The Cellar and the Almond Tree (1970)

Release Date: 1970-03-04
Runtime: 1h 20min
Director: Alan Bridges

The Countess lives in her East European palace, oblivious to the new regime that has moved in. After the war Volubin, a Marxist writer, is instructed to obtain from her the keys to her wine-cellar, which are needed for a celebration dinner. First shown in 1970, this play charts the transition of dictatorial power in the 20th century.