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Hedda Gabler (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 84 mins · English
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- Directed by
- David Cunliffe
- Starring
- Diana Rigg, Kathleen Byron, Elizabeth Bell, Denis Lill, Philip Bond, Rosalie Williams
Trapped in a loveless marriage to the scholarly George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler longs for a life beyond his reach. When her former lover, the successful Eilert, reappears, old passions ignite, leading to threats, violence and blackmail that threaten to unravel them all.
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