Dance of Death (1969 film)

The Dance of Death is a 1969 film version of the 1900 play The Dance of Death by August Strindberg as presented by the National Theatre Company. It stars Laurence Olivier and Geraldine McEwan. The play was directed by Glen Byam Shaw, and the film version was directed by David Giles. Olivier reprised the role of Edgar, Geraldine reprised her role of Alice, but Robert Stephens, who played Kurt, was replaced by Robert Lang.

This article is about the 1969 film starring Laurence Olivier. For other films with this title, see Dance of Death (disambiguation).

The Dance of Death
Directed byDavid Giles
Screenplay byC. D. Locock (translation)
Based onThe Dance of Death
by August Strindberg
Produced byJohn Brabourne
StarringLaurence Olivier
Geraldine McEwan
Robert Lang
CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth
Edited byReginald Mills
Music byAnthony Bowles
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • August 1969 (1969-08) (UK)
  • 13 July 1979 (1979-07-13) (New York, US)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Previous filmed National Theatre productions include Uncle Vanya (1963) and Othello (1965). Both of these are available on DVD; however, as of 2017, The Dance of Death has never been released on DVD or video.

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