Laurence Olivier (who also directed) and Alan Bates in Chekhov's classic about family strife in turn-of-the-century Russia. Derek Jacobi, Jeanne Watts. Masha: Joan Plowright. Irina: Louise Purnell. Natasha: Sheila Reid. Kulighin: Kenneth Mackintosh. Anfissa: Daphne Heard. Ferrapont: Harry Lomax.