The Cellar and the Almond Tree

Name: The Cellar and the Almond Tree
Director: Alan Bridges
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1970-03-04
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Cast: Celia Johnson, Peter Vaughan, Sydney Tafler, Bernard Kay, Patsy Byrne

1970

1h 20m

Drama TV Movie

Director: 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.