Dance_of_Death_(1969_film)
Dance of Death (1969 film)
1969 British 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.[1] It stars Laurence Olivier and Geraldine McEwan.[2] The play was directed by Glen Byam Shaw, and the film version was directed by David Giles.[3][4] Olivier reprised the role of Edgar, Geraldine reprised her role of Alice, but Robert Stephens, who played Kurt, was replaced by Robert Lang.[5]
Previous filmed National Theatre productions include Uncle Vanya (1963) and Othello (1965).[6][7] Both of these are available on DVD; however, as of 2017, The Dance of Death has never been released on DVD or video.[8][9]