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Dance of Death (1969 film)

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The Dance of Death
Directed byDavid Giles
Screenplay byC. D. Locock
Produced byJohn Brabourne
StarringLaurence Olivier
Geraldine McEwan
Robert Lang
CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth
Edited byReginald Mills
Music byAnthony Bowles
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
1969
Running time
149 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Dance of Death is a 1969 film version of the play The Dance of Death by August Strindberg as presented by the National Theatre Company. It stars Laurence Olivier and Geraldine McEwan.

Previous filmed National Theatre productions include Uncle Vanya (1963) and Othello (1965). Both of these are available on DVD, however as of 2009 The Dance of Death has never been released on DVD or video.