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Anton Chekhov's The Duel is a sumptuous literary adaptation from the director of Late Marriage. Based on a short story by the great Russian playwright, The Duel deals with a passion that has turned to dust in the hot sun, and the animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life.

Primary Title
  • Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 5 March 2014
Release Year
  • 2010
Duration
  • 91:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Anton Chekhov's The Duel is a sumptuous literary adaptation from the director of Late Marriage. Based on a short story by the great Russian playwright, The Duel deals with a passion that has turned to dust in the hot sun, and the animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Adultery--Drama
  • Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Film adaptations
  • Dueling--Drama
Genres
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Dover Koshashvili (Director)
  • Mary Bing (Writer)
  • Anton Chekhov (Writer)
  • Andrew Scott (Actor)
  • Fiona Glascott (Actor)
  • Tobias Menzies (Actor)
  • Nicholas Rowe (Actor)
  • Mary Bing (Producer)
  • Donald Rosenfeld (Producer)
  • Duel Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Adultery--Drama
  • Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Film adaptations
  • Dueling--Drama