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The Cellar and the Almond Tree (1970)

Directed by Alan Bridges

Overview

The Countess lives in her East European palace, oblivious to the new regime that has moved in. After the war Volubin, a Marxist writer, is instructed to obtain from her the keys to her wine-cellar, which are needed for a celebration dinner. First shown in 1970, this play charts the transition of dictatorial power in the 20th century.

Length 80 minutes

Actors

Celia Johnson | Peter Vaughan | Sydney Tafler | Bernard Kay | Patsy Byrne | Jon Rollason | Peter Jesson