A Doll's House (1973 Garland film)

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A Doll's House
ADollsHouseGarland1973Poster.jpg
US theatrical poster
Directed by Patrick Garland
Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
Based on A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen
Produced by Hillard Elkins
Starring Claire Bloom
Anthony Hopkins
Cinematography Arthur Ibbetson
Edited by John Glen
Music by John Barry
Production
company
Elkins Productions
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 drama film directed by Patrick Garland and written by Christopher Hampton, based on Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play. It stars Claire Bloom and Anthony Hopkins. [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.

Cast

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