A Doll's House (1959)

Name: A Doll's House
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1959-11-15
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer, Hume Cronyn, Eileen Heckart, Jason Robards

A Doll's House (1959), directed by George Schaefer, starring Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer.

11/15/1959 BR Drama and TV Movie 1h 30m

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Synopsis

A wealthy woman's attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded.

George SchaeferDirector, Producer
James CostiganScreenplay

About the film

A Doll's House is an American drama television film that premiered on NBC on November 15, 1959, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. It is directed and produced by George Schaefer, from a teleplay by James Costigan, based on Henrik Ibsen's classic play of the same name. The film stars Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer, who previously co-starred in Little Moon of Alban.

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Plot

Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband's esteem.

Cast

Julie Harris as Nora Helmer

Christopher Plummer as Torvald Helmer

Hume Cronyn as Nils Krogstad

Eileen Heckart as Kristine Linde

Jason Robards Jr. as Dr. Rank

Katharine Raht as Anne-Marie

Mildred Trares as Helene

Maggie King as Emmy

Randy Gaynes as Bobby

Richard E. Thomas as Ivor

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External links

A Doll's House at IMDb

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Trivia

It premiered on November 15, 1959, a Sunday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.