A devestating, yet bracing look at a family whose proximity to each other belies the decay of their relationships, The Wild Duck is just as modern today as it was when first staged. When Gregors Werle comes to stay with the Ekdals, his idealist nature refuses to tolerate the dreamworld of lies the family is living. However, in his bid to force the Ekdals to see the truth, the skeletons he unearths destroy the family that he wanted to redeem.

Denholm Elliott
as Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father

Derek Godfrey
as Gregers Werle

Mark Dignam
as Haakon Werle

Rosemary Leach
as Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother

Jenny Agutter
as Hedvig Ekdal

John Robinson
as Old Lieutenant Ekdal

Stephanie Bidmead
as Mrs. Sörby

Christopher Benjamin
as Doctor Relling

John Kelland
as Molvik

Robert Sansom
as Petterson