khrushchov
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Francesca Annis
Helen
Known for
Dune
Jane Eyre
Ronald Hines
Voynitsky
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Dunkirk
Angela Pleasence
Julia
Known for
A Christmas Carol
Symptoms
Ronald Fraser
Serbryakov
Known for
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Wild Geese
Donal McCann
Theodore
Known for
The Dead
Stealing Beauty
Cyril Luckham
Orlovsky
Known for
A Man for All Seasons
Providence
Geoffrey Bayldon
Dyadin
Known for
To Sir, with Love
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Daphne Heard
Also in
To the Manor Born
Jude the Obscure
Donald McWhinnie Director · Ronald Hingley Writer Anton Chekhov Author
First release November 17, 1974 · Produced in United Kingdom
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BBC
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United Kingdom
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 17, 1974
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