Anne of Green Gables (TV 1985)

An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her firey spirit and imagination.

Director:

Kevin Sullivan

Writers:

Kevin Sullivan (screen adaptation), Joe Wiesenfeld (screen adaptation),

Stars:

Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Megan Follows	...	Anne Shirley
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Marilla Cuthbert
Richard Farnsworth	...	Matthew Cuthbert
Patricia Hamilton	...	Rachel Lynde
Marilyn Lightstone	...	Miss Muriel Stacy
Schuyler Grant	...	Diana Barry
Jonathan Crombie	...	Gilbert Blythe
Charmion King	...	Aunt Josephine
Jackie Burroughs	...	Mrs. Amelia Evans
Rosemary Radcliffe	...	Mrs. Elizabeth Barry
Joachim Hansen	...	John Sadler
Christiane Krüger	...	Mrs. Allan
Cedric Smith	...	Rev. Allan
Paul Brown	...	Mr. Phillips
Miranda de Pencier	...	Josie Pye

Storyline

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. Anne's a dreamer with an unusual point of view, far removed from Marilla's pragmatic ways, and it's only on trial that Marilla agrees to keep Anne...if Anne can keep out of trouble, only Anne has a positive genius for it. As Anne falls into a series of scrapes (and off a roof), makes a bosom friend, searches (and finds) several kindred spirits, Matthew and Marilla discover that their lives have become a great deal richer, now that Anne is at Green Gables.

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Plot Keywords:

orphan | girl | kindred spirit | friend | anne shirley | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official site

Country:

Canada West Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anne de Green Gables

Filming Locations:

Black Creek Pioneer Village, North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anne of Green Gables Productions, Sullivan Entertainment, TV-60 Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

199 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Mrs. Hammond brings Anne to the orphanage was done last.

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Goofs

In the scene in the general store where Anne is buying some fabric for a dress, Alice is shown putting the bolt back on the shelf. It cuts to a closeup of Anne and then the next shot shows Alice putting the same bolt back on the shelf again.

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Quotes

Marilla Cuthbert: [to Matthew] You'd let her go to the moon if she had the notion.

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Connections

Version of Anne of Green Gables (1919)

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Soundtracks

"Wine, Woman and Song"
Written by Johann Strauß
Played at ball

User Reviews

EXCELLENT!! ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!

This movie is such a wonderful piece of art!!! It truly follows all that L. M. Montgomery imagined!!!

I definitely recommend its sequels, starring the same cast!!

The romance between Anne and Gilbert is enchanting, the scenery is beautiful, Anne and Diana's friendship is overwhelming, and Marilla, Matthew, and Rachel Lynde will all become dear to your heart.

If you love the movie, you will love the books!!! I know that I did, and I feel as if Green Gables and all of Anne, Diana, and Gilbert's "haunts" (aka Lover's Lane, Dryad's Bubble, the Lake of Shining Waters, the Haunted Wood) are a part of me, as well as Avonlea and everywhere else Anne goes.