The Dance of Death (1969)
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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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Laurence OlivierEdgar
Geraldine McEwanAliceCarolyn JonesJennyMaggie RileyKaren
Robert LangKurtJeanne WattsOld Woman
Janina FayeJudithMalcolm ReynoldsAllanPeter Penry-JonesLieutenantFrederick PyneSentryBarry JamesSentry
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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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The Dance of Death has a runtime of 149 minutes.
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