Peer Gynt

Overview

Based on the dramatic poem of the same name by Henrik Ibsen. Music by Edvard Grieg. The poem takes place in the first half of the 19th century and is set in Norway, on the Moroccan coast of the Mediterranean, in the Sahara Desert, and in a madhouse in Cairo. The main character is Peer Gynt, the son of Jon Gynt, who was once wealthy and respected, but later became an alcoholic and lost all his money.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 8, 1968

Original language

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Leningrad Television

Cast

Mikhail Ladygin,Lev Milinder,Vladimir Uskov,Faina Nikitina,Viktor Ilichyov,Alla Balter,Ivan Krasko,Anna Luzina,Vadim Yakovlev,Vladimir Losevand 6 more

Director

Vladimir Vorobyov

Writer

Henrik Ibsen

Cinematography

Anatoly Ponomarev

Music

Edvard Grieg

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5894414