From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

#A documentary focused on the life and career of Michael Chekhov.


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1h 05m 2002 HD

From Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's biggest film, narrator Gregory Peck joins an A-list of Hollywood stars to take us through the odyssey of two Russian born Hollywood legends: The great acting teacher Michael Chekhov and the amazing director George Shdanoff.


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