Hedda

Hedda

102 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1975

Returning from her honeymoon with her husband, scholar Jorgen, the cold and manipulative Hedda Gabler is unmoved by the sacrifices he's made to provide her with an elegant home. But when she learns that Jorgen's rival for a university position, Ejlert, has made a surprising comeback with a recent publication, she's quick to push him back into his former alcoholism, steal the sequel to his book and even encourage the writer to kill himself.

Hedda

102 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1975

Hedda
Returning from her honeymoon with her husband, scholar Jorgen, the cold and manipulative Hedda Gabler is unmoved by the sacrifices he's made to provide her with an elegant home. But when she learns that Jorgen's rival for a university position, Ejlert, has made a surprising comeback with a recent publication, she's quick to push him back into his former alcoholism, steal the sequel to his book and even encourage the writer to kill himself.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Bowden Productions Limited
Original title Hedda
Directors Ken Baker, June Randall, Trevor Nunn
Writers Henrik Ibsen, Trevor Nunn

Cast

Glenda Jackson

as Hedda

Timothy West

as Brack

Peter Eyre

as Tesman

Patrick Stewart

as Ejlert

Pam St. Clement

as Berthe

Jennie Linden

as Mrs. Elvsted

Fidelis Morgan

as Maid (uncredited)