The Bear

Overview

Anton Chekhov’s one-act comic play throws Elena Ivanonva Popova, a land-owning widow with dimples, on her cheeks up against Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov, a middle-aged landowner. He arrives at her house claiming her late husband owed him money and he wants the debt repaid immediately. They argue and almost have a duel over the debt before they realise that they have fallen in love with each other.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 11, 1938

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Lucie Mannheim,Morland Graham,Marius Goring

Writer

Anton Chekhov

Producer

Eric Crozier

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0416506