August (1996 film)

August
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnthony Hopkins
Screenplay byJulian Mitchell
Based onUncle Vanya
by Anton Chekhov
Produced byJune Wyndham-Davies
Pippa Cross
Starring
CinematographyRobin Vidgeon
Edited byEdward Mansell
Music byAnthony Hopkins
George Fenton
(conductor)
Production
companies
Majestic Films International
Newcomm
Granada Film Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 16 February 1996 (1996-02-16) (Norway)
  • 19 April 1996 (1996-04-19) (United States)
  • 24 April 1996 (1996-04-24) (USA Film Festival)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

August is a 1996 British drama film directed by and starring Anthony Hopkins as Ieuan (IPA:j/əɨ/a/n) Davies, and featuring Rhys Ifans in a small role in one of his earliest films, as Griffiths. It is an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 1899 play Uncle Vanya, with the character Ieuan Davies taking over the title role.

The film was Hopkins's first feature film with a full cast (he had previously directed the one-man-performance of Dylan Thomas: Return Journey in 1990). It would be over a decade before his next directorial effort, Slipstream in 2007, which he also wrote and for which he also composed the score.

During an interview on the podcast, The Ghost of Hollywood, cinematographer, Robin Vidgeon, stated that working with Anthony Hopkins on August was the highlight of his career.[2]

  1. ^ "August (1996)". BBFC. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Season Two". The Ghost of Hollywood. Retrieved 4 March 2022.