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Ingrid Bergman plays the title role in this powerful adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play. Newly married, Hedda (Bergman) is impatient for her husband (Michael Redgrave) to secure a prestigious job to improve their circumstances. When a former lover of Hedda's comes back into her life, the security of the couple's future is thrown into doubt. Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson ... star. 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. Also includes the bonus feature "The Lady from the Sea" (1974).
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A new biography of Ingrid Bergman casts fresh light on the making of the 1942 classic "Casablanca," in which none of its three stars wanted to appear. They never suspected that their roles would become the best-remembered of their careers.
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Bergman hoped to play more than just idealized women. When she was cast as the rich fiancee of Dr. Jekyll in a version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), she and costar Lana Turner approached director, Victor Fleming, and movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about switching roles. Bergman showed her range by playing a lewd barmaid. Though many believed that this was ultimately a good move for her career, some contemporary critics believed the role was wrong for her and that her performance was not successful. Bergman made other career choices that were important to her future. She insisted on doing some theater, making her Broadway debut in 1940 while appearing in Liliom for three months.
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Sidney Lumet wanted Ingrid Bergman for the regal, formidible role of Princess Dragimiroff. Bergman was instead interested in playing the timid Swedish nurse, Miss Olson. Her instincts were right, as she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the role!.
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