Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former flame, the successful Eilert, enters the picture, violence and blackmail aren't far behind.

Diana Rigg
as Hedda Gabler

Philip Bond
as Eilert Løvborg

Kathleen Byron
as Juliana Tesmen

Elizabeth Bell
as Thea Elvsted

Denis Lill
as George Tesmen

Rosalie Williams
as Berthe

Alan Dobie
as Judge Brack