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The Dance of Death

An egocentric artillery captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles in their isolated island fortress of the coast of Sweden at the turn of the century. Alice, a former actress who sacrificed her career for secluded military life with Edgar, reveals on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, the veritable hell their marriage has been. Edgar, an aging schizoid who refuses to acknowledge his severe illness, struggles to sustain his ferocity and arrogance with an animal disregard for other people.

Top Cast

  • Laurence Olivier

    Laurence Olivier

    Edgar

  • Geraldine McEwan

    Geraldine McEwan

    Alice

  • Maggie Riley

    Maggie Riley

    Karen

  • Robert Lang

    Robert Lang

    Kurt

  • Jeanne Watts

    Jeanne Watts

    Old Woman

  • Janina Faye

    Janina Faye

    Judith

  • Malcolm Reynolds

    Malcolm Reynolds

    Allan

  • Peter Penry-Jones

    Peter Penry-Jones

    Lieutenant

  • Frederick Pyne

    Frederick Pyne

    Sentry

Overview

An egocentric artillery captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles in their isolated island fortress of the coast of Sweden at the turn of the century. Alice, a former actress who sacrificed her career for secluded military life with Edgar, reveals on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, the veritable hell their marriage has been. Edgar, an aging schizoid who refuses to acknowledge his severe illness, struggles to sustain his ferocity and arrogance with an animal disregard for other people.

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