A Doll's House

Overview

One of Ibsen's best known plays, A Dolls House caused a sensation when first published, as it provided a critique on the conventions of Victorian marriage. Nora Helmer feels suffocated and belittled in her marriage to banker Torvald. When faced with blackmail as a result of an attempt to save her husband's life, Nora decides that the only way to discover the real world is to step outside the illusions within her doll's house.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 21, 1992

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Alexandra Gill,Patrick Malahide,Dennis Clinton,Geraldine James,Trevor Eve,Sonia Ritter,David Calder,Helen Blatch,Max Anderson,Joe Andersonand 1 more

Director

David Thacker

Writer

Michael Hastings,Henrik Ibsen,Joan Tindale

Producer

Simon Curtis

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0101750