Uncle Vanya (1957 film) was released on DVD in June, 2010. Tone performed the play off Broadway in 1956. He decided to make a film of it, using more sets. It was shot over 24 days. Uncle Vanya (1957 film) Uncle Vanya is a 1957 American film adaptation of the play "Uncle Vanya" by Anton Chekhov. Filmed concurrently with an Off Broadway production, it was both co-produced and co-directed by actor Franchot Tone, who starred as Dr. Astroff. Tone's wife at the time, Dolores Dorn-Heft, co-starred as Elena Andreevna, appearing in the only role not featuring an actor from the stage version in New
Terry Schreiber has taught at the French American Cinema Theatre in Paris. He has directed Yasmine B Rana’s” THE FALLEN and BLOOD SKY at the Studio, and last Spring’s production of Tennessee Williams’, SUMMER AND SMOKE. Other productions at the studio include:Hedda Gabler, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull, Orpheus Descending, The Iceman Cometh, Suddenly Last Summer, Summer and Smoke, Miss Julie, Joe Egg, Hamlet, Of Mice and Men, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Birthday Party, The Homecoming, How I Learned to Drive, Sweet Bird of Youth, Night of the Iguana, The Real Thing, The Cherry Orchard, The Changing Room, and The