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Mansion by the Lake

20026.0 / 10106 min
Drama

Overview

Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.

Cast

Malini Fonseka

Malini Fonseka

Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow

Vasanthi Chathurani

Vasanthi Chathurani

Sita, the adopted girl

Sanath Gunathilake

Sanath Gunathilake

Gunapala, the brother

Paboda Sandeepani

Paboda Sandeepani

Aruni, the teenager

Ravindra Randeniya

Ravindra Randeniya

Lucas, the upstart

Iranganie Serasinghe

Iranganie Serasinghe

Aunt Catherine

Asoka Rodrigo

Asoka Rodrigo

Inspector Alwis

Nuwangi Liyanage

Nuwangi Liyanage

The servant

Ranjit Rubasinghe

Ranjit Rubasinghe

The activist student

Elson Divituragama

Elson Divituragama

Valet in mansion

Lucky Dias

Lucky Dias

The lawyer

Dayananda Jayawardena

Dayananda Jayawardena

The mansion's caretaker

Senaka Wijesinghe

Senaka Wijesinghe

Kirthie Bandara, rebel

Satischandra Edirisinghe

Satischandra Edirisinghe

Crew

Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Writer

Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Director

Somaweera Senanayake

Somaweera Senanayake

Dialogue

Gladwin Fernando

Gladwin Fernando

Editor

Pradeepa Ratnayake

Pradeepa Ratnayake

Music

K. A. Dharmasena

K. A. Dharmasena

Cinematography