{"product_id":"from-russia-to-hollywood-the-100-year-odyssey-of-chekhov-and-shdanoff","title":"From Russia To Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey Of Chekhov And Shdanoff","description":"From Russia To Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey Of Chekhov And Shdanoff DVD VIDEO \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Celebrity Video Distribution \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eFROM RUSSIA TO HOLLYWOOD: THE 100-YEAR ODYSSEY OF CHEKHOV AND SHDANOFF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by Gregory Peck and Mala Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's \"Dirty Harry\", narrator Gregory Peck joins an A-list of Hollywood stars to take us through the odyssey of two Russian-born men. Academy Award-nominated Michael Chekhov and noted director\/actor George Shdanoff brought a unique technique of acting to Hollywood. Filmed on location in Russia, Switzerland, Germany, France, England and the United States, this documentary examines the journey of Chekhov and Shdanoff that led to their creation of this revolutionary acting system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChekhov, the Moscow Art Theatre's most brilliant star, escaped Russia following a controversial portrayal of Hamlet. In 1928, Chekhov met George Shdanoff in Berlin, which was the beginning of a lifelong collaboration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir system turned Stanislavski's acting theory on its head and empowered the legendary Hollywood stars and directors of the 1940s and 50s to create their most memorable work on stage and in films. The range and scope of artists inspired by these two great coaches is astonishing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIngrid Bergman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLloyd Bridges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYul Brynner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Caron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCyd Charisse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYvonne De Carlo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClint Eastwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharon Gless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRex Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSterling Hayden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGene Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrace Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Monroe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Neal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Palance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregory Peck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMala Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTyrone Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Quinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Stack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeatrice Straight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirectors Martin Ritt and Arthur Penn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand many others\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs film critic and biographer Richard Schickel says: \"Dirty Harry has his roots in the Moscow Art Theatre . . . It's completely true . . . It's completely unrecognizable . . . but there it is.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCredits:\u003cbr\u003eKeeve Productions, City Block Productions and Aslan Entertainment present a film by Frederick Keeve.\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by Gregory Peck and Mala Powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Celebrity Video Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":51326435787030,"sku":"128768","price":78.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/202622417126505scan.jpg?v=1779177040","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/from-russia-to-hollywood-the-100-year-odyssey-of-chekhov-and-shdanoff","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}