Product Details

• Actors: Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell, Derek Jacobi, Sheila Reid
• Directors: Laurence Olivier, John Sichel
• Writers: Anton Chekhov, Moura Budberg
• Producers: Alan Clore, Ben Baker, James C. Katz, Jim Shields
• Format: Color, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kino Video
• VHS Release Date: July 22, 2003
• Run Time: 165 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009MEJG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,875 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful play ruined by Kino, March 5, 2005

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Noir Fan "Rich" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Sisters (DVD)

This is a beautiful play, excellently acted in a very interesting production. For the price, however, one would expect decent sound if not great sound. But, the entire production is destroyed by the horrible sound - surely the worst of any DVD I have ever purchased. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! At the very least, Kino could have added English subtitles to make up for the poor sound, assuming that the source was not good and therefore they could make few if any improvements. More respect for the consumer is needed, especially for the price. Save your money and buy the Broadway Theater Archive version.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Inaudible -- The Worst Sounding DVD Ever, August 18, 2003

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Tom From NY "Tom From NY" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Sisters (DVD)

This might be a good film. I found it impossible to tell, due to the incredibly bad soundtrack. At first I thought it was something the matter with my sound system, but no, it was the DVD. It sounds as if several layers of cotton and a few sweaters were put around the microphones during the making of the film. There is absolutely no excuse for the DVD being released with a soundtrack as muddy as this one has.

Don't buy this DVD.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very significant record of a great production, December 17, 2003

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Simon Kroussier "simonkroussier" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Sisters (DVD)

The other two reviews of this DVD seeem to me to have missed the point somewhat. Yes, on a purely technical level The Three Sisters print is certainly inferior. What must be remembered is that it is an archival print of a low-budget film that succeeds through its wonderful performances and vibrant authenticity. The film captures some wonderful performances by some wonderful actors, and was very obviously devised primarily as a means of preserving the original theatrical production whilst intelligently incorporating elements of cinema. Where else are you going to see Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, Joan Plowright AND Laurence Olivier in the one cast?! Fascinating and magnificent.