The Wild Duck

Mar 21, 1971

★ 0.0

Overview

A devestating, yet bracing look at a family whose proximity to each other belies the decay of their relationships, The Wild Duck is just as modern today as it was when first staged. When Gregors Werle comes to stay with the Ekdals, his idealist nature refuses to tolerate the dreamworld of lies the family is living. However, in his bid to force the Ekdals to see the truth, the skeletons he unearths destroy the family that he wanted to redeem.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father

Denholm Elliott

Gregers Werle

Derek Godfrey

Haakon Werle

Mark Dignam

Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother

Rosemary Leach

Hedvig Ekdal

Jenny Agutter

Old Lieutenant Ekdal

John Robinson

Mrs. Sörby

Stephanie Bidmead

Doctor Relling

Christopher Benjamin

Molvik

John Kelland

Petterson

Robert Sansom

Graaberg

Richard Burrell

Guest

David Davenport

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