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Anne of Green Gables is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Kevin Sullivan released in USA on 17 february 1986 with Megan Follows
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 february 1986
Length 3h20
Directed by Kevin Sullivan
OriginCanada
Genres Drama
Rating81%
Anne of Green Gables is a 1985 Canadian television drama film based on the novel of the same name by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The film starred Megan Follows and was produced and directed by Kevin Sullivan for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was released theatrically in Iran, Israel, Europe, and Japan.
The film aired on CBC Television as a two-part miniseries on December 1, 1985. Both parts of the film were among the highest-rated programs of any genre ever to air on a Canadian television network. On February 17, 1986, the film aired on PBS in the United States on the series WonderWorks.
Synopsis
11 year old orphan Anne Shirley is living in servitude with the cruel Hammond Family in Nova Scotia. However, when Mr. Hammond dies, Anne is sent to an orphanage where she eventually receives the wonderful news that she has been adopted by a couple on Prince Edward Island.Actors
Megan Follows
(Anne Shirley)
Colleen Dewhurst
(Marilla Cuthbert)
Richard Farnsworth
(Matthew Cuthbert)
Patricia Hamilton
(Rachel Lynde)
Marilyn Lightstone
(Miss Muriel Stacy)
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