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An adaptation of a Chekhov monologue about a hen-pecked schoolmaster forced by his domineering wife to lecture at a Women's Institute meeting on the evils of smoking, but instead finds himself looking back on his failed life.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Illustra Communications
Top Cast
Celia Imrie as
Edward Fox as
Top Crew
Nick Hamm · Director
Eric Bentley · Writer
Anton Chekhov · Novel
Jason Lehel · Cinematographer
Simon Battersby · Editor
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