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Vanya on 42nd Street(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-10-19
66%
82 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
Overview:
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 1899 play "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Mayfair Entertainment International
The Vanya Company
Movie: Vanya on 42nd Street
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wallace Shawn
Vanya
Julianne Moore
Yelena
Larry Pine
Dr. Astrov
Brooke Smith
Sonya
George Gaynes
Serybryakov
Lynn Cohen
Maman
Andre Gregory
Himself
Madhur Jaffrey
Mrs. Chao
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