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The Wild Duck
A devestating, yet bracing look at a family whose proximity to each other belies the decay of their relationships, The Wild Duck is just as modern today as it was when first staged. When Gregors Werle comes to stay with the Ekdals, his idealist nature refuses to tolerate the dreamworld of lies the family is living. However, in his bid to force the Ekdals to see the truth, the skeletons he unearths destroy the family that he wanted to redeem.
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A devestating, yet bracing look at a family whose proximity to each other belies the decay of their relationships, The Wild Duck is just as modern today as it was when first staged. When Gregors Werle comes to stay with the Ekdals, his idealist nature refuses to tolerate the dreamworld of lies the family is living. However, in his bid to force the Ekdals to see the truth, the skeletons he unearths destroy the family that he wanted to redeem.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Henrik Ibsen
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Studio:BBC
Cast
Alan Bridges
Director
Denholm Elliott
Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father
Derek Godfrey
Gregers Werle
Mark Dignam
Haakon Werle
Rosemary Leach
Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
Jenny Agutter
Hedvig Ekdal
John Robinson
Old Lieutenant Ekdal
Stephanie Bidmead
Mrs. Sörby
Christopher Benjamin
Doctor Relling
John Kelland
Molvik
Robert Sansom
Petterson
Richard Burrell
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