A Doll's House (1973 Garland film)

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A Doll's House
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US theatrical poster
Directed by Patrick Garland
Written by Henrik Ibsen (play), adapted by Christopher Hampton
Produced by Hillard Elkins
Starring Claire Bloom
Anthony Hopkins
Cinematography Arthur Ibbetson
Edited by John Glen
Music by John Barry
Distributed by Anglo EMI Film Distributors Limited
Release date
  • 22 May 1973 (1973-05-22)(US)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Doll's House is a 1973 British film, directed by Patrick Garland. It is based on Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House (1879). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Plot

Nora Helmer, the lead character, is married to the authoritarian and controlling Torvald Helmer. The couple have a reasonably happy relationship until past actions and outside forces cause Nora to realise her situation may not be as idyllic as she once thought.

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