The Sea Gull

The Sea Gull is a 1968 British-American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Moura Budberg is adapted and translated from Anton Chekhov's classic 1896 play The Seagull. The Warner Bros.-Seven Arts release was filmed at the Europa Studios in Sundbyberg, Stockholms län, just outside central Stockholm. Plot Set in a rural Russian house, the plot focuses on the romantic and artistic conflicts among an eclectic group of characters. Fading leading lady Irina Arkadina has come to visit her brother Sorin, a retired civil servant in ailing health, with her lover, the successful hack writer Trigorin. Her son, brooding experimental playwright Konstantin Treplev, adores the ingenue Nina, who in turn is mesmerized by Trigorin. Their interactions slowly lead to the moral and spiritual disintegration of each of them and ultimately led to tragedy. Principal cast Vanessa Redgrave as Nina Simone Signoret as Irina Arkadina David Warner as Konstantin Treplev James Mason as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin Harry Andrews as Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin Denholm Elliott as Dr. Yevgeny Dorn Eileen Herlie as Polina Alfred Lynch as Semyon Medvedenko Ronald Radd as Shamraev Kathleen Widdoes as Masha Principal production credits Cinematography - Gerry Fisher Production Design - Tony Walton Set Decoration - Rune Hjelm, Rolf Larsson Costume Design - Tony Walton