I've seen more than one "Doll's House", and only recently discovered this gem, which makes the others pale in comparison. This version was short and to the point and didn't waste time with unnecessary scenes and talk. Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer are perfection as Nora and Torvald, and I also prefer Eileen Heckert as Kristine, Hume Cronyn as Krogstad and Jason Robards as Dr. Rank, to any of the other actors I've seen play these parts.
Julie says so much with just her expressions, like when it first dawns on her how Torvald really feels upon learning what she did, ready to condemn her without even considering her side of things, ready to toss her aside; then his abrupt about-face when he finds himself reprieved, ready to take her back again and forget the whole thing, as if she were family pet he'd thought of giving away rather than his wife. The look on her face when the truth about their relationship dawns on her was worth an Emmy.
Too bad they don't make Hallmark shows like they used to.
